College track and field athlete Matthew Wing, 22, killed in wrong-way crash in Missouri

College track and field athlete Matthew Wing, 22, killed in wrong-way crash in Missouri

Wing, a Nebraska native, was married in May 2025

Matthew Wing, a junior on the Concordia University, Nebraska track and field team, was killed in Cass County, Missouri, on Friday after he and three other members of the team were struck by a driver going the wrong way. (Photo courtesy Concordia University, Nebraska)

Concordia University, Nebraska’s athletics department confirmed Wing’s death in a heartbreaking social media post on Tuesday. (Getty Images)

Wing, 22, earned GPAC Indoor All-Conference honors in the 4x4m relay in 2025 and was a junior studying secondary education and public health and fitness. (Getty Images)