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UNI Football Player Parker Sutherland Collapsed During Routine Workout
Parker Sutherland collapsed during a warm-up and died two days later; no cause of death announced, he played in four games last season, UNI coach said.
- On Monday, the University of Northern Iowa announced that 18-year-old Parker Sutherland has died, confirming the news two days after the incident.
- During a Thursday morning warm-up, Parker Sutherland collapsed and first responders were called to the UNI Dome at 7:15 a.m., with logs indicating he went into cardiac arrest.
- An Iowa City native, Parker Sutherland graduated from Iowa City High where he starred in basketball, baseball, and football and appeared in four games as a true freshman for the Panthers.
- At a Monday news conference, Todd Stepsis, UNI head football coach, said the program is "crushed," praised hospital staff and said, `He was going to put his heart on his sleeve and put himself out there to make somebody feel good. to help somebody else out`.
- Iowa City High will host a Feb. 22 celebration of life, while Megan Franklin, UNI Director of Athletics, called the day "heartbreaking" and said the Panther family will hold the Sutherland family close.
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New Details Emerge About Death of Northern Iowa Football's Parker Sutherland
Additional details have emerged about the death of University of Northern Iowa football player Parker Sutherland on Saturday, February 14. Sutherland, 18, collapsed during a team workout on Thursday, February 12, Northern Iowa football head coach Todd Stepsis said in a press conference on Monday, February 16. “We get right through our warm-up in a routine, normal Thursday and he collapsed,” Stepsis told reporters. “For whatever reason, right a…
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