US EditionPolitics not a factor Canadian athletes chasing their varsity dreams in the U.S.
- Canadian track and field athletes remain focused on securing NCAA Division 1 scholarships in the U.S. For the 2025-26 academic year, despite increasing diplomatic strains between Canada and the United States.
- Athletes' recruitment largely began before political tensions peaked, and specialists helping recruits report no clear impact of politics on destination choices so far.
- Liam Miller, a pole vaulter hailing from Milton, Ontario, completed a post-graduate year at Spire Academy in Ohio and received 21 Division 1 offers, while athletes like Brooklyn Taylor and Shadae Thompson also garnered multiple scholarships and offers.
- Miller noted challenges from new roster limits capped at 45 full scholarships per track and field team and higher international tuition costs, while Taylor highlighted that exchange rates caused international athletes to pay notable fees.
- Despite these challenges and occasional teasing related to politics, Miller and others say politics never influenced their choices, and support from families and scholarship offers remain primary factors.
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Bradford Today
Politics not a factor for Canadian athletes chasing their varsity dreams in the U.S.
Despite its challenges, the dream of going to a Division 1 school on the United States was too great for Liam Miller. The pole vaulter from Milton, Ont., who turns 19 on Saturday, is committed to Wichita State University for the 2025-26 year.
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