Sports Tufts lacrosse player Madie Nicpon, 20, dies after accident at hot dog eating contest October 21, 2021October 22, 2021 Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Comments Off on Tufts lacrosse player Madie Nicpon, 20, dies after accident at hot dog eating contest Madelyn "Madie" Nicpon was participating with other studentsĀ in a hot dog eating contest and choked. She had goals of going into medicine.