
Stanford soccer star's death renews questions about student-athletes' mental health. The pressures they face present distinct challenges, experts say
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After confirming her 22-year-old daughter Katie Meyer had died days earlier by suicide, Gina Meyer wondered aloud this month if the star goalkeeper for Stanford University's women's soccer team might have been overwhelmed by the pressure of sports and academics.
"There is anxiety," she told NBC's "Today Show," "and there is stress to be perfect, to be the best, to be No. 1."
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