“Our thoughts and prayers are with our swimming and diving student-athletes, coaches, families, and friends,” Cowboys athletic director Tom Berman said in a statement. “Losing a University of Wyoming family is difficult and we mourn the loss of our student-athletes. We have counseling services available to student-athletes and coaches in their time of need.”
The driver of the Toyota RAV4 swerved and the vehicle ran off the road on the freeway between Livermore and Virginia Dale, according to a statement from the school and a release from the Colorado State Patrol. The car was heading south on the highway and was not being driven on team-related travel.
“We are heartbroken by the news of this terrible tragedy for our university, our state, our student-athlete community, and most importantly, the families and friends of these young men,” Wyoming President Ed Seidel said in a statement. “There is,” he said.
The accident occurred on the same highway in 2001, when a drunk driver (also a Wyoming student) veered into oncoming traffic about 25 miles south of Laramie, killing eight members of the Wyoming cross country team. Ta.
Highway 287 between Fort Collins and the Wyoming border has been dubbed the “Highway of Death,” according to a letter to the editor published in The Coloradoan in November. In October, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced that there had been 15 fatal crashes over the past five years in a 30-mile stretch. The agency has launched a highway safety investigation.
The Wyoming women's swimming and diving team will compete this week at the Mountain West Championships in Houston. Coach Dave Denniston told Swimswam the team was “beaten up”.
