Kathryn Diane Meyer (January 20, 2000 – March 1, 2022) was an American soccer player who played as goalkeeper for the Stanford University's Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kathryn Diane Meyer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-20)January 20, 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Burbank, California, U.S.[3] | ||
| Date of death | March 1, 2022(2022-03-01) (aged 22) | ||
| Place of death | Stanford, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2017 | Newbury Park Panthers | ||
| 2014–2016 | Eagles Soccer Club | ||
| 2016–2018 | Real So Cal | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Stanford Cardinal | 50 | (0) |
Meyer was born in Burbank, California, and grew up in Newbury Park, California, with her parents Steven and Gina Meyer.[4][5] Meyer was a middle child with older sibling Samantha, and younger sibling Siena.[3] In 2015, she was featured in the Soccer Superstar reality show on Nickelodeon.[6]
Meyer initially attended Newbury Park High School for her first three years of high school, before transferring to Century Academy 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.[3][7] 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.[4][8]
On October 10, 2015, Meyer committed to playing college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.[7] She began at Stanford University in 2018, where she was pursuing a degree in international relations with a minor in history. She redshirted during her freshman year, and played her first season for the team in 2019.[9] She played a critical role in the 2019 College Cup championship game against the University of North Carolina.[10][11][12] She was a team captain in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.[3]
Meyer was found dead in her dorm room in Crothers Hall, a residential housing building on the Stanford campus, on March 1, 2022.[13][14] 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."[15] Dee Mostofi, the Stanford Assistant Vice President, stated "We [the Stanford University administration] are not able to share information about confidential student disciplinary matters".[15] A statement by Santa Clara County on March 3, 2022, stated that the coroner's office determined the death to be "self-inflicted", with "no indication of foul play".[15]
| School | Season | Regular season | College Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stanford Cardinal[3] | 2019 | Div. I | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| NCAA total | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||