This is not a story I ever thought I would have to write for Block U, that a University of Utah athlete was killed on campus, but that is exactly what happened last night to senior track and field athlete Lauren McCluskey, 21. She was killed in a senseless act of violence allegedly by 37-year-old sex offender Melvin Rowland, who ended his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a church, according to University of Utah Police Services Lt. Brian Wahlin.
McCluskey was originally from Washington state. She would have graduated in May 2019 with a degree in communications.