Shelby Daniele: Cause of Death of Former Cal Poly Track and Field Star Who Died Just Months after Earnings Her Master’s Degree Revealed [Video]

Former Cal Poly track and field star Shelby Daniele reportedly died from a brain aneurysm at the age of 23 on Wednesday. Her cause of death was revealed last week by Brian Brandenburg, the father of another athlete attending the California NCAA Division I school, in a Facebook post.

Daniele, who set a new Cal Poly indoor record for 200m last year with a time of 24.69 seconds, passed away unexpectedly last Wednesday, just months after earning her master’s degree. She competed for the Mustangs for five years, from 2020 to 2024. During these years she emerged as one of the most prominent and admired young talents of her college.

Shocking Way to Die

Brandenburg who paid tribute to his two daughters Tori and Eva on National Daughters Day in the post wrote that Daniele was the “driving force” behind Eva’s choosing to run track at Cal Poly.

“My joy is crushed tonight. The …