The Memorial Sea-Hawks are the athletic teams that represent
Memorial University of Newfoundland in
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland.
The city spans and is the easternmost city in North America ...
, Canada. There are varsity teams in men's and women's basketball, cross-country, soccer, swimming, and volleyball which compete in
U Sports
U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the Ca ...
. Curling, track and field and wrestling are also available as club sports.
The University's teams were originally named the
Beothuks, after the original inhabitants of Newfoundland, but was changed in 1990 when that name was deemed inappropriate.
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U Sports teams
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Sport in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Sports teams in Newfoundland and Labrador
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