Anna Keefer's determination drives record-breaking final track season

Posted Jun 17, 2022
UNC track star Anna Keefer says her appetite for improvement was fostered after suffering a knee injury in 2021. Ahead of the 2022 season, she set a plan for her final season at UNC. She earned first-team All-America honors, set numerous personal records as a jumper and sprinter and was crowned ACC Indoor Champion in the long jump. (Daily Tar Heel)

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