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After spending almost every day together for 18 years, twin brothers Noah and Liam Hamilton still haven’t broken up.
They grew up in the kind of town where you go to school with the same group of kids from the time you learn the alphabet until you go off to college.
But after graduating from Lakeside High School this spring, they won’t just be leaving the surrounding community, they’ll be leaving the West Coast entirely. After a long, stressful recruiting period filled with online research, contacting schools, social media posts, and visits to a variety of campuses, the twins finally found their dream opportunity.
In early April, Noah received an offer to work at Bryant University, a school in Rhode Island. Not long after that, Bryant’s coaches stumbled upon the lengthy footage of Liam, confirmed that he was Noah’s twin, and also offered him a spot on the team.
As rare as it is for kickers and long snappers to sign in general, the stars aligned and gave these brothers the opportunity of a lifetime. That was their selling point. Being able to go to the same university and continue playing together on a soccer team was more than ideal.
“The East Coast is sweet,” Noah said. “To be able to go there and experience a new place with my brother… to be able to do all that and play soccer at a high level at the same time is something very special.”
Although the twins have played soccer since they were children, they also participated in soccer and wrestling. Football is the main reason Noah became a kicker. He tried football in high school, but realized that he didn’t have the type of athleticism needed for the positions on the field. He recognized the talent he had for kicking and decided to follow that path as far as he could.
Liam fell in love with long catches at a young age when he first tried it at a University of Michigan tailgate with his family. In high school, he played football and wrestled, which he excelled at as a senior, winning districts and placing second at regionals and fourth at state. Noah stopped wrestling due to a concussion, but was still Liam’s biggest supporter as a team manager and was on the mats during all of his matches.
“We can hold each other accountable,” Liam said. “I feel like working together as a duo makes us better for each other.”
Not only are they a fantastic duo on the field (as Noah depends on Liam for a good cross and Liam depends on Noah to make the kick), but they are the perfect couple in life. Most people, even some twins, end up needing their own space, their own experiences, a chance to be independent. Noah and Liam don’t fall into that category. They bond easily over everything from school to sports to hobbies. They worked in the same place when they had jobs. They even plan to share a room at the university.
“We probably do literally everything together,” Noah said.
Their mother always told them that they had a built-in best friend in their twin and they have proven it. The longest they’ve been apart is maybe a week. They couldn’t imagine being apart for four years.
They are together every step of the way: training, the recruiting process, their move to Reardan High School during the COVID years, the challenge of balancing academics and athletics. On and off the field, Noah and Liam encourage each other and accept nothing less than their best in everything they do.
“It’s fun to see them hold each other accountable and push each other,” Lakeside football coach Devin Bauer said. “They are each other’s biggest critics, but they depend a lot on each other.”
Considering they couldn’t have chosen a school further from home, their parents, coaches, teammates and friends still support their decision and are proud of their accomplishment. The children are excited for a new beginning in a new place where they will gain abundant life experiences over the next four years.
“Even though we’re a long way from home, we’re still home because we have each other,” Liam said.
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