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Death Blamed on Failure to Test College Athletes Before Track Team Tryouts

The repercussions are still being felt at a North Carolina University where an athlete died after collapsing during the tryouts for his school’s track team. The runner died after collapsing at a college track-and-field tryout on August 19, 2010. In October, the Medical Examiner’s Office cited complications of sickle cell trait and physical exertion as…

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