The 22-year-old star was found dead in her dormitory room at Stanford University on Tuesday.
School officials confirmed on Wednesday that Katie Meyer, the goalkeeper of the women’s soccer team that specializes in international relations and graduated in history, was the student who was found dead in an apartment building the day before.
The cause of death was not disclosed, but police said there was no threat to anyone else on campus and did not treat Mayer’s death as suspicious.
Mayer of Newbury Park, Californiagained national fame in 2019 after making two critical saves to help the Cardinals win their third NCAA Championship.
Her reaction to the second rescue, where she looked directly at an advertisement for an ESPN pantomime camera, locked her mouth and threw the key, went viral with 5,900 likes.
IN Stanford Daily reported that students first spotted ambulances and police vehicles near Crothers Hall around 11 a.m.
Residents of the building said they saw police inside, and many sheriff’s cars and officers remained outside the building until early afternoon.
The school has already published a list of grief resources available to students and others in the community.
He also set up on-site counseling staff at Crothers Hall, where Mayer worked as a permanent assistant, and athletics counseling staff worked with the school’s student-athletes.
“We will mourn this loss together and be here for each other,” the school said statement.
Katie Meyer, 22, was found dead in her dorm room at Stanford University on Tuesday morning
Mayer was the goalkeeper of Stanford’s women’s football team and was twice captain of the team
Stanford shared the letter on the college’s website, paying tribute to Mayer
Mayer was also a permanent assistant at Crothers Hall (pictured), where she was found dead
During her four years at Stanford, Meyer was twice captain of the women’s soccer team and twice honored at the Pacific-12 Conference, according to Mercury news.
Friends describe her as “a team toy bigger than life in all her pursuits,” Stanford said. to overcome ”the passion she brought to Cardinal’s women’s football program and women’s sport in general.
In total, according to Mercury News, Meyer has played in 50 games in three seasons, scoring 20 breaks and winning 34 games, conceding just 35 goals.
Her goalkeeping was one of the main reasons Stanford managed to win the national championship in 2019, when the team remained undefeated with 16 starts and 11 breaks.
Tributes began to pour in for Mayer after the news of her death on Wednesday
After the news of her death, the honors began to pour in social networks.
Zoe Hasenauer, who plays football for Oregon and played for Real SoCal with Meyer, wrote “You’ve always been such a bright light in this world,” along with a photo of the two, according to Ventura County Star.
Former Washington goalkeeper Courtney Worstel, who played against Meyer at club, high school and college level, also wrote: “You will always be one of the best in this.
“I still can’t think and I don’t want to believe it.”
And in a statement posted on Twitter, the NCAA said: “We join Stanford in mourning the loss of Katie Meyer.
“Our condolences to her family, friends and teammates.”
The American Football Federation also wrote: “The thoughts and hearts of the entire American Football Federation are with Katie Meyer’s family, friends, teammates and relatives.”
According to school officials, Meyer is abandoning his parents and sisters.