Who Is Katie Meyer? 5 Things to Know About Stanford University Soccer Player Found Dead

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Stanford University senior Katie Meyer was found dead in her on-campus residence. She was 22.The Stanford, California, school announced the death of an undergraduate student on Tuesday, March 1, via a statement before confirming her identity one day later.“I am writing today to forward tragic news: the passing of an undergraduate in an on-campus residence,” Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole wrote in a Tuesday statement. “In honoring the family’s privacy, we cannot yet share the student’s identity nor can we share the cause of death.

The police stated that there is no ongoing safety threat to those on campus.Brubaker-Cole and Director of Athletics Bernard Muir wrote another statement to the campus community on Wednesday, March 2, which began, “It is with great sadness that we report that Katie Meyer, a senior majoring in International Relations and minoring in History, a Resident Assistant, and a team captain and goalkeeper on the Stanford Women’s Soccer Team, has passed away.

Please join us in offering our deepest condolences to her parents and sisters. We would also like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Katie’s friends, hallmates, classmates, teammates, faculty and coaches.”The statement continued: “Katie was extraordinarily committed to everything and everyone in her world. … Fiercely competitive, Katie made two critical saves in a penalty shootout against North Carolina to help Stanford win its third NCAA women’s soccer championship in 2019.

Katie was a bright shining light for so many on the field and in our community. There are no words to express the emptiness that we feel at this moment.”The university did not disclose Meyer’s cause of death but did offer her fellow peers resources to