CISSimon Fraser CIS mourns passing of student Bernd Dittrich Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Home Standings ScheduleResults Playoffs Statistics Past Stats Individual Records News Simon Fraser CIS mourns passing of student Bernd DittrichIt is with great sadness that Simon Fraser University and SFU Athletics share the news of the passing today of football player Bernd DittrichDittrich a quarterback for the SFU Clan football team died in hospital Wednesday morning Cause of death has yet to be determined He was taken to hospital Tuesday evening after losing consciousness in a swimming pool on SFUs Burnaby campusHe was 21 years old He is survived by his family in AustriaOriginally from Vienna Austria Dittrich moved to Heavener Oklahoma at the age of 17 for his senior year of high school and played both quarterback and linebacker for the Heavener WolvesGrowing up in Vienna Dittrich fell in love with the sport of American Football and played for the Vienna Vikings club team where he was coached by current SFU offensive coordinator Shawn Olson for five years Olson recruited Dittrich to play for Simon Fraser and the mobile pivot joined the Clan football team in August of 2007 alongside his fellow Vienna Viking teammate Daniel StanzelOur hearts go out to Bernds family said SFUs Senior Director of Athletics Dr David Murphy The SFU athletics community has lost an exceptional young man Bernd was not only a great athlete on the field but also an inspiring individual in all aspects of life We will miss him tremendouslyWhile the thirdy...