Kathryn Diane Meyer (January 20, 2000 – March 1, 2022) was an American college soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for the Stanford Cardinal.
She led Stanford to an NCAA championship in 2019, making two saves in the title game penalty shootout, and captained the team for the next two years.
She was part of the 2022 cohort for the selective Mayfield Fellows Program which develops Stanford students to lead technology ventures.
[17][18] When asked about the situation surrounding her death, Meyer's mother said that she had received an email about disciplinary action, and that "She had been getting letters for a couple months...
"[19] Meyer, who had no legal representation in the action and suffered from anxiety and depression, received the email in the evening while on the phone with Stanford teammate and future U.S. National Team player Naomi Girma.
[19] A statement by Santa Clara County on March 3, 2022, stated that the coroner's office determined the death to be "self-inflicted", with "no indication of foul play".
[19] The Meyer family filed a wrongful death suit against Stanford on November 23, 2022[21][13] in Santa Clara County Superior Court.