Stanford women’s soccer team captain Katie Meyer dies at 22

Katie Meyer, the captain and goalkeeper of Stanford University’s women’s soccer staff, has died. She was 22.

The university confirmed Meyer’s death in a letter sent to the school’s group Wednesday. 

In accordance to the letter, which was acquired by NBC News, Meyer died in a campus residence.

“Katie was extraordinarily committed to anything and every person in her planet,” the assertion stated. “Her friends explain her as a greater-than-life group participant in all her pursuits, from picking out an tutorial willpower she claimed ‘changed my viewpoint on the environment and the quite crucial problems that we will need to do the job collectively to overcome’ to the enthusiasm she introduced to the Cardinal women’s soccer system and to women’s sporting activities in normal.”

The letter also referred to Meyer’s aiding Stanford acquire its 3rd NCAA women’s soccer championship in 2019 with two will save in a penalty-kick shootout. 

The college offered methods for college students and stated it will supply details about options to don’t forget Meyer. It did not provide information and facts about how she died.

Meyer was a senior who majored in intercontinental relations and minored in historical past. She was also a resident assistant. 

Stanford Athletics posted a heartfelt concept on its Twitter page.