SMNW sophomore dies after suffering medical emergency after football practice

A Shawnee Mission Northwest High School student died Friday after suffering a medical emergency after football practice on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for Johnson County Med-Act said crews responded to the school Wednesday about 5:25 p.m. on reports of an medical emergency.

On arrival, they learned the 15-year-old boy was in critical condition.

In a letter to families, the district identified the student as Ovet Gomez-Regalado, who was a sophomore at the school.

SMNW Principal Lisa Gruman remembered Regalado as a "warm and wonderful student that touched the hearts of so many in our community."

No other details on the nature of the medical emergency were immediately available.

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