Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old freshman student at Wheaton College in Illinois, died Saturday after accidentally being struck by a hammer while volunteering at a track and field event.
"We are deeply grieved, but, because of our faith in Christ, not without hope," Wheaton College President Philip Ryken said in a statement. "We ask people to pray for Ethan's family, his friends, and our campus community.”
Roser was working as a volunteer at a track meet when an errant throw hit him on the head. He was tended to by paramedics on the scene and transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.