Binghamton University has announced the death of a student-athlete, Nigerian-born basketball player, Calistus Anyichie.
He was said to have died in a drowning accident.
On its verified Twitter handle, the university mourned the 19-year-old, who was a member of the men’s basketball team and majored in political science.
The President of the university, Harvey Stenger, in a public statement said, “a talented young person has been tragically taken from us.
This is a heartbreaking loss for our community. We will do all that we can to be there for his family, for the team and everyone who knew Calistus.”
Director of Athletics at the university, Patrick Elliott, said, “We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Calistus.
“Calistus was a bright and engaging young man with an infectious smile. He loved his academic studies at Binghamton and embodied the exceptional spirit of being a student-athlete at our university.
“This is a heartbreaking tragedy. Our sincere condolences go out to his family, teammates and fellow student-athletes.”
Anyichie drowned on Sunday at Buttermilk Falls State Park in Ithaca, New York, reports Ithaca Journal.
The newspaper revealed that emergency crews pulled an unconscious man from the water in Buttermilk Falls State Park on Sunday.
The man, described as “college age,” was found at the base of a 15-foot bank, and crews used a rope system to pull him out of the ravine.
Ithaca firefighters were dispatched at around 5 p.m. for a call of a “possible drowning” at the 300 block of West King Road at Upper Buttermilk State Park President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod has commended the country’s female players for their performance at the ongoing World Beach Volleyball Championships in Hamburg, Germany.
Nigeria qualified for her first ever Beach Volleyball World Championships after finishing fourth place at the Africa Beach Volleyball Nations Cup in Abuja.
Nimrod said he is extremely proud of the female players for putting a good fight at the championships.
He said, “Nigeria is proud of you; from the videos I watched online, you played very well. I urge you to keep the Nigeria flag flying high”.
“You made the country proud and I want to assure you that the Nigeria Volleyball Federation will do everything possible to support you.
“We may not have won today, but we have won a battle to take our desired dream one step further; our dream being, to not just win matches and trophies, but to develop a sustainable volleyball culture for Nigeria”, he added.
Meanwhile, Nigeria women’s Beach Volleyball team is ranked number one in Africa while the men’s team is ranked 10th ahead of the 2019 All Africa Games in Morocco next month according to the latest ranking released by CAVB.
