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Youth Athlete in Memoriam
Sports Related Fatalities in the US
Number | Date of Incident | Name | Age | Sport | Cause of Death | State |
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1 | 11/4/2019 | Anderson Peters | 16 | Wrestling | Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | IN |
2 | 12/2/2015 | Austin Roberts | 18 | Wrestling | Congenital heart defect | IA |
3 | 12/9/2016 | Ryan Estrada | 17 | Wrestling | Enlarged heart that resulted in sudden cardiac death | MI |
4 | 10/30/2017 | Lauren Liu | 14 | Varsity Tennis | Suicide | NJ |
5 | 8/6/2015 | Allison Brown | 15 | Track/Cross Country | *Inconclusive | NC |
6 | 9/1/2015 | Cameron Pepera | 13 | Track/Cross Country | *Inconclusive | IL |
7 | 6/10/2015 | Dajon Mullings | 10 | Track & Field | *Inconclusive | FL |
8 | 3/13/2015 | Kyle Brewer | 16 | Track & Field | Cardiac arrest | NY |
9 | 4/18/2016 | Gabe Namuth | 12 | Track & Field | *Inconclusive | NE |
10 | 1/14/2014 | Tariq Barfield | 15 | Track & Field | Sudden cardiac arrest | FL |
11 | 1/30/2014 | Jamesky Gelin | 16 | Track & Field | Sudden cardiac arrest | FL |
12 | 5/9/2016 | Katie Fugel | 12 | Track & Field | *Inconclusive | ME |
13 | 2/17/2014 | Darius Willington | 14 | Track & Field | Pre-existing heart condition | MS |
14 | 2/4/2020 | Trevor Katz | Track & Field | Under Review | CA | |
15 | 8/12/2014 | Demetrius Simpson | 14 | Track & Field | Cardiac arrest | SC |
16 | 5/20/2016 | Joseph Balko | 13 | Track & Field | *Inconclusive | AK |
17 | 3/4/2015 | Ja'leel Freeman | 17 | Track & Field | Cardiac arrest | MO |
18 | 3/16/2015 | Tristan Nguyen | 16 | Track & Field | *Inconclusive | CA |
19 | 12/11/2019 | Kaleb Harris | 11 | Track | Under Review | FL |
20 | 10/5/2015 | Sumner Smith | 16 | Swimming | Cardiac arrest | TN |
21 | 10/15/2016 | Brian Yuen | 17 | Swimming | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | TX |
22 | 1/9/2017 | McKenna Rae Johnson | 16 | Softball/Track | Suicide | NE |
23 | 11/2/2019 | Presley Mitchell | 11 | Softball | Under Review | TX |
24 | 5/27/2015 | Dana Housley | 15 | Softball | Brain aneurysm | CA |
25 | 5/16/2016 | Samantha Gorman | 12 | Softball | *Inconclusive | FL |
26 | 11/16/2019 | Keaton Kroll | 16 | Soccer | Blood Clot | MI |
27 | 6/30/2015 | Laura Palma | 10 | Soccer | Cardiac arrest | NY |
28 | 12/27/2019 | Marcus Kayal | 16 | Soccer | SCA | NJ |
29 | 8/26/2017 | Felipe Andres De La Cruz | 13 | Soccer | Awaiting autopsy results | CA |
30 | 3/28/2020 | Hayden Crow | 17 | Soccer | Unknown | NC |
31 | 1/30/2014 | Christopher Thornberry | 12 | Soccer | Sudden cardiac arrest | CA |
32 | 8/17/2015 | Titus Martin, Jr. | 16 | Soccer | *Inconclusive | SC |
33 | 9/17/2017 | Tommaso Cerase | 9 | Soccer | Soccer goal post collapsed fatally striking him in the head | NY |
34 | 9/23/2017 | Maddie Potts | 17 | Soccer | Brain Aneurysm | RI |
35 | 9/8/2016 | Aidan Heath | 7 | Soccer | Sudden Cardiac Arrest | GA |
36 | 10/28/2015 | Thomas Jakelich | 16 | Soccer | *Inconclusive | NY |
37 | 2/16/2017 | Donovan William Stratemann | 17 | Polo | Multiple Traumatic Injuries | FL |
38 | 4/28/2015 | Michael Sanchez | 12 | PE class | Cardiac arrhythmia | TX |
39 | 5/1/2015 | Eric Medina | 16 | PE class | *Inconclusive | TX |
40 | 5/4/2015 | Andy Vazquez | 16 | PE class | *Inconclusive | CA |
41 | 1/13/2016 | Lizbeth Perez | 13 | PE Class | *Inconclusive | CA |
42 | 1/26/2015 | Jose Beltran | 13 | PE class | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | CA |
43 | 11/30/2017 | Kamarr Scott | 14 | P.E. Class | Under Review by Medical Examiner | FL |
44 | 8/20/2015 | Mark Lewis | 17 | Off-season conditioning | *Inconclusive | NC |
45 | 12/3/2019 | Dasani Green | 17 | Multi-Sport Athlete | Under Review | PA |
46 | 5/2/2017 | Kristin Callbeck | 15 | lacrosse | Awaiting autopsy results | CO |
47 | 9/17/2017 | Jack Dowd | 16 | Lacrosse | Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD) | NJ |
48 | 6/9/2018 | Matt Stratman | 15 | Lacrosse | Stroke | OH |
49 | 2/14/2017 | Alec Kornet | 17 | Hockey | Cardiomegaly/ Myocyte hypertrophy with hypergranular myocytes and epicarditis | OH |
50 | 11/10/2019 | Gabe Remy | 18 | Hockey | Spleen (Mono) | IL |