His apartment mates found Owen Thomas unresponsive yesterday afternoon. No cause of death has been announced, though police say it wasn’t homicide.
His coach made a statement: “We want to make sure his roommates are OK. We’re going to pay particular attention to them because they stumbled upon him. It’s a delicate situation but right now our whole team is an emotional mess.”
The most likely reasons are an undetected health problem (weak heart, for instance), alcohol poisoning, or suicide.