Stanford Soccer Player Katie Meyer's Parents Speak Out After Her Cause of Death Was Confirmed

Katie Meyer‘s parents are speaking out.

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Katie, a captain on the Stanford Women’s Soccer Team, passed away at the age of 22 from suicide.

In a new interview with press, Katie‘s parents, Gina and Steve Meyer, are opening up about the loss of their daughter.

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“She died by suicide,” Gina told NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk on TODAY. “The last couple days are like a parent’s worst nightmare and you don’t wake up from it. So it’s just horrific.”

She added that Katie‘s death hasn’t “hit us yet. We’re still in shock. But we had no red flags.”

Gina and Steve added that they believed Katie took her own life after she received an email regarding a potential disciplinary action from the university.

“Katie, being Katie, was defending a teammate on campus over an incident and the repercussions of her defending that teammate (were possibly resulting in disciplinary action),” Steve said.

“We have not seen that email yet,” Gina said. “She had been getting letters for a couple months. This letter was kind of the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something. This is the only thing that we can come up with that triggered something.”

Stanford University issued a statement regarding their thoughts on the reason.

“Our entire community is devastated by Katie’s death, and we share our deepest condolences with Katie’s family and everyone who knew her at Stanford, across the country and around the world. Katie touched so many lives. We are not able to share information about confidential student disciplinary matters. We as a university community continue to grieve with Katie’s family and cherish our memories of her.”

Gina and Steve also wonder if the combined pressure of school and sports was too much for their daughter.

“There is anxiety and there is stress to be perfect, to be the best, to be No. 1,” Gina shared.

Katie was found dead in her dorm room on Tuesday (March 1).