UNC Track & Field

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Three Tar Heels Wrap Up Time At Track & Field World Championships

The sensational 2025 track season for UNC grad Ethan Strand came to a close two spots short of advancing to the finals of the men's 1,500m at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Obi Amaechi represented Nigeria in the women's discus, finishing 16th. The newest Tar Heel, Vera Sjöberg, finished seventh in the first heat of the women's 1,500m. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: UNC Football Dominates Richmond, Tar Heels Run Wild in NFL, Meet Jonathan Powell

It was another big sports weekend, with UNC Football dominating the Richmond Spiders, Tar Heels scoring touchdowns left and right in the NFL, Olympic sports continuing to stack impressive performances, football recruiting visits, basketball recruiting visit cancellations, a visit with new UNC wing Jonathan Powell, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Athletics Top 10 from 2024-25

Host Isaac Schade kicks off the Top 10 countdown of the moments that defined UNC athletics over the last academic year. In episode 1, 10: The Lane Violation, 9: Field Hockey's perfect season falls just shy, 8: Ethan Strand's record-shattering track performances, 7: Best season of the Courtney Banghart era for Women's Basketball. (View Video)

Ethan Strand, Madison Wiltrout Earn Spots In World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Two UNC track and field alums won spots in The World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13-21. Eight former Tar Heel athletes competed at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships last weekend in Eugene, Ore. Recent graduate Ethan Strand made the most of his second professional track meet, running for the Nike Track Club. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: Luka Bogavac Progress, Cole Cloer Visit, Football Begins, Multiple Commits, and More

A HUGE thank you to the more than 200 readers who subscribed to the Tar Heel Times newsletter over the weekend! This week's edition includes numerous football and basketball (men's and women's) recruiting updates, football practice coverage, the latest on UNC Basketball commit Luka Bogavac and Ivan Matlekovic, Olympic sports news, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Ethan Strand Qualifies For 1,500-Meter World Championships In Tokyo

Ethan Strand, fresh off a successful collegiate career at UNC, nearly stole the show at the men’s 1500-meter final at the USATF Outdoor Championships, finishing second in 3:30.25. It was nearly a three-second personal best. Now, it's on to the world championships in Tokyo. Former UNC NCAA champion Parker Wolfe runs the 5K Sunday on NBC. (Runner's World)

Ford, Vázquez Montaño, Strand, Wolfe Named 2024-25 Patterson Medal Winners

A 4-time NCAA champion diver, men's golf National Player of the Year, and two national champion track stars are 2024-25 recipients of the Patterson Medal, UNC's most prestigious individual athletics award. This year's medalists include men's golf's David Ford, diver Aranza Vázquez Montaño, and men's track and field's Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe. (GoHeels.com)

Makayla Paige, Colton Sands Earn Spots On CSC Academic All-America Teams

As standouts on the track and in the classroom, Makayla Paige and Colton Sands each picked up honors for the Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America. Paige bested her own school record at the NCAA Track & Field Indoor Championships en route to earning the national title in the 800m. Sands picked up second team All-America honors. (GoHeels.com)

Former UNC track star Ethan Strand wins in his professional race debut

Former UNC track and field star Ethan Strand made his professional debut on Saturday, competing in the International Mile race in the 2025 Prefontaine Classic. The result was about what anyone who’s followed Strand at UNC expected. Strand won the race with a time of 3:48.86. His time was a personal best for an outdoor mile. (Tar Heel Blog)

Ethan Strand Named ACC Outdoor Track Performer of The Year

Ethan Strand swept the ACC season awards as he was named the Men's Outdoor Track Performer of the Year by the ACC on Monday, June 30. Strand also was named Men's Indoor Track Performer of the Year at the end of the indoor season. Strand had a phenomenal outdoor season, running the second-fastest 1,500m time in NCAA history (3:33.22). (GoHeels.com)

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