Former all-Big 10 athlete killed in tragic car crash at the young age of 27 ·

05 Jan 2025, 00:00

Meghan Flannery, a soccer star for the Wisconsin Badgers who was first-team all-Big 10 in 2010, was killed in a car crash this week. She was 26.

#Badgers women's soccer: Former #Wisconsin standout Meghan Flannery killed in Missouri car crash https://t.co/MFuX4E4jdC pic.twitter.com/OCctN9RH4t

— Badger Beat (@BadgerBeat) March 30, 2017

Wisconsin soccer's head coach, Paula Wilkins, issued this statement:

The Badger family is deeply saddened to learn the news of Meghan Flannery’s passing. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. pic.twitter.com/3jGHpMxplB

— Wisconsin Soccer (@BadgerWSoccer) March 30, 2017

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Flannery was headed the wrong way when the car she was driving crashed into a car and a pickup truck on Interstate I-55 entrance in St. Louis. The other drivers suffered injuries ranging from mild to severe, and Flannery died at the scene. Police are continuing to investigate.

Flannery played for the Badgers' soccer team from 2008-2011.

Former all-Big 10 athlete killed in tragic car crash at the young age of 27

Meghan Flannery, a soccer star for the Wisconsin Badgers who was first-team all-Big 10 in 2010, was killed in a car crash this week. She was 26. #Badgers women's soccer: Former #Wisconsin standout Meghan Flannery killed in Missouri car crash https://t.co/MFuX4E4jdC pic.twitter.com/OCctN9RH4t

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