OT: Stanford's women's soccer captain and goalie passes from suicide

[ttowncoug]

Stanford Women's Soccer Goalie Dead At 22

Stanford announced that Katie Meyer, goalie and captain of the women's soccer team, has passed away. The school's athletic page confirmed Meyer's passing on

thespun.com

Incredibly sad and tragic.

 

[CougFinn]

Has it been confirmed a suicide?

 

[cr8zyncalif]

A waste. Sorrow.

 

[95coug]

Has it been confirmed a suicide?

I haven't found any news source that confirms it. Most indicate that cause of death has not been revealed, but she was found in a dorm on campus. The Stanford Daily mentions a non-specific "medical emergency," nobody else really says anything.

 

[Observer11]

Maybe I'm old school but matters like this relative to the cause of death should be strictly for the family to announce or not.

There are plenty of awareness and resources for suicide prevention but when it happens, it's really none of our business until they decide it should be.

 

[95coug]

Maybe I'm old school but matters like this relative to the cause of death should be strictly for the family to announce or not.

There are plenty of awareness and resources for suicide prevention but when it happens, it's really none of our business until they decide it should be.

I agree about 99%. The one caveat is that since it was an on-campus death, there's an argument that at least a vague statement about cause of death may help demonstrate that there's no threat to others. The first course, obviously, is to state outright that there's no threat, and that's usually going to be enough. Providing some information about the cause can also kill the rumor mill and keep the whole range of different stories from taking hold.

Regardless, any statement should at least be with the knowledge of the family. Just looking at the pages of news stories about this online, I just hope that the family was notified before it hit the news.

 

[wazzucougs96]

Stanford made it pretty obvious in the official announcement how she passed, without explicitly saying it. That is enough.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Stanford made it pretty obvious in the official announcement how she passed, without explicitly saying it. That is enough.

No, they didn't.

She could have died from something undiagnosed; that still deserves privacy for the deceased and the family. Truth is, it's nobody's fcking business and all this speculation is sickening and incredibly disrespectful.

 

[ttowncoug]

Multiple sources yesterday indicating suicide.

Regardless, tragic and underscores that mental health is a problem and athletes need support outlets. Too familiar to Tyler's tragedy.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Multiple sources yesterday indicating suicide.

Regardless, tragic and underscores that mental health is a problem and athletes need support outlets. Too familiar to Tyler's tragedy.

Were any the family or the ME? If not, its speculation.

 

[cr8zyncalif]

Were any the family or the ME? If not, its speculation.

Speculation from a legal standpoint, true enough.

The preponderance of the info makes it suicide from a practical standpoint, though.

Yet another tragedy. Hate to see this.

 

[kougkurt]

Tragic

Parents of Stanford Soccer Star Katie Meyer Open Up About Her Death: 'Worst Nightmare' — People

"The last couple days are like a parent's worst nightmare," said Gina Meyer, mother of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer, who died by suicide

apple.news

 

[CougEd]

Were any the family or the ME? If not, its speculation.

Speculation unfortunately has been confirmed .

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Speculation unfortunately has been confirmed .

Congrats?

Again, not sure why it need to be a thing where anyone is trying to figure out why she passed. The information would be out soon enough.

 

[FnuLnu]

Congrats?

Again, not sure why it need to be a thing where anyone is trying to figure out why she passed. The information would be out soon enough.

Because from that Apple story she apparently was facing some potential disciplinary action from the University for defending a fellow student and was upset about it.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Because from that Apple story she apparently was facing some potential disciplinary action from the University for defending a fellow student and was upset about it.

So what. You're implying Stanford made her do it?

 

[ttowncoug]

I think the whole story is a tragedy and in my view is just that. Underscores the need for more support for student mental health -- including at a wealthy, world-class University like Stanford.

 

[SaveFerris]

Congrats?

Again, not sure why it need to be a thing where anyone is trying to figure out why she passed. The information would be out soon enough.

Everyone has their own line to draw.

 

[FnuLnu]

So what. You're implying Stanford made her do it?

Let's wait and see.

We're talking the lowest level idiot who can issue any edict under a university's letter head to any student and yeah can think of a couple items.

 

[wazzucougs96]

No, they didn't.

She could have died from something undiagnosed; that still deserves privacy for the deceased and the family. Truth is, it's nobody's fcking business and all this speculation is sickening and incredibly disrespectful.

People don't put "if you are feeling lonely please reach out for help, you are not alone" in a press release when someone dies of a sudden brain aneurysm, you dipshit.

Also, her parents went on national TV to talk about it.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

People don't put "if you are feeling lonely please reach out for help, you are not alone" in a press release when someone dies of a sudden brain aneurysm, you dipshit.

Also, her parents went on national TV to talk about it.

Timely.

Dipshit.