A runner who died after running a half-marathon in Brooklyn on Saturday, May 17, has been identified as Charles Rogers. He was 31.
Rogers started his college football career as a defensive back at Iowa State University in 2012, before transferring to the University of Minnesota in 2015, The New York Post reports.
The University of Minnesota Gophers shared a tribute to the late football player on Instagram on Monday, May 19.
"Our hearts are broken as former Gopher Charles Rogers tragically passed over the weekend while running the Brooklyn Marathon," the university said.