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The Alaska Nanooks are the University of Alaska Fairbanks sports teams, derived from the Inupiaq "nanuq." The school colors are blue and gold. The Nanooks compete at the NCAA Division II level for all sports except men's ice hockey (NCAA Division I). The hockey team is a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and plays at the 4,595 seat Carlson Center located in downtown Fairbanks. The mixed rifle team has won ten NCAA Rifle Championships (1994, 1999–2004, 2006–2008). The men's and women's basketball, cross country running and women's volleyball teams are members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, while the women's swim team is a member of the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Diving Conference. The men's and women's skiing teams are members of the Central Collegiate Ski Association.