Just an hour before she jumped to her death, madison posted an image of a sunset over rittenhouse square to her instagram account. Madison holleran obituary maplewood, nj the record. Split image with espn writer kate fagan university of oregon. Oct 28, 2017 her first book, the reappearing act, is a memoir about coming out while she played on cus womens basketball team.
Mental health fair draws 500 for resources on secret. Her first book, the reappearing act, is a memoir about coming out while she played on cus womens basketball team. How madison hollerans death has shaped discussions around. She told a few friends she would meet them later that night at the dining hall. Split image on instagram, madison hollerans life looked idea. Jan 20, 2014 madison holleran took her life in philadelphia city center on friday night her death has shocked the upenn community, where she was a member of the track and field team, and her hometown in new jersey. Media outlets such as espn look to tell her story and the split image of this perfect girls life and her social media accounts in their own words. Madison holleran was a track star student attending the prestigious university of pennsylvania when she jumped off a parking garage and ended her life. Like the article, the book is about madison holleran. May 11, 2015 madison hollerans story may 11, 2015 by patty 18 comments the past few days, this piece by espn titled split image has been going around the internet and being shared throughout social media. Aug 18, 2017 espnws kate fagan discusses her new book, what made maddy run, and looks at how the ncaa can make mental health more of a priority.
May 14, 2015 here are images of madison holleran featured in the video accompaniment to espnws split image profile. She then shared a video that accompanied split image, the espnw article she wrote about holleran prior to writing the book. Madison grew up with two older siblings and two younger ones in an uppermiddleclass new jersey suburb about an hour outside new york, a place where college is a foregone conclusion. Fagan said she immediately started receiving emails with questions from students about topics ranging from hollerans story to perfectionism and suicide. Split image on instagram, madison holleran s life looked ideal. The booklength version of that piece titled what made maddy. Espn piece on madison, titled split image, into a fulllength book. Varsity club distributes book focused on mental health news. Fagan set to work on crafting a comprehensive analysis of the holleran story that would become what made maddy run. They hope madisons suicide letter promotes awareness about mental health and depression, which. In 2015, fagan published an article titled split image,which was her first piece on madison. The assembly started off with a brief documentary piece that was released when fagan had first come into contact with madisons story. Madison hollerans first semester at penn was tough, despite her 3. One year later, maddys family shared their daughters last words in a suicide note she left behind before jumping to her death in philadelphia.
Major media outlets began to investigate the factors that led to hollerans death, including the kate fagan espn feature split image and her bestselling book, what made maddy run. Espns kate fagan does a great job of trying to make sense of it, and how social media can sometimes paint an inaccurate picture. What most people dont realize is that espns coverage of hollerans death could potentially harm vulnerable individuals. Wexler this morning, pictures are all we have left of one of north jersey. Madison holleran pics images photos pictures, madison holleran suicide, madison holleran university of pennsylvania track star gallery. Parents share tragic suicide note of ivy league track star. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral mass at guardian angel. Espnws kate fagan discusses her new book, what made maddy run, and looks at how the ncaa can make mental health more of a priority.
On instagram, madison holleran s life looked ideal. Espn commentator kate fagan discusses depression, anxiety. She had spent the previous night watching the movie the parent trap with her good friend ingrid hung. Kate fagan is a former d1 student athlete and currently a columnist and feature writer for espnw, and espn the magazine.
Split image on instagram, madison holleran s life looked idea. In may 2015, here on espnw, we ran a story called split image, about the 2014 suicide of penn track athlete madison holleran. I can personally attest to the similar feelings of anxiety and depression in a quest for excellence in both college academics and athletics. But the photos hid the reality of someone struggling to go on.
Fagan talks mental health among student athletes the. She discussed the story of madison holleran, an allstar athlete at the university of pennsylvania, and the mental health issues that can stem from the transition to collegiate life and. Holleran madison stacy amelia, of allendale died suddenly on friday, january 17, 2014 in philladelphia, pa. Please take the first step in getting help by calling 1800273talk 8255. Sep 05, 2017 it is a continuation of the espn feature, life instagrammed, and an extension of kate fagans article, split image. Fagan picked up the story with a striking essay may 7, 2015 for espnw, split image, which surprised her with hundreds of emails from kids saying they can relate and wanting to know more. May 08, 2015 the instagram account of madison holleran seemed to show a successful and happy college freshman. But behind the scenes, the university of pennsylvania track athlete was struggling with her mental health. Former espn journalist discusses mental health issues with. Kate fagan, former espn sports journalist and author of the book what made maddy run, spoke this week to studentathletes and community members in the university of tennessee at martin skyhawk fieldhouse. She had a big, close social circle in high school, a support system built. Espnws kate fagan discusses her new book, what made maddy run, and looks at how the ncaa can make mental health more of a. What drove penn student madison holleran to suicide. No image captures the paradoxes of madisons instagram account more than the one.
