Greensboro, NC -- North Carolina A&T State University's athletic director said no trainer was present during track tryouts where a student collapsed and later died. Wheeler Brown said 20-year-old Jospin Milandu was a sophomore walk-on trying out for track. He could not confirm why no trainer was present, but said school policy requires a trainer attend tryouts and other events.
Brown also said he did not know whether Milandu had taken a required physical test before trying out. He said university investigators are examining whether school policies were violated.
NC A&T student dies during track team tryout
GREENSBORO—Officials at A&T University are investigating death of a student at track tryouts on Thursday. Jospin “Andre” Milandu, 20, of Knightdale, N.C. collapsed after running and later died. His death has left classmates in shock. Athletic Director Wheeler Brown said Milandu was a sophomore walk-on, who had unsuccessfully tried out for the team last year.
"Apparently he had stopped by the coach's office, earlier in the week, and, to tell the coach that he had been working out all summer and that this was the year that he was going to make the team," said Brown.
GREENSBORO—Officials at A&T University are investigating death of a student at track tryouts on Thursday. Jospin “Andre” Milandu, 20, of Knightdale, N.C. collapsed after running and later died. His death has left classmates in shock. Athletic Director Wheeler Brown said Milandu was a sophomore walk-on, who had unsuccessfully tried out for the team last year.
"Apparently he had stopped by the coach's office, earlier in the week, and, to tell the coach that he had been working out all summer and that this was the year that he was going to make the team," said Brown.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina A&T State University student from Knightdale died Thursday from complications of an elevated heart rate during a track team tryout, the school said. Officials said at a news conference Friday afternoon that Jospin "Andre" Milandu, 20, a sophomore, collapsed during a workout during which no athletic trainer was present – a violation of university policy.
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