The article said "WEIGHT THROW." Throwing the hammer indoors would be like throwing the Javelin indoors. That would be a joke to talk about it much less to do it!
MJ will gain publicity, especially if they keep saying Hammer Throw. Idiots.
Spectator hit and killed by weight throw at Colorado Springs track meet
College Running
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It was the WEIGHT THROW!!! I doubt the Hammer Throw has ever been contested indoors. Hey how about the Javelin throw while we are at it. Please think people.
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Justthinking wrote:
If the meet director ( Colorado United) and its coaches are proven to have miss managed this meet in anyway. Should they still be aloud to coach at their schools/clubs or even host meets this upcoming spring for outdoor track and field events? On the Colorado United website it says a USATF Member Club and yet when you go to look it up on the USATF website, it is not listed as such.
When you go to the website. The first thing you see is a support your team donate button at the top. Followed by a join our team and then a register now and then a payment button. After all that it’s a “meet the coaches”. The priorities aren’t describing the “club” or the purpose, instead it looks like pay for it now and find out later.Nothing says "get yourself fired" more than getting someone killed because your are incompetent. Every official and meet director involved should be fired.
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I feel the building manager or ad should be called into question as well. I found this photo someone posted on Reddit and it appears they have a 15 foot sturdy chain link fence to protect their equipment but only a 10 foot saggy net to protect their fans. Can’t believe they’ve hosted for years like this. Yikes
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so I found a photo of what the building looked like during collage meets and its clear that they had pushed the barrior back and moved the netting so they could move the bleachers there because when I was there I clearly remember seeing the netting on the grass
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goodiegoodie wrote:
so I found a photo of what the building looked like during collage meets and its clear that they had pushed the barrior back and moved the netting so they could move the bleachers there because when I was there I clearly remember seeing the netting on the grass
Do you mean the netting was outside on the grass that matched the netting that was part of the sector barrier?
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Those are not the types of posts you wanna see in a thread about the death of someone
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Very sad wrote:
a little disappointed wrote:
i expected funnier posts on this thread
Those are not the types of posts you wanna see in a thread about the death of someone
What is funny is the diseased, cash grabbing, "coaches," that are Colorado United are still at it. If you are following youth running in Colorado on Instagram, they are blowing up the feed with their nitwit advertisements. What parent in their right mind would ever consider taking their children to these ghouls for coaching? The willful negligence these twits displayed by rearranging the facility seating, which imperiled those attending and led to the death of a spectator, is at a minimum, mind-boggling. When one goes to a college meet, universally, the indoor throws are contest BEFORE the other events. Why, because safety. These ass-hats though...
And the school. Where was the University of Colorado when all this went down? How are they not being litigated. I thought a few months would go by and we would see some sort of resolution: staff firings, court actions. But nothing. WTF! Are there no other youth running clubs in Colorado Springs.
Who would go to a track meet their now? Who would want their kids around these jack-wagons? Sheesh...31 -
Oh look what hit my inbox, I wonder, does no one at CU talk to each other. Now that there are no more High School meets allowed in Colorado Springs, these ass-hats are bringing their road show to Boulder:
Good morning Coaches, Athletic Directors, and Track Fans,
(If you are not the coach anymore, please forward this along to the proper person.)
We want to thank each of you for all that you do for athletes day in and day out.
We
also want to thank you all for your continued support of Runners Roost
all over Colorado. Runners Roost is the original and locally owned run
specialty store where we offer top-of-the-line shoes, spikes, apparel,
nutrition, etc.
It is crazy that the 2026 track season is just
around the corner, and at Runners Roost, we always want to help support
our local running community. Throughout February and March, we are
offering 15-20%* off purchases for student-athletes/teams (simply
mention your high school/team to receive the discount).
Some
stores also offer special spike nights for teams to come in and
receive extra discounts and give-back incentives. Please contact your
local Runners Roost for info or to set up a spike night today! (Info for
stores below)
Thank you for helping support local businesses!
Please contact your local Runners Roost for discounts or scheduling for a spike night!
Also,
shameless plug, but we also have a meet this coming Sunday at CU
Boulder! This is the first high school meet ever in the facility, and we
are so excited to bring forward this opportunity to the community!
You can find more information about the meet here:
Registration for the meet closes on Friday, January 9th at midnight.
-Daniel Russell
Runners Roost Colorado Springs
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Colorado Springs (719) 632-2633
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*Promotions, discount amounts, and give-back incentives vary between stores.03 -
FatSlowOldGuy wrote:
The news is reporting someone was killed at a high school meeting hit by a hammer. I’m assuming the death is true but all the details are wrong. Not hs? UCCS indoor college meet?
anyone know the real details
Like a cannonball to his face.
A cannonball to his f*cking face.
I can only assume death happened quickly.
Reminds me of
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I mean would you rather there be no high school meets at all?
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TrackMeetz wrote:
I mean would you rather there be no high school meets at all?
There is no high school indoor state meet in CO. It doesn't make sense for there to be indoor high school meets in CO, except for overzealous parents and the money-hungry club coaches who cater to them. This speaks to why safety oversight could be so lax, there is no sanctioning or rigor in officiating these rogue meets.
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I would not. Obviously, If I got this E-mail I am about running and opportunities to race for youth in Colorado.
Forgive me if I want it to be safe. Cute that they move from one CU facility to another.
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I ran CU indoor meets in Potts 20 years ago. Mines too.
It was something to do over the winter for fun. Didn’t run fast.
I think it’s fine to have meets, accidents happen but this is probably a safer facility in general. Hopefully they take extra precautions
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TrackMeetz wrote:
I ran CU indoor meets in Potts 20 years ago. Mines too.
It was something to do over the winter for fun. Didn’t run fast.
Nobody cares
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Seems that way.
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