A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.

Wade Langston, 57, of Colorado Springs was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said.

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew ...

A spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado was killed after he was struck by an errant hammer throw that cleared ...

A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor at a youth track and field ...

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

A spectator at a high school indoor track meeting is killed after being accidently hit by a hammer thrown by an athlete.

The father of one of the athletes competing at the event was killed by the hammer as he tried to shield his wife and son from ...

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared ...

A man died after he was hit by the object over the weekend at a track meet at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs ...

The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled ...