2026年7月8日 / 美国东部时间下午2:25 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
当妮可·迪基得知巴克内尔大学前体能与力量教练马克·库尔比斯因2024年橄榄球训练后去世的儿子卡尔文·“C.J.”·迪基二世的案件面临刑事指控时，她告诉《哥伦比亚广播公司早间新闻》，对于时隔这么久才提起指控的决定，她表示理解。
“这几个月来我们一直活在这样的情绪里，所以我当时的感受只有感激，”她说道。
宾夕法尼亚州总检察长戴夫·周日周一宣布，其办公室已以重罪严重虐待新人罪起诉库尔比斯，并以过失杀人罪、鲁莽危害他人安全罪和虐待新人罪对其提起轻罪指控。检察官表示，尽管这名新生患有镰状细胞特征，会让他在剧烈体力活动中面临更高风险，但这位教练仍让迪基二世参与了极限训练。
美国全国大学体育协会（NCAA）要求所有新生运动员接受镰状细胞特征筛查。该协会的运动医学手册指出，只要采取适当预防措施，比如安排冷却恢复期、降低训练强度，患有该特征的运动员进行运动通常是安全的。
“事实表明，这名被告掌握了C.J.的健康状况信息，也接受过NCAA反虐待新人标准的培训，却无视这些信息，”周日在一份声明中说道。“这是一场非同寻常的悲剧，更令人痛心的是，C.J.的死本可以避免。”
据称导致迪基二世死亡的训练内容包括100个“俯卧撑击掌起立”动作，尽管迪基二世在训练过程中明显体力不支，库尔比斯也只是在他昏倒后才呼救。两天后，迪基二世在医院去世。
“我们原本以为，送他去医院，医生会给他做治疗，过几天他就能出院，我们就能继续正常生活——结果根本不是那样，”他的父亲老卡尔文·迪基说道。
库尔比斯在迪基二世去世约六个月后离开了巴克内尔大学。库尔比斯的律师坚称，这位教练对这名运动员的死亡不负有责任。
但迪基夫妇希望，他们的悲剧能带来一些积极改变。
他们创立了C.J.迪基基金会，专注于镰状细胞特征的宣传与教育。去年4月，迪基家族还单独对巴克内尔大学提起了民事诉讼。
“这是一次提升认知和宣传教育的机会，”妮可·迪基说道。“同时也能让相关项目进行自我反思。”
“现在不是沉默的时候，”她继续说道。“我不想再看到另一个C.J.遭遇这样的悲剧。”
Parents of Bucknell student who died after football practice speak out after criminal charges filed against ex-coach
July 8, 2026 / 2:25 PM EDT / CBS News
When Nicole Dickey found out that former Bucknell strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was facing criminal charges in the death of her son Calvin “C.J.” Dickey Jr. after a 2024 football practice, she told “CBS Mornings” she appreciated the decision to file charges after so much time had passed.
“We’ve been living in this space for months and months now, so what I felt was just appreciation,” she said.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday that his office is charging Kulbis with felony aggravated hazing as well as misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and hazing. Prosecutors say the coach subjected Dickey Jr. to extreme workouts despite knowing that the freshman carried sickle-cell trait, making him more vulnerable to the impact of strenuous physical activity.
The NCAA requires all new athletes to be screened for sickle-cell trait. Its sports medicine handbook says exercising with the condition is generally safe when proper precautions are taken, like cool-down periods and a slower workout pace.
“The facts show this defendant received information about C.J.’s health condition, along with training about NCAA anti-hazing standards, and disregarded that information,” Sunday said in a statement. “This is an extraordinary tragedy, worsened by the fact that C.J.’s death was preventable.”
The workout that led to Dickey Jr.’s death allegedly included 100 “up-downs,” and Kulbis allegedly only called for help after Dickey Jr. passed out despite visibly struggling during the drills. He died in a hospital two days later.
“We thought, go to the hospital, they, you know, patch him up, in a couple days, he’d be out, and we just, you know, keep moving on — nope,” his father Calvin Dickey Sr. said.
Kulbis left Bucknell around six months after Dickey Jr. died. Kulbis’ attorney maintains that the coach is not responsible for the athlete’s death.
But his parents hope that something else can come from their loss.
They started the C.J. Dickey Foundation, which focuses on sickle-cell trait awareness and education. The Dickey family also filed a separate civil lawsuit against Bucknell last April.
“This is an opportunity for education and awareness,” Nicole Dickey said. “It’s also an opportunity for programs to self-reflect.”
“This is not the time for silence,” she continued. “I do not want to see another C.J.”
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