Extreme heat left this student athlete on life support. He won’t be the last.

On August 20, Matthew Mayich, a standout hockey player at Arizona State University, participated in his first official team practice at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The session began at approximately 7 a.m. while temperatures were already in the mid-80s.

During the practice, Mayich suffered a severe medical emergency due to extreme heat that left him on life support. Coverage notes that this incident highlights ongoing dangers faced by student-athletes participating in outdoor sports amid rising ambient temperatures, indicating he will likely not be the last person affected by such conditions.