A star athlete from the University of Wisconsin, Sarah Shulze, has died at the age of just 21.
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A star athlete from the University of Wisconsin has died.
Sarah Schulze was a junior who was a runner on the women’s track and field and cross country teams at the University of Wisconsin-Madisom.
Schulze was originally from California.
She became a star athlete in high school as a member of the track and field and cross country teams and she eventually competed in national and state-level events.
Her family wrote that she received a scholarship to race for the UW Madison.
Shulze finished first in the 3,000 meters at an indoor track event earlier this year.
Her family confirmed her death in a statement.
“We suddenly and tragically lost our dear Sarah on Wednesday, April 13. She was surrounded by her loving family. Sarah took her own life. Balancing athletics, academics and the demands of every day life overwhelmed her in a single, desperate moment.”
The family have also set up the Sarah Shulze Foundation, which will help other student athletes and support causes that Sarah cared about such as women’s rights and mental health.
They added: “Above all other things, Sarah was a power for good in the world.”
Rest in peace.