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LSU Athlete Killed In Campus Accident Wednesday Night

Originally posted on The Spun | By Matt Hladik | Last updated Feb 27, 2025 11:29 PM ET

The LSU community is mourning the loss of freshman pole vaulter Dillon Reidenauer.

Reidenauer, a native of Abita Springs, Louisiana, was killed in a car crash on campus in Baton Rouge on Wednesday night. She was 18. According to Louisiana First, Reidenauer was driving a Honda Accord south on Nicholson Drive and attempted to make a left turn onto South Quad Drive when she was struck by a motorcycle heading north on Nicholson.

The motorcyclist, 23-year-old Bodhi Linton, was also killed. An investigation into the crash is still ongoing.

"LSU Athletics is heartbroken to share the tragic news of the passing of freshman track and field student-athlete Dillon Reidenauer in a traffic incident Wednesday evening in Baton Rouge," LSU said in a statement, via USA TODAY. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Dillon’s family, friends and teammates, as well as with those impacted by the loss of another individual who died as a result of the incident."

Reidenauer was one of the top pole vaulters in the state of Louisiana coming out of Fountainbleau High School. She was pursuing a degree in interior design at LSU, according to her bio on the school's athletics website.

BATON ROUGE, LA - SEPTEMBER 19: Fans wait outside of Tiger Stadium to watch the football team arrive between the Louisiana State University Tigers and the University of Louisiana-Lafatette Ragin' Cajuns at Tiger Stadium on September 19, 2009 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

LSU track and field head coach Dennis Shaver said the team is "devastated" by the loss of 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," Shaver said in a statement.

"We will do everything we can to make sure our student-athletes and staff have the resources they need to process the grief of this terrible loss. I would also like to thank Texas A&M for offering their support and compassion as we are on the road at College Station for the SEC Championships.”

Our thoughts and prayers are with Reidenauer's family, friends and teammates and the entire LSU community at this time.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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