A Maple Grove High School track athlete died last week after he suffered a medical incident following practice.

MAPLE GROVE, Minn — A teenage track athlete suffered a cardiac arrest following track practice at Maple Grove High School and died, school officials confirmed with KARE 11 Monday. Espoir Missite, 16, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

A Maple Grove High School track athlete tragically collapsed and died late last month. According to a GoFundMe launched to help the family, Espoir Christopher Missite, 16, reportedly went into cardiac arrest outside of the high school at around 5 p.

A track athlete suffered a medical emergency outside Maple Grove High School and died, officials said Monday. Fire Department personnel responded about 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 to the service road behind the high school for what Deputy Fire Chief Jeremy Berger said was a CPR call.