Stanford women’s soccer star found dead on campus, mom confirms suicide
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KON-TV) UPDATE MARCH 4, 2022, 12:28 p.m.-- Standford soccer star Katie Meyer's death was confirmed suicide by her mother on Friday.
The last couple of days are like a parent's worst nightmare and you don't wake up from it, so it's just horrific," Gina Meyer, Katie's mother, said.
The Meyers said they spoke to their daughter just hours before she died.
Gina Meyer acknowledged that the pressure to be perfect and "the best" could induce anxiety. But "the only thing we can come up with that triggered something," she said, was some form of disciplinary action at school.
Katie recently defended a teammate on campus over an incident and she was facing disciplinary actions because of it, her parents said, pointing to that as a possible turning point for Katie.
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A women's soccer player that helped Stanford become National Champions in 2019 was found dead on campus Tuesday.
Katie Meyer, 22, was a goalkeeper, team captain and senior majoring in International Relations and minoring in History.
Meyer made two crucial saves in a penalty shootout against North Carolina to help Stanford win its third NCAA women's soccer championship in 2019.
"There are no words to express the emptiness that we feel at this moment. We are reaching out to all of you in our community, because this impacts all of us," the university said in a statement. "Please know you are not alone. There are resources available to support us during this difficult time. We can all help by checking in on friends and loved ones."
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