LANSING, Mich. — Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt on Tuesday encouraged Michigan student-athletes to apply to compete in the 2026 Patriot Games.
“President Trump’s Patriot Games is sure to be another wonderful and exciting part of the United States’ 250th birthday celebration this summer,” said Nesbitt, R-Porter Township. “I am confident that Michigan student-athletes will shine in the national spotlight as we continue to celebrate freedom across America.”
The 2026 Patriot Games is set to be a premier competition featuring outstanding high school students from across the nation. The event will be televised in primetime this August. Male and female athletes will be selected to represent their home state or territory on a national stage as they compete in a series of high-intensity challenges designed to test strength, speed, agility, teamwork, resilience and leadership, culminating in the crowning of one male and one female Patriot Games champion. Each champion will receive a $125,000 scholarship.
Student-athletes ages 14 to 17 may apply at Freedom250.org/Patriot-Games by Friday, July 10. Participation includes an all-expenses-paid trip for each athlete and one chaperone.
