LSU freshman pole vaulter Dillon Reidenauer and one different particular person died in a fiery automobile crash Wednesday close to Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., in line with a number of studies.
Reidenauer, 18, was in a automobile that was T-boned by a bike being pushed by 23-year-old Bodhi Linton, and each autos erupted into flames, per wbrz.com.
Linton additionally died within the accident.
“We are devastated by the tragic passing of Dillon Reidenauer, who was taken from us much too soon,” LSU observe and area coach Dennis Shaver mentioned in a press release posted Thursday to the varsity’s web site. “Everybody in our LSU Monitor & Subject household is holding Dillon’s family members in our ideas and prayers, in addition to these of the opposite particular person misplaced within the incident.
“We will do everything we can to make sure our student-athletes and staff have the resources they need to process the grief of this terrible loss. I would also like to thank Texas A&M for offering their support and compassion as we are on the road at College Station for the SEC Championships.”
Reidenauer, who grew up in Abita Springs, La., had a embellished preps profession at Fontainebleau Excessive Faculty earlier than arriving on the SEC Faculty.
Her biography on the varsity’s web site described her as among the best highschool pole vaulters within the state, having completed second outdoor on the LHSAA State Championships.
“She had her heart set on LSU and she was going to do whatever it took to get that goal,” Fontainebleau observe coach Sam Sanders informed nola.com.
He added: “Dillon was a model student-athlete. She was the kind of person any coach would want on any team.”
Reidenauer had been planning to earn her diploma in inside design.
“LSU Athletics is heartbroken to share the tragic news of the passing of freshman track and field student-athlete Dillon Reidenauer in a traffic incident Wednesday evening in Baton Rouge,” the varsity mentioned in a press release. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Dillon’s family, friends and teammates, as well as with those impacted by the loss of another individual who died as a result of the incident. We are providing resources and support to all of our student-athletes and staff directly impacted by this tragic loss.”
