Lauren Burnett, a heavyweight supporter of the James Madison University soft ball team, has died at age 20, the school announced Tuesday. The team’s double game against Longwood was canceled on Wednesday On a series of weekends V. Delaware.
“We are saddened to hear the story of the loss of one of our athletes,” said Jonathan Alger, president of the school, and Jeff Bourne, director of athletics. In a joint statement. “Lauren Burnett has been a successful member of our softball team and a great ambassador for JMU and our athletics program.”
The cause of death at the school was not named. In addition, the statement informs readers about text and telephone contacts for people in crisis.
“You never know what someone is going through,” former teammate Odichi Alexander wrote on Twitter earlier. According to CNN AND ESPN.
The news of Burnett’s death came after the deaths of two other NCAA athletes, Wisconsin cross-country runner Sarah Schulz and Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer. They both committed suicide.
Source: Huffpost