Aug 16, 2017 in 2015 she wrote the espnw story, split image, about madison s suicide and the disconnect between how people portray themselves on social media and in real life. It is that larger context, written by someone who understands something about the pressures that maddy faced, that makes madison holleran s story so much more powerful, tragic, and even. The holleran family loaned fagan madisons laptop while she was writing this book. The parents of madison holleran, a popular 19yearold university of pennsylvania track star who took her life last january, have shared her tragic suicide note. Madison holleran is shown during the penn relays on april 27, 2012. Kate fagans what made maddy run subverts the stigma of. Sep 15, 2017 espn s kate fagan, author of what made maddy run, discusses the tragic story of madison holleran and how it changed the way she thinks about mental health. She was a student who seemed to have it all a freshman at an ivy league school, on. From split image in espn the magazines may 11 fight for perfection issue. What made maddy run examines the brief, intense life of. She said some clues in hollerans loss suggested themselves after she dived deeply into the 19yearolds computer and studied her social media.
Espns fagan talks of struggles of college athletes and. May 09, 2015 split image a must read from espn may 9, 2015 i had a different post all planned and queued to go up today, but after reading this article last night i knew i had to share this. Split image on instagram, madison hollerans life looked ideal. Last year i read that article and it was as tragic as it was captivating. Honoring the life of penn studentathlete madison holleran and. Out of a young athletes suicide story comes hope, in the form of help the new book what made maddy run shares the story of u penn track star. The book is an expansion of split image, an espnw story that we published in may. Everyone in madisons life holds a piece of her story. Here are images of madison holleran featured in the video accompaniment to espnws split image profile. Aug 11, 2017 madison grew up with two older siblings and two younger ones in an uppermiddleclass new jersey suburb about an hour outside new york, a place where college is a foregone conclusion. On the refrigerator is a 20 holiday card that reads, happy new year.
May 07, 2015 on instagram, madison holleran s life looked ideal. Since the death of madison holleran, questions have been asked as to what may have drawn the seemingly happy 19 year old university of penn student to commit suicide. Kate fagan, former espn sports journalist and author of the book what made maddy run, spoke feb. Penn track athletes death spurs exteachers petition.
Join the school of journalism and communications, in association with the asuo womens center, for a public talk by espn and espnw writer, kate fagan, as she discusses her article split image. U penn athlete madison holleran took her life by jumping off the 9th story of a parking garage in philly early last year. What espn got wrong when reporting about madison holleran part of what makes the piece so compelling is a series of storytelling devices and disclosures that also make it, frankly, irresponsible. Fagan talks mental health among student athletes the brown. And the range of topics that they wanted to discuss was broad. This is a well put together documentary describing her ups and downs, thoughts and the effects her passing had on her family and friends.
Kate fagan honors the life of madison holleran in the forthcoming. She was beautiful, smart, athletic and had a ton of friends. Life instagrammed madison holleran feature youtube. The secret struggles and tragic death of an allamerican teen, published in august 2017. Upenn shocked as freshman track star madison holleran, 19. She wrote split image, an espn feature article recounting hollerans life. Out of a young athletes suicide story comes hope, in. In 2015 she wrote the espnw story, split image, about madisons suicide and the disconnect between how people portray themselves on social. The thing i am still shocked about is that every or 14 seconds in the united states, someone will take their own life.
Before madison holleran took a running leap off the ninth floor of a. In hopes to save the next madison holleran kick the scale. Espn published an article, split image, on a 19yearold beautiful, ivy league track star, who died after jumping from a parking structure to commit suicide. The madison holleran prevention act requires that health care professionals. Sometimes she took a picture of the words, spotted in a magazine, and posted the image on social media. Moments earlier, she took a picture of a tranquil setting nearby and posted it to her instagram account. Kate fagan is a former d1 student athlete and currently a columnist and feature writer for espnw, espn. Madison holleran took her life in philadelphia city center on friday night her death has shocked the upenn community, where she was a member.
