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  • SIMON'S BEAT
    Friday
    08.27.2010

    College Athlete Dead

    How can a doctor really claim that a 20 year old athlete “died of natural causes?”  In what country is it natural for someone to die this young?

    SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – A Lake Superior State University student-athlete who was a Negaunee track and field standout as well as an exceptional high school football and basketball player, was found dead in his residence hall on Sunday, Aug. 22.

    LSSU Public Safety reports that Dillon Menard, Negaunee, a member of the LSSU Track and Field team, appears to have died of natural causes. An autopsy is being conducted in Marquette. A sophomore, Menard would have been starting his second year in the engineering program.

    “Our hearts go out to the members of Dillon’s family and his friends,” said LSSU President Tony McLain. “He was an exceptional student and athlete who was part of an LSSU track and field team that is very close-knit.”

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