Indiana College Student DEAD In Malaysia Crash

Karlijn Keijzer, an Indiana University student hailing from Amsterdam was aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

All on board are believed dead.

Keijzer, 25, was a doctoral student in the chemistry department of the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. She had earned her master’s at the school and had been a member of the women’s winning rowing team in 2011. “On behalf of the entire Indiana University community, I want to express my deepest sympathies to Karlijn’s family and friends over her tragic death,” Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie said in a statement. “Karlijn was an outstanding student and a talented athlete, and her passing is a loss to the campus and the university. Our hearts also go out to the families of all the victims of this senseless act.” source

 
Keijzer was a member of the university’s Varsity 8 boat, helping them to a 14-5 record during the 2011 season. She  participated in the European Rowing Junior Championships in 2006 and the World Rowing Junior Championships in 2007.