The university announced that Katie Meyer, the goalkeeper and captain of the Stanford women's football team, has passed away. Meyer was 22 years old.
According to the university, she died in a campus residence, but the cause of death was not given.
A senior who studies international relations and history, Meyer made two significant saves in penalty shootouts that helped Stanford win the national championship in 2019.
"Her friends describe her as a larger-than-life team player in all of her work, from choosing an academic discipline that 'changed my perspective on the world and the passion to overcome very important challenges,'" she said. We need to work together' she brought to the Cardinal Women's Soccer program and the women's sport in general," Stanford said in a statement.
The university has resources for those affected by Meyer's death and encouraged people to investigate those around them.
"There are no words to express the deep sadness we feel about the passing of Katie Meyer," Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir said in a statement. "Katie was an outstanding student-athlete and a loving, passionate leader at Stanford. Our entire athletics community is heartbroken and Katie will be greatly missed."
Meyer attended high school in Newbury Park, California.