BURNABY - British Columbia-based Simon Fraser University is applying for U Sports membership after 15 years competing against American schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

In a statement released Wednesday, SFU says rejoining the Canada West conference in the Canadian varsity system will ensure the sustainability of sport at the school and rekindle natural rivalries.

SFU, based in the Metro Vancouver city of Burnaby, has been the lone Canadian school in the Division II level of NCAA competition since its application to join the American organization was accepted in 2009.

The school says competing in the United States is no longer sustainable, due to in part to financial and logistical constraints.

SFU's football team, founded in 1965, was shut down in 2023 after the

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