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.

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

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

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

The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

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 spectator at a track and field meet in Colorado was killed when a hammer weight was sent into the stands, officials said ...

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

Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare. A hammer killed a student at a college track and field meet at ...

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

Family and friends are mourning the death of a man who was hit by an errant weight at his son's high school athletic event in ...