By Marquis Cooley | Sports Editor
Former Baylor University soccer player Eva Mitchell filed a civil action complaint and jury trial demand against Baylor University on Thursday. The midfielder transfer from the University of Kentucky alleges she suffered traumatic brain injuries after being forced to participate in dangerous header drills during practice.
The lawsuit was filed in Waco’s U.S. District Court by attorneys Robert Stem and Jason Luckasevic and states that Mitchell is seeking a minimum of $75,000 for neurological damage she allegedly received during her time as a member of the Baylor women’s soccer team, spanning from the spring semester of 2019 through the fall season of 2020, that has caused her to be unable to function without assistance for the last 18 months.