Vigil on Utah campus scheduled Wednesday for Pullman High graduate, former state high jump champion

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

University of Utah senior high jumper and multi-event athlete Lauren McCluskey was found dead Monday night in a parked car near a residential hall on campus. She was 21.

McCluskey, a Washington state high jump champion at Pullman High, was abducted, shot and killed by ex-boyfriend Melvin Rowland, 37, who later killed himself at a nearby church following a police pursuit.

Classes were canceled on the Utah campus Tuesday and a vigil was scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday at the school’s Park Building.

We extend our deepest sympathies to those who knew and loved her.