HARTFORD, CT. (THECOUNT) — Melanie Coleman, of Milford, Connecticut, an accomplished gymnast at Southern Connecticut State University, has died following a spinal cord injury suffered in a training accident.
Coleman, 20, was training Friday at New Era Gymnastics in Hamden when she was fatally injured, said her mother, Susan Coleman.
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She was transported to an area hospital where she passed away on Sunday, according to family members.
Coleman was a former All State gymnast at Jonathan Law High School in Milford and was captain of the school’s gymnastics team.
She was named a Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association Scholastic All-American this year.
SCSU Athletics via Twitter:
“@SCSU_Owls Southern Connecticut State University Athletics Mourns Passing Of Gymnast Melanie Coleman”
Her coaches and professors described her as a special young woman who excelled in both the classroom and gym, college President Joe Berolino said in a written statement, reports WGN.
“Our deepest sympathies are extended to her family and friends on this tragic loss,” he said.
Funeral arrangement have not yet been announced.
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