LSU freshman pole vaulter Dillon Reidenauer, 18, was killed in a car accident in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night, officials confirmed.
According to reports, the Baton Rouge car crash occurred around 9 p.m. when Reidenauer’s vehicle was struck by a motorcyclist. Both the car and motorcycle reportedly caught fire, and both Reidenauer and the motorcyclist, identified as 23-year-old Bodhi Linton, did not survive.
LSU released a statement expressing deep sorrow over the loss of the young athlete, describing her as one of Louisiana’s top pole vaulters. Reidenauer, a graduate of Fontainebleau High School, had recently joined LSU’s esteemed track and field program.
LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver paid tribute to Reidenauer, saying, “We are devastated by the tragic passing of Dillon Reidenauer, who was taken from us much too soon. Everyone in our LSU Track & Field family is keeping Dillon’s loved ones in our thoughts and prayers, as well as those of the other individual lost in the incident.”
