Three-Time State Champ Colton Sands Commits To UNC Track & Field

Posted Aug 25, 2020
For the second straight year, the University of North Carolina is adding Pennsylvania's top boys' distance runner. On Monday evening, Colton Sands announced his commitment to join the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill next fall. Sands, who has won three individual state titles so far in his high school career, chose the Tar Heels over the University of Virginia. (Mile Split)

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