Kathryn Diane Meyer (January 20, 2000 – March 1, 2022) was an American

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for the

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team.

Early life

Meyer was born in

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, and grew up in

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, with her parents Steven and Gina Meyer. Meyer was a middle child with older sibling Samantha, and younger sibling Siena. In 2015, she was featured in the ''Soccer Superstar'' reality show on

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High school (2014–2018)

Meyer attended

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for her first three years of high school before transferring to Century Academy in

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for her senior year. During her time at Newbury Park High School, she was also the kicker for the varsity football team for two seasons. In addition to her school team, she played for club teams Real So Cal and Eagles Soccer Club, as well as the U16 girls' national team.

Stanford University

On October 10, 2015, Meyer committed to playing

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for the

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. She began at

in 2018. She

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during her freshman year, and played her first season for the team in 2019. She played a critical role in the 2019 College Cup championship game against the

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as Stanford won in a penalty shootout. Meyer was recognized as the MVP of the match and video of her goalkeeping went viral. She was a team

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in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Meyer was pursuing a degree in international relations with a minor in history. She was part of the 2022 cohort for the selective

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which develops Stanford students to lead technology ventures.

Death

Meyer was found dead in her dorm room in Crothers Hall, a residential housing building on the Stanford campus, on March 1, 2022. When asked about the situation surrounding her death, Meyer's mother said that she had received an email about disciplinary action, and that "She had been getting letters for a couple months... This letter was kind of the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something. This was the only thing we can come up with that triggered something." Dee Mostofi, the Stanford Assistant Vice President, stated "We he Stanford University administrationare not able to share information about confidential student disciplinary matters". A statement by

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on March 3, 2022, stated that the coroner's office determined the death to be "

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", with "no indication of foul play". The Meyer family filed a wrongful death suit against Stanford on November 23, 2022 in Santa Clara County Superior Court. The suit reported that Meyer had been "facing disciplinary action for allegedly spilling coffee on a Stanford football player who was accused of sexually assaulting a female soccer player. Meyer's father said his daughter was defending that teammate, who was a minor at the time." The complaint was through the Stanford Office of Community Standards and possible sanctions included having her diploma withheld. It was reported that Meyer was hoping to attend Stanford Law School after graduating.

College career statistics

Honors

Stanford Cardinal *

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champion: 2019 *

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Individual * College Cup All-Tournament Team:

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All-West-Region: 2019 (third team) *

Academic Honor Roll: 2019, 2020–21 *

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Academic All-District-8: 2021

References

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