Crew Star Dies After Year-Long Battle With Cancer
June 24th, 2010
Jill Costello, a star on the Cal women’s crew squad and recent graduate, died Thursday morning, ending her year-long battle with lung cancer. She was 22.
Costello, the crew’s coxswain, was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer last June – which spread to her liver, breast and bones – though she remained part of the team throughout this past season. She had been admitted into the emergency room at the UCSF Medical Center Sunday night after her condition worsened.