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Man killed by flying weight during Colorado Springs track meet ID’d as 57-year-old father
The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.
Man killed by stray weight at Colorado track and field meet remembered as dedicated husband, dad
A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday at the Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs killed Wade Langston,
‘Loving father’ ID’d as spectator killed in hammer throw accident while attending son’s high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A “loving father” attending his son’s track meet has been identified as the spectator accidentally killed by a hammer at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Sunday. Wade Langston, 57, was fatally struck by a hammer during a track and field meet held at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus for high school students across Colorado,
Father watching school athletics killed by hammer weight in Colorado
Wade Langston, 57, was watching the track and field meet when a hammer weight cleared barriers and struck him on Sunday morning, officials said.
Spectator killed by hammer weight thrown at high school track meet in Colorado
A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident at Colorado high school track meet: Officials
A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
Spectator at Colorado high school track meet killed after being struck by athlete's hammer
The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Spectator Killed During Weight Throw Event at Indoor Track and Field Meet
The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled for December 15, January 26, and February 16, with the final event being the UCCS United High School Indoor State Championship. Officials say the accident occurred around 9:30 a.m. during the Jan. 26 meeting.
Father of athlete killed in track meet accident at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
The father of one of the athletes was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's hammer reportedly went out of bounds.
Spectator killed after hammer reportedly goes out of bounds at high school track and field meet in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A spectator at a high school track and field meet was killed after an athlete’s hammer reportedly went out of bounds Sunday morning. UCCS, which hosted the meet, said it was heartbroken over what it called a “horrible accident.”
Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado
A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The event, a club track and field meet held at University of Colorado-Colorado Springs,
Coroner identifies spectator killed in track and field event in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 57-year-old man died Sunday after he was struck by a weight from a weight throw event that ...
Wade Langston remembered by family following indoor track and field accident at UCCS
The outpouring of love for Wade Langston arrived swiftly following the news of the accident Sunday. Langston died after a ...
Family of man who died at UCCS fieldhouse issues statement
On Monday, Jan. 27, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died at a high school club sports meet at the ...