Ithaca College student dies after suffering ‘serious injury’ in off-campus incident
ITHACA, N.Y. May 12 2019— An Ithaca College student’s family decided to pull him off life support Friday after he suffered a “serious injury” in an off-campus incident, according to a statement issued by Ithaca College president Shirley M. Collado to the campus community.
Jase Barrack, who majored in athletic training and was set to graduate in 2020, suffered the serious injury earlier in the week, the statement said.
Barrack was from Allendale, New Jersey, and graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in 2016. He played goalie for Ithaca’s club soccer team and also served as the women’s softball team’s manager.
Ithaca is set to hold a campus gathering at 6 p.m. on Monday in Muller Chapel, the statement said.
I am heartbroken to share with our entire campus community the terribly sad news that one of our students, Jase Barrack, class of 2020, sustained a serious injury off campus earlier this week. His family is currently at his side at Cayuga Medical Center, and they have made the very difficult decision to remove life support. They have let us know that they are seeking to donate his organs so that others may be offered the gift of life.
Jase is majoring in athletic training in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. He came to Ithaca College from Allendale, New Jersey, where he graduated in 2016 from Northern Highlands Regional High School. An outstanding student and student-athlete, Jase has a tremendous passion for soccer—playing goalie on his high school team and our IC club soccer team, and serving on the staff of the Madigan Soccer Academy summer camp. At Ithaca College, he has served as the athletic trainer for the women’s softball team.
