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Aranza Vazquez Montaño Named ACC Diver Of The Week

North Carolina's Montaño was named ACC Women's Diver of the Week for the fifth time this season and 13th time overall on Tuesday. She has won the award each of the past two weeks, four of the last five, five of the past seven. Montaño split the diving events in No. 20 UNC's meet with No. 1 Virginia and No. 8 North Carolina State. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Siblings Sweep ACC Weekly Diving Awards

UNC's brother and sister duo Rodolfo Vazquez Montaño and Montaño took home ACC Men's and Women's Diver of the Week honors, with Rodolfo sharing Men's Diver of the Week accolades with Pitt's Dylan Reed. Aranza swept the diving events against UNC Asheville. This was her fourth weekly award of the season and 12th of her career. (GoHeels.com)

Which UNC athletes will be the Tar Heels’ best in 2024?

A new year has arrived, and it’s time to look at some athletes who could thrive for North Carolina in 2024. UNC Field Hockey provided the top highlight in 2023, winning a national championship for the fifth time in six seasons. Representing seven sports, here’s a look at 11 UNC standouts primed to make headlines in 2024 as the top Tar Heels on campus. (Fayetteville Observer)

UNC Student-Athletes Set Graduation Success Rates Record

For the fourth straight year UNC student-athletes set a school-record for multi-year graduation rates and set the mark for highest single-year rate as reported in the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rates. Tar Heels student-athlete GSRs for the incoming classes of 2013-14 through 2016-17 were a record 92%. The single-year rate was also a record 94%. (GoHeels.com)

DTH Editors' picks for UNC Athlete of the Year

has proven herself as a trailblazer at North Carolina, underscored by the accolades she’s amassed, such as the 2023 ACC Women’s Diver of the Year and the 2022-23 CSCAA Women’s Diver of the Year. brought tennis into the limelight, leading the UNC women’s team to its first NCAA Team Championship in program history. (Daily Tar Heel)

A look back at UNC's national championships in 2023

Nicknamed the "University of National Champions," various UNC sports programs brought home the hardware in 2023. UNC Field Hockey won its 11th national title and fifth in six years. Women's Tennis captured its first NCAA championship. won a diving title. And Austin O'Connor won UNC's second national individual wresting title. (Daily Tar Heel)

UNC diving's Aranza Vazquez and Yaidel Gamboa discuss shared Latino heritage

and Yaidel Gamboa share a strong bond as athlete and coach, but also through their shared Latino heritage. Gamboa is from Cuba and recruited Vazquez to UNC when she was a talented, yet relatively unknown, diver from Mexico. With Gamboa's guidance, Vazquez is a two-time national champion and winner of the ACC diving triple crown. (Daily Tar Heel)

Four Tar Heels To Serve On 2023-24 ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

The ACC announced Thursday its 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Representatives, naming Tar Heels Perry Becker (swimming & diving), (football), (football) and Riley Quartermain (golf) to represent UNC. "The members of this committee serve as a collective voice for our nearly 10,000 student-athletes" (GoHeels.com)

Swimming Legend Sue Walsh Makes Waves With Swim Across America And In Cancer Fight

Swimming and philanthropy go hand-in-hand for . She was introduced to Swim Across America through her 1980 U.S. Olympic teammate Craig Beardsley, and the organization’s mission of funding life-saving cancer treatments was a way to give back. Sue was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and 10-time national champion at UNC. (Swim Across America)

Video: UNC Historian Freddie Kiger Spins Tar Heel Tales At Sutton's

Longtime University of North Carolina historian Freddie Kiger talks about the rich history of UNC and Olympic Sports at Carolina for an audience at Sutton's Drug Store in Chapel Hill. (View Video)
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