The University of Wisconsin Athletics Department’s verified from their Twitter account and shared a separate statement last week regarding news of her death.

School told, “Sarah was a beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, friend, teammate and Badger student-athlete,”

“We extend our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to Sarah’s family, friends and Badger teammates during this extraordinarily difficult time.”

Sarah Shulze, earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the 2020 and 2021 cross country seasons, as well as 2021 for track.

According to research by American Foundation of Suicide Prevention team suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students, and ranked in the top nine leading causes of death for people between the ages of 10 and 64, and the second leading cause of death for ages ranging between 10-14 and 25-34.

Last month, Stanford Women’s Soccer goalie Katie Meyer’s  parents disclosed their daughter had died by suicide.

Meyer was 22, she was senior majoring in International Relations and minoring in History, was a team captain for the Cardinal, guiding Stanford to a 2019 national championship as a redshirt freshman.

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