BYU began going all out to recruit students in Taiwan, especially Taiwanese Mormons, in the 80s. In 1984, BYU provided both venue and equipment to Chinese Taipei's Olympic track and field team to allow them to go to the US early and still continue training in preparation for the Olympics slated for Los Angeles that year.
80 年代起，楊百翰除了積極在台招生，並且鼓勵台灣信徒前往留學外，1984 年楊百翰大學更提供了場地設施，讓當年準備參加洛杉磯奧運的中華田徑代表隊提早前往美國移地訓練。