The fan that took a terrifying fall from the 21-foot-high right field wall at PNC Park on Wednesday was identified as a 20-year-old former college football player, according to multiple outlets. Kavan Markwood, who is listed in critical condition, is a 2022 graduate of South Allegheny High School in western Pennsylvania, a school district official . District spokesperson Laura Thomas described him as a hard-working, highly resilient young man. The 20-year-old went on to play college football at Division II Wheeling University in West Virginia as a linebacker in 2023, but left the team the following year for work, . A fan is carted off the field at PNC Park after falling out of the stands during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooks Lee Jersey Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. AP Markwood fell 21 feet over the Clemente Wall in right field of the Pittsburgh ballpark during Wednesday nights Pirates-Cubs game. Explore More He fell over a railing, which is 3 feet high, per TribLive, along the wall in the seventh inning while he celebrated Andrew McCutchens go-ahead double. The outlet reported that witne ses said that Markwood was excited and had taken off his shirt, then poured a beer on himself before the McCutchen at-bat. Stadium security and Pittsburgh Pirates medical personnel rush to a sist a fan who fell from the stands to the field as the Pirates batted against the Chicago Cubs during the seventh inning at PNC Park. Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Kavan Markwood previously played college football at Wheeling. WU Cardinals Zac Bruney, his coach at at Wheeling, told TMZ that Markwood was a very good young man. South Allegheny School District athletic director Mike Brown said Markwood had made a lasting impact on the South Allegheny community, both as an athlete and as a young man of character. Kavan is best known for his resilience, strength, and kindne s. He is a friend to all someone who lifts others up and faces challenges with courage and grace, Brown added. Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch of the Chicago Cubs look on after a fan fell from the stands during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on April 30, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Getty Images Kavan Markwood was identified as the fan who fell from the stands. Kavan Markwood/X The Pirates offered prayers for the fan on Thursday ahead of their game with the Cubs. They also recognized the medical personnel who responded quickly after Markwood fell. We are devastated, Pirates chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement. Pirates baseball is a community, and our fans are like family. In times like these, we must come together, support one another, and keep him and his loved ones in our prayers. Max Kepler Jersey