“From the first time I met her to the last time I saw her, she was always Katie–loud, cheerful, playful, loving, inspiring, courageous and accepting. She felt deeply, sang loudly, danced freely, and existed unapologetically. Her energy was so full that it had no choice but to radiate and touch others”
- Sam Tran (Stanford Soccer ‘20)

“We know that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but Katie’s had this distinctive, refreshing ability to reinvigorate others — to give energy to energy, instill new forms of it, and create it where it wasn’t before.”
-Mikaela Brewer (Stanford Basketball ’20)

— Medium- Honoring Katie Meyer & The Depth of Her Impact

“I am forever grateful for the years we spent together. Your energy and passion for everything in life never ceased to amaze me. You inspired me to be more confident, take risks, and live a life filled with love. There are no words to express how much I’ll miss you. Thank you for always being up for any adventure, giving me crazy advice, writing my instagram captions, making me laugh so hard I can’t catch my breath, and so much more. Most of all, thank you for being my truest friend in every way. I love you forever.”

— Naomi Girma

“There are just so few women in the world that are unapologetically themselves, unafraid to speak up. When we lose one, it feels like a loss for all of us. Katie Meyer was a change maker in the short collegiate career that she had. She made an impact in a moment. She inspired so many. And she continued to lean into her role as an advocate for women in sport.”

— Female Footballers

“You were the most full of life person I ever met. you were vibrant and your energy was contagious. You were sunshine in every way and on every day. I’m lucky for the time we had together and I will hold every last memory close to my heart forever… There will never be another Katie Meyer.”

— Sophia Smith

“We were constantly inspired by the love and passion Katie led her life with, and we are confident that Katie’s legacy will live on inside each of us and within our team.  We will always play for her.”

— Stanford Women’s Soccer

“Just Women’s Sports is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Katie Meyer.

Katie was one of the first athletes we ever interviewed. She went on to become an intern at JWS and a valuable member of our team.

With every interaction, we felt her passion, charisma, intelligence and humor. Katie was a tremendous leader, a national champion, and someone whose energy inspired everyone she knew. She will be greatly missed.

All of our thoughts are with her family and friends.”

— Just Women's Sports

“Thank you making me laugh. Thank you for making me smile. Thank you for being my best friend and biggest supporter. Thank you for being you.

Your mark will be forever left on this world and on my heart.”

— Sierra Enge

“I hope you knew how many people’s lives you have impacted”. When I say impacted, I don’t mean by your athletic ability, your social media presence, or your work/school positions. What I am talking about is what makes you Katie. Your genuine empathy for others. Your quick wit and spitfire personality (yes, you have been like this since day 1). Your loyalty to those you care about and your passion for anything you put your mind to. Those are the things I hope you know have left a lasting mark on so many who get the honor to say they knew you.”

— Sydney Freidin

“You have forever redefined my meaning of life and changed my perspective for the better. I am so grateful for the love you shared and for unapologetically shining your light.”

— Kiara "Kiki" Pickett

“I would say the most important thing we can teach young girls today is to… love themselves for who they are. And that’s almost never as easy as we say it is. I know it’s like four or five words. “Love yourself for who you are.” It’s not easy. Behind that simple sentence is so many things.”

— Katie Meyer

“I want my legacy to be the way I play, and the way I treat my teammates.”

— Katie Meyer

“Social media makes it easy to come and insult people or put people down. Hopefully someday people will realize the weight of their words and try to go out of their way to spread positivity.”

— Katie Meyer

“It’s given me my best friends. And… that is something I will be forever be grateful to the sport for… If I never won another championship, if I never went pro, I would always have the people that I’ve met and who have become my family along the way, so I will forever be indebted to the sport for that for sure. It is my true love…”

— Katie Meyer

“I think what we’re hoping for in the Women’s game right now, across all the sports… is, we need more moments like that, that have an audience captivated on the edge of their seat … just inspired… because that’s how good the game was… you need to inspire the audience so more people play and more people watch and then eventually through moments of greatness, you have impact.”

— Katie Meyer