2026年9月30日 / 美国东部时间下午6:45 / CBS新闻
作者：乔丹·弗赖曼
亚利桑那州立大学已将该校曲棍球队主教练格雷格·鲍尔斯安排带薪行政休假，此前一名球员在上月训练中晕倒，目前仍靠生命支持设备住院治疗。
亚利桑那州立大学表示，助理教练迈克·科贝特将暂代主教练一职，校方会“尽快”任命临时主教练。校方未透露鲍尔斯预计休假时长。
来自加拿大安大略省的21岁大二学生马修·梅奇于8月20日在训练中晕倒。据CBS附属电台KPHO-TV报道，梅奇家族的律师罗伯特·凯里称他“康复希望渺茫”。
根据校方针对该事件的调查报告，梅奇当时正在学校一处户外场地进行“放松训练”，内容为手持药球跑步，随后晕倒。美国国家气象局数据显示当日最高气温超过100华氏度，但校方称训练期间气温在86至89华氏度之间。
报告称：“跑步过程中，马修看起来有些吃力，随后接连绊倒、丢下药球并摔倒在地。他试图起身继续跑步，但跪倒在地。”球员和教练示意梅奇不要乱动，一名运动训练师尝试用冰毛巾和冷水为他降温。
校方表示，梅奇起初尚有意识，但随后病情恶化。
鲍尔斯周三在一份声明中表示，他支持对自己停职的决定，称“我相信这将让调查得以彻底、独立且不受干扰地推进”，并表示他将“全力配合”。
“马修和他的家人始终是我思绪和祈祷的重心，”鲍尔斯说道，“马修遭遇的一切深深影响了我们全队的每一个人，我仍在为他和他的家人祈祷，希望他们能获得力量与康复。”
梅奇的父母约翰和克里斯蒂娜此前曾要求负责组织此次训练的教练停职。他们在周三的一份声明中表示，仅对鲍尔斯停职并不足够。
“仅让鲍尔斯停职，却让他相识十年的挚友继续负责更衣室事务，这并未解决问题，”他们在声明中说道，“如果亚利桑那州立大学不愿将他停职，哪怕只是为了球员安全谨慎行事，那么校方承诺任命的临时主教练也应当有权停职任何可能对球员实施报复的人员。”
2025年2月7日，在亚利桑那州坦佩市穆莱特球馆对阵丹佛大学先锋队的比赛中，亚利桑那州立大学太阳魔鬼队主教练格雷格·鲍尔斯在场边执教。扎克·邦杜兰特 / 盖蒂图片社
在被停职前的新闻发布会上，鲍尔斯告诉记者：“恕我直言，我拒绝回答任何有关8月20日事件的问题。”
另有七名球员对校方的事件版本提出异议，他们在周二致亚利桑那州立大学校长的一封信中称，负责此次训练的外部顾问未按学校政策获得批准，训练时长远超校方说法，球员未获得充足的补水休息时间，且“在我们中部分人出现不适症状后，训练仍在继续”。
这些因担心报复而选择匿名的学生表示，梅奇尤其没有获得任何补水休息机会，且在他晕倒前的最后一组训练中就已出现不适症状。他们还称，现场未配备必要的应急设备，例如冷水浸泡桶。
学生们称，此次训练由蒂姆·齐塞尔负责，校方将其描述为“2025-26赛季曾与亚利桑那州立大学曲棍球队就领导力和团队合作话题进行过交流的人员”，并在信中将该训练描述为“严苛的”“军事化风格”。
齐塞尔在其律师发布的一份声明中表示：“除了按节奏进行的体操训练外，不存在所谓的军事化训练。”
“‘军事化训练’这种说法完全是凭空捏造的，”他说道，“对于一支高中校队橄榄球队或篮球队而言，实际的训练强度只能算是轻松。我曾是海军老兵，担任校队主教练长达28年。当前重点应当放在马修的家人身上，凭空捏造的说法对他们毫无帮助。”
学生们指控梅奇晕倒后被留在阳光下长达数分钟，“现场仅有的降温设备是一个装着少量佳得乐和场边毛巾的小型冷却箱……喷出水柱而非水雾的喷水瓶，后来在将他转移后，才用上了一根温热水的花园水管”。
代表这七名匿名球员的律师蒂姆·凯西告诉CBS新闻：“在我看来，校方正在抱团护短。他们并未开展全面、公正且透明的调查。”
他表示，球员们不愿公开露面是因为“完全没有任何保护措施”。
学生们在信中要求，对负责此次训练的人员停职，等待独立调查结果出炉。
鲍尔斯在周三的声明中表示：“我尊重球员们公开、坦诚谈论自身经历的权利，我希望每一名球员都能完全自由地在调查中坦诚发言。我深切关心这些年轻人及其福祉，我将尊重他们在调查过程中选择分享的任何内容。”
马里科帕县检察官雷切尔·米切尔周二在社交媒体上表示，亚利桑那州立大学警察局正在调查该事件，一旦调查完成，她的办公室将“以最高级别审查此事”。
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Arizona State University hockey coach put on leave after player collapsed during workout
September 30, 2026 / 6:45 PM EDT / CBS News
By Jordan Freiman
Arizona State University has placed its hockey coach, Greg Powers, on paid administrative leave after a player collapsed during a workout last month and remains hospitalized on life support.
