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Canada’s Simon Fraser University Applies for U Sports Membership After 15 Years of NCAA Competition
Simon Fraser University aims to enhance varsity sport sustainability by rejoining U Sports and retiring teams without Canadian championships, after 15 years in NCAA Division II.
- On Wednesday, Simon Fraser University announced it applied to rejoin U Sports and the Canada West conference after 15 years in the NCAA to ensure long-term varsity sport sustainability.
- Citing financial and logistical strain, SFU said the Lone Star Conference's non-renewal led to the 2023 football program shutdown and commissioned Bob Copeland to study returning amid a 2025-26 operating shortfall.
- The study estimated a $990,000 one-time application cost and annual savings of approximately $858,798, with $575,695 from dropping softball, golf, and outdoor track and field.
- If accepted, SFU would compete in regular-season Canada West play against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the Trinity Western Spartans in 2027-28 and expects to hear back by next spring at the earliest.
- Amid wider varsity reductions, SFU athletes and students publicly balked as the Department of Athletics and Recreation faces up to $1 million in cuts over the next five years, with McGill University recently cutting track.
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Canada’s Simon Fraser University applies for U Sports membership after 15 years of NCAA competition
BURNABY, British Columbia (AP) — Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is applying for U Sports membership after 15 years competing against NCAA schools.
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Canada's Simon Fraser University applies for U Sports membership after 15 years of NCAA competition
Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is applying for U Sports membership after 15 years competing against NCAA schools. SFU said in a statement Wednesday that rejoining the Canada West Conference in the Canadian varsity system will ensure the sustainability…
Canada's Simon Fraser University applies for U Sports membership after 15 years of NCAA competition
Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is applying for U Sports membership after 15 years competing against NCAA schools. SFU said in a statement Wednesday that rejoining the Canada West Conference in the Canadian varsity system will ensure the sustainability…
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