The Mesa County Coroner’s Office has identified a 20-year-old Colorado Mesa University student athlete as the man who drowned Wednesday in a swimming hole near Glade Park.

Austin Worbington of Peyton died after being swept underwater at the Pot Holes, naturally formed swimming areas, in Glade Park.

Worbington was not breathing when he was pulled from the water. He was flown to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction where he was declared dead.

The cause of death was drowning, according to the coroner’s office.

Worbington, who graduated from Falcon High School in 2015, was a freshman wide receiver on CMU’s Mavericks football team.

He led Falcon’s football team to the semifinals of the 4A state tournament and earned academic all-state, all-conference and all-area honors.

He planned to major in athletic training.

In a note posted to Falcon’s web site, Cheryl DeGeorge, the principal, notified students and parents of the death.

“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that Falcon Nation has had a significant loss. One of last year’s graduates, Austin Worbington, passed away late yesterday. Austin made a great and lasting impact at Falcon High School and he will be greatly missed,” she said.

School psychologists, social workers and counselors from the district’s crisis response team are at at Falcon High School on Thursday.

The school is holding a vigil on the football field Saturday night at 8 p.m.

Tom McGhee: 303-954-1671, tmcghee@denverpost.com or @dpmcghee