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Suicides among college athletes have grieving parents and students calling for NCAA action

by admin | Jun 2, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Since 22-year-old soccer player Katie Meyer died by suicide in her Stanford University dorm room on March 1, her parents have experienced grief in tidal waves. Steve Meyer said he and his wife, Gina, cry every day, and they don’t know when the tears will come....

May 16 – May 22, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | May 22, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to the NWST for achieving pay equity with the men’s national team. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NCAA who need to address the crisis of recent suicides by college athletes.

Reeling from suicides, college athletes press NCAA: ‘This is a crisis’

by admin | May 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

When the first college athlete died by suicide this year, Kate Intile thought of the time her own sport had left her in months of darkness. After she was cut from a storied college running program, “I wasn’t able to find any worth in myself,” she said. “I’ve never...

Suicides put spotlight on how hard it can be for student-athletes to ask for help

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

As a teenager, Victoria Emma was one of the top junior tennis players in the country. Colleges were recruiting her. She got to travel the world for matches. With her tennis career going so well, no one, including Emma’s parents, had any clue that she had tried to end...

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