Tufts lacrosse player dies after reportedly choking during hot dog eating contest

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A Tufts lacrosse player died on Sunday after she choked during a hot dog eating contest. (Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos/Getty Images)

A Tufts lacrosse player died on Sunday after participating in a student hot dog eating contest, according to the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

Madelyn Nicpon was participating in the contest on Saturday at a Boston-area home with other students when she choked. First responders performed โ€œextensive life-saving proceduresโ€ before transporting her to a local hospital, where she died the next day.

Nicpon was 20.

Nicpon was a junior at Tufts โ€” a private university in Medford, Massachusetts, outside of Boston โ€” and was studying biopsychology. She had appeared in four games at Tufts, one as a freshman and three last season while helping the team finish with a 10-1 record.

โ€œScooter was a true friend and teammate,โ€ the team said in a statement. โ€œShe truly valued her relationships with her teammates and coaches. Her reach was far beyond our team โ€” she was a true connector on campus and touched every single person she met.

โ€œShe has and will continue to inspire us every day. We should all strive to live life a little bit more like Scooter did โ€” a person that valued love, loyalty, compassion and friendship.โ€

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