What espn got wrong when reporting about madison holleran. She also left a copy of the young adult book reconstructing amelia, which tells the. Madison hollerans death by suicide at the university of pennsylvania was the story that shocked america. It is a continuation of the espn feature, life instagrammed, and an extension of kate fagans article, split image. If you are not familiar with maddy holleran, she was a competitive soccer player. Apr 11, 2019 the book examines madisons story through the lenses of mental health and the impact of social media. Kate fagan, an espn writer, panelist and author of the book what made maddy run, talked to lehigh students on oct. Madison holleran was a track star student attending the prestigious university of pennsylvania when continue.
What most people dont realize is that espn s coverage of holleran s death could potentially harm vulnerable individuals. What made maddy run from kate fagan is about more than. In the weeks after split image came outmaddys storyi got hundreds of emails from high school and college students and student athletes. I was familiar with maddys story after reading split image on espnw and. Varsity club distributes book focused on mental health. On january 17, 2014 madison holleran, a 19yearold track and former soccer star, attending school at upenn, leapt to her death from a parking garage in philadelphia. Kate fagan talks perfectionism in college athletics the brown and.
However, it is only the people closest to madison that know the true story, and just how much she had been hurting. Jan 22, 2015 january 17, 2014, is a date madisons loved ones will likely never forget. Five of madison hollerans friends remove the filter literally and metaphorically from. The family of madison holleran the 19yearold penn student who jumped to her death a year ago provided her suicide note to people magazine, for publication in its february 2, 2015 issue. Kate fagan, an espn writer, panelist and author of the book what made. What made maddy run is adapted from a piece fagan wrote for espn in 2015 called split image about madison holleran, a track runner at the university of pennsylvania who who took her own life in the winter of her. The feelings that madison had are not unique to athletes in college and it is truly tragic that she never got the help that she needed to feel like her life and her family was worth fighting for. The secret struggles and tragic death of an allamerican teen 2017 centers on madison holleran, a promising young athlete at the university of pennsylvania who committed suicide in 2014. What made maddy run chicago suicide programs suicide. What the ncaa can learn from madison hollerans tragic suicide. Very sad story that i vaugely remember hearing about at the time.
A necessary resolution to share the real story behind. The book length version of that piece titled what made maddy run. Book about madison holleran, dangers of perfection released. Espn commentator kate fagan discusses depression, anxiety and. Madison hollerans story may 11, 2015 by patty 18 comments the past few days, this piece by espn titled split image has been going around. Im not right the turmoil and death of a college athlete. In 2015, espn the magazine published an article called split image which was written by kate fagan. She discussed the story of madison holleran, an allstar athlete at the university of pennsylvania, and the mental health issues that can stem from the transition to. I wrote an e book about my experience as a collegiate runner on the brink of selfdestruction. Madison hollerans notes dispel the myth of the selfish. The popular bubbly and outgoing track and field athlete, 19 at the time, jumped from a parking garage and ended her life. Madison holleran was 19 years old, a star middledistance runner and freshman at the university of pennsylvania when she jumped to her death from a parking garage in january of 2014. Popular ivy league track star madison holleran died last year, and her death shocked family, and friends at the university of pennsylvania.
Sep 06, 2018 it can be rough but also cathartic for the people who are involved, or in madison hollerans case, those left behind. Kate fagan discusses mental health with ut martin student. Espns story on madison holleran, the upenn track star the committed suicide, was recently released and i felt it necessary to share. This is a work of narrative journalism that grew out of fagans awardwinning espn essay split image 2015.
Its a hard book to read, but it touches on so many important issues among young. Fagan, who played basketball for the university of colorado, was able to directly address the studentathletes in the room, who formed the majority of the crowd. Author kate fagans espn feature, split image, was widely read and praised for its indepth look at hollerans struggles with. Madison s high school friends had told her they were also struggling.
Madison hollerans friends share their unfiltered life stories. According to her father, james holleran, 52, the illustrious track and athlete star had recently communicated that she had been having suicidal thoughts as. New book covers madison holleran, social media and dangers of perfection. In high school, holleran was popular, happy and very successful in academics and sports. Out of a young athletes suicide story comes hope, in the form of help the new book what made maddy run shares the story of u penn track star madison holleran, and shares remedies.
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