Tragedy Hits Women's Football As Young Goalkeeper Dies on University Campus

Tragedy Hits Women's Football As Young Goalkeeper Dies on University Campus

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM
  • Stanford women have announced the death of the club's goalkeeper and captain, Katie Meyer at the age of 22
  • The young goalkeeper was found dead at the university dorm this week with no cause of death revealed by the University
  • Katie Meyer guided Stanford women's soccer team to its 2019 national championship as she made two saves in the championship final

Stanford women have confirmed that the team's goalkeeper, Katie Meyer has passed away at the age of 22.

Katie who doubles as the team's captain was said to have been found at her on-campus residence in the university says authorities the Mirror reports.

The 22-year-old is a senior studying international relations and history at Stanford University and has been combining football perfectly with her studies.

Meyer's death comes as a rude shock to the football community as the 22-year-old was instrumental in guiding Stanford women's soccer team to its 2019 national championship.

Meyer had twice been the women's soccer team captain and had twice made it to the Pacific-12 Conference's honour roll.

Katie Meyer's cause of death still unknown

The University of Stanford has revealed Katie Meyer's cause of death is still unknown in a letter sent by authorities to the school’s community.

According to a report via ESPN, the police also said there was no threat to anyone else on campus and are not treating Meyer's death as suspicious.

A GoFundMe has been opened for the Memorial cost of Stanford's women captain with donations said to have reached $57,000 of its $60,000 target.

The Stanford women’s football team paid their final respect to their captain as they uploaded a picture of Meyer in action on the field.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu
Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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