{"id":1358465,"date":"2022-03-04T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358465"},"modified":"2022-03-04T11:07:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T16:07:41","slug":"stanford-soccer-player-katie-meyers-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-soccer-player-katie-meyers-cause-of-death-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Soccer Player Katie Meyer\u2019s Cause Of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstanford-soccer-player-katie-meyers-cause-of-death-revealed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1358465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-19-copy-2-3.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Stanford University soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide, her parents revealed on the \u201cToday\u201d show on Friday, noting that concern over potential disciplinary action from the school may have been a factor in her death earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Steve and Gina Meyer shared the news with the \u201cToday\u201d show audience Friday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The parents of Stanford University soccer star Katie Meyer are speaking out about her death by suicide with the hopes of helping other families. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephgosk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stephgosk<\/a> reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXTTpM7RWS\">https:\/\/t.co\/hXTTpM7RWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sPJReGPSD3\">pic.twitter.com\/sPJReGPSD3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1499736782191083528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe died by suicide,\u201d Gina Meyer told host Stephanie Gosk. \u201cThe last couple days are like a parent\u2019s worst nightmare and you don\u2019t wake up from it. So it\u2019s just horrific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even think it\u2019s hit us yet. We\u2019re still in shock. But we had no red flags,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>As Katie\u2019s parents have investigated the motives that may have led to their daughter\u2019s death, they mentioned a recent email concerning possible discipline from her university.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Stanford University issued a statement to \u201cToday\u201d regarding the Meyers\u2019 mention of disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cOur entire community is devastated by Katie\u2019s death, and we share our deepest condolences with Katie\u2019s family and everyone who knew her at Stanford, across the country and around the world. Katie touched so many lives. We are not able to share information about confidential student disciplinary matters. We as a university community continue to grieve with Katie\u2019s family and cherish our memories of her,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/sports\/katie-meyer-death-parents-interview-rcna18694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the interview given by Katie\u2019s parents on Friday, the Santa Clara County medical examiner found no indication of foul play, according to a statement Thursday obtained by multiple outlets, the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/03\/stanford-soccer-player-katie-meyer-dies-of-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Thursday. The cause of death was ruled self-inflicted.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Meyer, a 22-year-old senior, had served as team captain on the university soccer team since 2020, playing the position of goalkeeper, according to her Stanford bio. She was studying international relations and history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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\u2019s Soccer Team, has passed away,\u201d\u00a0Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/report\/2022\/03\/02\/update-loss-undergraduate-student\/\">told<\/a>\u00a0students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease join us in offering our deepest condolences to her parents and sisters,\u201d Brubaker-Cole wrote. \u201cWe would also like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Katie\u2019s friends, hallmates, classmates, teammates, faculty and coaches. University counseling staff have been on-site at her residence hall, and athletics counseling staff have been working with our student athletes. We will continue to reach out and offer support to the many campus community members who knew her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stanford\u2019s women\u2019s basketball team also released a statement in honor of Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so grateful to have known and loved Katie, to have watched her energy and competitiveness on the field, and to have been the recipients of her support. We love and we miss you. Stanford is not, and never will be, the same without you,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Katie Meyer will have a lasting impact on our entire team, Stanford University and women&#8217;s sports forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eESbxDsn3Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/eESbxDsn3Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RU6wHDuEdk\">pic.twitter.com\/RU6wHDuEdk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stanford Women\u2019s Basketball (@StanfordWBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanfordWBB\/status\/1499185338899582978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free hotline for individuals in crisis or distress or for those looking to help someone else. It is available 24\/7 at 1-800-273-8255.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stanford University soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide, her parents revealed on the \u201cToday\u201d show on Friday, noting that concern over potential disciplinary action from the school may have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1358465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1358465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1358465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1358465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}