ASU said assistant coach Mike Corbett will take over for now and that an interim coach would be named “soon.” The school did not say how long Powers was expected to remain on leave.
Matthew Mayich, a 21-year-old sophomore from Ontario, Canada, collapsed during a workout on Aug. 20. Robert Carey, an attorney for the Mayich family, has said he is “unlikely to recover,” according to CBS affiliate KPHO-TV.
According to a report from the school about the incident, Mayich was taking part in a “wind-down” exercise that involved running with a medicine ball at one of the school’s outdoor facilities when he collapsed. The high temperature that day was over 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, although the school said the workout took place when the temperature ranged from 86 to 89 degrees.
“When running, Matthew appeared to struggle, and then in rapid succession stumbled, dropped the medicine ball, and fell to the ground. He attempted to get up and resume running but fell to his knees,” the report said. Mayich was told to stay down by players and coaches and an athletic trainer tried to use iced towels and cold water to cool him down.
The school said Mayich was initially responsive but that his condition deteriorated.
Powers said in a statement Wednesday that he supported the decision to place him on leave, saying, “I believe this will allow the review to proceed thoroughly, independently and without distraction,” and that he intends to “cooperate fully.”
“Matthew and his family remain foremost in my thoughts and prayers,” Powers said. “What happened to Matthew has deeply affected everyone in our program, and I continue to hope for strength and healing for him and his family.”
Mayich’s parents, John and Christina, had previously called for the coaches who ran the workout to be put on leave. In a statement Wednesday, they said putting only Powers on leave isn’t enough.
“Putting Powers on leave while his best friend of the last decade stays in charge of the locker room doesn’t solve the problem,” they said in a statement. “If ASU won’t remove him, even just to err on the side of player safety, then the interim head coach it has promised should have the authority to place on leave anyone who poses a risk of retaliation against these players.”
Head coach Greg Powers of the Arizona State University Sun Devils on the bench during a game against the University of Denver Pioneers at Mullett Arena on Feb. 7, 2025, in Tempe, Arizona. Zac BonDurant / Getty Images
At a news conference prior to being placed on leave, Powers told reporters, “Respectfully, I decline to answer any questions regarding August 20.”
Seven other players have disputed the school’s version of events, saying in a letter sent Tuesday to ASU’s president that the outside consultant who ran the workout was not approved in accordance with the school’s policy, the workout lasted longer than the school said, the players did not receive sufficient water breaks, and the workout “continued after some of us showed signs of distress.”
The students, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, stated that Mayich in particular was not given any water breaks and had shown signs of distress before the final exercise during which he collapsed. They also said required emergency equipment, like cold-water immersion tubs, wasn’t on the field.
The workout, which the students say was run by Tim Ziesel, a man whom the school described as “an individual who had spoken with the ASU Hockey team in the 2025-26 season about topics of leadership and teamwork,” was described in the students’ letter as “grueling” and “military-style.”
Ziesel, in a statement released by his attorney, said, “There is no such thing as a military style workout other than calisthenics done to a cadence.”
“The term ‘military style workout’ is a term that was made up out of thin air,” he said. “The actual workout would be considered easy by a high school varsity football or basketball team. I am a Navy Veteran and I was a head varsity coach for 28 years. The emphasis should be on the family of Matthew. They are not served by made up terms.”
The students alleged Mayich was left in the sun for several minutes after he collapsed, and “the only cooling on hand was one small cooler holding a few Powerade sideline towels … squirt bottles that put out a stream of water rather than a spray, and later, after he was moved, a garden hose with warm water.”
Tim Casey, a lawyer representing the seven unnamed players, told CBS News, “The university, in my judgment, is circling the wagons. They are not pursuing a fulsome, faithful, or transparent investigation.”
He said the players don’t feel comfortable publicly coming forward because “there’s no protection whatsoever.”
The students in their letter requested that the staff responsible for the workout be placed on leave pending the results of an independent investigation.
Powers, in his statement Wednesday, said, “I respect our players’ right to speak openly and honestly about their experiences, and I want every player to feel completely free to participate candidly in the review. I care deeply about these young men and their well-being, and I will respect whatever they choose to share through that process.”
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Tuesday on social media that the ASU Police Department is investigating the incident, and once that probe is finished, her office will “review this matter at the highest level.”
Carter Evans contributed to this report.