LSU Pole Vaulter Dillon Reidenauer is reportedly one of two people killed in a car wreck at the school’s campus earlier this week.
Reidenauer, 18, was in a car that was hit by a 23-year-old motorcyclist who also died, according to Wbrz in Louisiana.
Outlet reported that Bodhi Linton, the rider of the motorcycle, traveled north at Nicholson Drive near Tiger Stadium as the Linton T-Ben car and both vehicles burst in flames.
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LSU trace -sporel Dillon Reidenauer was killed in a fiery car accident on campus. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“We are destroyed by the tragic passing of Dillon Reidenauer taken from us far too early,” said LSU courts and field coach Dennis Shaver in a statement. “Everyone in our LSU Track & Field family keeps Dillon’s loved ones in our thoughts and prayers as well as those from the other person lost in the incident.
LSU -Campus during a game between LSU Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide on November 9, 2024 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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“We will do everything we can to make sure that our student athletes and staff have the resources they need to treat 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 to the SEC Championships.”
Reidenaur was a resident of the nearby Abita Springs and pursued an interior design degree at the school. She was in her first year at LSU.
She starred in high school and finished in second place at 2024 LHSAA State 5A championships with an approval of 3.64 meters. As a junior at Fontainbleau High School, she placed fourth at the state meeting.
The LSU Track Athlet Dillon Reidenauer was at university in his first year. (Stephen Lew -usa Today Sports)
Linton’s mother died in a motorcycle crash of her own back in May.
