Lillian Pagenstecher, 21, a University of Oregon student who died on Friday most likely succumbed to bacterial meningitis, according to Lane County Public Health.
Lane County Public Health was notified of Pagenstecher's condition, and the probability that she was suffering from bacterial meningitis, also known as meningococcal disease.
Pagenstecher had been ill this time for about five days before entering the hospital on Friday, Leudtke said.
Pagenstecher's Twitter account was filled with messages Saturday.
"Saddened to hear about the passing of Lill Pagenstecher," read a tweet from the UO's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. "Super sweet girl with a big heart. Our thoughts go out to her friends and family."
Tweeted UO student Matt Walks: "We lost one of our own to bacterial meningitis. It was random, confusing and devastating."
Pagenstecher was a 2009 graduate of Lincoln High School in Portland. She was the Portland Interscholastic League pole vault champion in 2009 with a leap of 10 feet, 7 inches, and finished third at the state Class 6A track meet at Hayward Field that year with a leap of 10 feet, 9 inches.
Just two weeks ago, she ran the half marathon at the Eugene Marathon with her mother, Toni Pagenstecher.
A candlelight vigil was tentatively scheduled on campus today for Pagenstecher, according to a message posted on her Twitter account.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
A memorial service will be held in Portland sometime in mid-June, according to her father.
Lane County Public Health was notified of Pagenstecher's condition, and the probability that she was suffering from bacterial meningitis, also known as meningococcal disease.
Pagenstecher had been ill this time for about five days before entering the hospital on Friday, Leudtke said.
Pagenstecher's Twitter account was filled with messages Saturday.
"Saddened to hear about the passing of Lill Pagenstecher," read a tweet from the UO's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. "Super sweet girl with a big heart. Our thoughts go out to her friends and family."
Tweeted UO student Matt Walks: "We lost one of our own to bacterial meningitis. It was random, confusing and devastating."
Pagenstecher was a 2009 graduate of Lincoln High School in Portland. She was the Portland Interscholastic League pole vault champion in 2009 with a leap of 10 feet, 7 inches, and finished third at the state Class 6A track meet at Hayward Field that year with a leap of 10 feet, 9 inches.
Just two weeks ago, she ran the half marathon at the Eugene Marathon with her mother, Toni Pagenstecher.
A candlelight vigil was tentatively scheduled on campus today for Pagenstecher, according to a message posted on her Twitter account.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
A memorial service will be held in Portland sometime in mid-June, according to her father.
Lillian Pagenstecher, 21, a University of Oregon student who died on Friday most likely succumbed to bacterial meningitis, according to Lane County Public Health.
Lane County Public Health was notified of Pagenstecher's condition, and the probability that she was suffering from bacterial meningitis, also known as meningococcal disease.
Pagenstecher had been ill this time for about five days before entering the hospital on Friday, Leudtke said.
Pagenstecher's Twitter account was filled with messages Saturday.
"Saddened to hear about the passing of Lill Pagenstecher," read a tweet from the UO's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. "Super sweet girl with a big heart. Our thoughts go out to her friends and family."
Tweeted UO student Matt Walks: "We lost one of our own to bacterial meningitis. It was random, confusing and devastating."
Pagenstecher was a 2009 graduate of Lincoln High School in Portland. She was the Portland Interscholastic League pole vault champion in 2009 with a leap of 10 feet, 7 inches, and finished third at the state Class 6A track meet at Hayward Field that year with a leap of 10 feet, 9 inches.
Just two weeks ago, she ran the half marathon at the Eugene Marathon with her mother, Toni Pagenstecher.
A candlelight vigil was tentatively scheduled on campus today for Pagenstecher, according to a message posted on her Twitter account.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
A memorial service will be held in Portland sometime in mid-June, according to her father.
Lane County Public Health was notified of Pagenstecher's condition, and the probability that she was suffering from bacterial meningitis, also known as meningococcal disease.
Pagenstecher had been ill this time for about five days before entering the hospital on Friday, Leudtke said.
Pagenstecher's Twitter account was filled with messages Saturday.
"Saddened to hear about the passing of Lill Pagenstecher," read a tweet from the UO's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. "Super sweet girl with a big heart. Our thoughts go out to her friends and family."
Tweeted UO student Matt Walks: "We lost one of our own to bacterial meningitis. It was random, confusing and devastating."
Pagenstecher was a 2009 graduate of Lincoln High School in Portland. She was the Portland Interscholastic League pole vault champion in 2009 with a leap of 10 feet, 7 inches, and finished third at the state Class 6A track meet at Hayward Field that year with a leap of 10 feet, 9 inches.
Just two weeks ago, she ran the half marathon at the Eugene Marathon with her mother, Toni Pagenstecher.
A candlelight vigil was tentatively scheduled on campus today for Pagenstecher, according to a message posted on her Twitter account.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
A memorial service will be held in Portland sometime in mid-June, according to her father.
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