Carson Muir, 18, a collegiate swimmer at the University of Wyoming, was one of three members of the swimming and diving team killed in the accident Thursday. Muir, a Birmingham native, was a freshman on the women's swimming and diving team and was attending the school to study animal science and veterinary medicine, the university said in a statement. Muir, along with members of the men's team Charlie Clark and Luke Slabber, died in a single-vehicle crash near the Wyoming-Colorado border between Livermore and Virginia Dale. Colorado State, according to the university. >> Latest News: WVTM 13 Headlines and Weather statement said his two other members of the men's swimming and diving team were injured in the accident, but their injuries were not life-threatening. . In a statement, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel said their deaths come just one week after another student, Sabrina Geller, passed away. “I attended Sabrina's memorial service Thursday along with many from the community and was moved by the impact she had on so many people in her short life,” Seidel said. “That is certainly true for the members of our swimming and diving teams. Although they were geographically very different, they found a home on our campus and in our student-athlete community. . We will all miss them terribly.'' >> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR FREE UW Athletics Director Tom Burman also released a statement. “My thoughts and prayers are with the swimming and diving student-athletes, coaches, families, and friends,” Berman said. “Losing a University of Wyoming family is difficult and we mourn the loss of a student-athlete. We have counseling services available to student-athletes and coaches in their time of need.”
Carson Muir, 18, a collegiate swimmer at the University of Wyoming, was one of three swimming and diving team members killed in the accident Thursday.
Muir, from Birmingham, was a freshman on the women's swimming and diving team and was attending the school to study animal science and veterinary medicine, the university said in a statement.
The university said Muir, along with men's team members Charlie Clark and Luke Slab, were involved in a single-vehicle crash near the Wyoming-Colorado border between Livermore and Virginia Dale, Colorado. He died in an accident.
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Two other members of the men's swimming and diving team were injured in the incident, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening, the statement said.
Their deaths came just a week after another student, Sabrina Geller, died, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel said in a statement.
“On Thursday, I attended Sabrina's memorial service along with many from the community and was moved by the impact she had on so many people in her short life,” Seidel said. “That is certainly true for the members of our swimming and diving teams. Although they come from very different geographic backgrounds, they have found a home on our campus and in our student-athlete community. We will miss them all very much.”
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UW Athletics Director Tom Berman also released a statement.
“My thoughts and prayers are with the swimming and diving student-athletes, coaches, families, and friends,” Berman said. “Losing a University of Wyoming family is difficult and we mourn the loss of a student-athlete. We have counseling services available to student-athletes and coaches in their time of need.”
