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Former All-American Sami Durante Joins UNC Gymnastics Staff

Former Louisiana State University standout Sami Durante has joined the University of North Carolina gymnastics staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2023-24 season. Durante earned WCGA Regular Season All-America recognition on bars in both 2021 and 2022. She was part of an NCAA Championship squad each year during her time in Baton Rouge. (GoHeels.com)

Born & Bred: A Grandfather's Foresight

Former UNC gymnast Elizabeth Culton wanted to be a Tar Heel. Both her brothers attended Carolina. Her parents, Julian and Cathy, attended Carolina. It was a deep legacy but not an unusual one; once a family develops some Carolina blue traits, it tends to take over the family. But Culton’s family tree was different, and had a deeper Tar Heel tie. (Rams Club)

Former Team USA Member Mackenzie Caquatto-Jaworski Joins UNC Gymnastics Staff

Mackenzie Caquatto-Jaworski has joined the North Carolina gymnastics staff as an assistant coach, head coach Danna Durante announced. As an elite gymnast, she was a four-year member of the U.S. National Team and represented Team USA in Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands. She spent 2023 as an assistant coach at Simpson College. (GoHeels.com)

Upgrades To Enhance Carmichael Arena Experience

Fans will experience an enhanced and exciting game day atmosphere when they cheer on the Tar Heels at Carmichael Arena this coming school year. The historic building is undergoing significant lighting and LED video board upgrades that will significantly brighten women's basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling events in the fall of 2023. (GoHeels.com)

Eight Tar Heels Earn Academic All-District Honors

Eight Tar Heels have earned Academic All-District honors as part of the men's and women's at-large teams. Paul Barton (lacrosse), Elizabeth Culton (gymnastics), Jessica Judge (rowing), Krista Junkkari (golf), Emily Nalls (lacrosse), Will Palazzolo (fencing), Henry Shugart (fencing) and P.J. Zinsner (lacrosse) were recognized for academic and athletic success. (GoHeels.com)

Academic Awards Luncheon Highlights UNC's Top-10 Scholar-Athletes

This year's 10 honorees are Patrick Crockett (Track & Field), Elizabeth Culton (Gymnastics), Sarah Followill (Fencing), Jessica Judge (Rowing), Krista Junkkari (Women's Golf), Alex Morris (Track & Field/Cross Country), Will Palazzolo (Men's Fencing), Graham Schwartz (Men's Lacrosse), Henry Shugart (Fencing) and P.J. Zinsner (Men's Lacrosse). (GoHeels.com)

UNC Ranked Sixth Nationally In Directors' Cup Standings Following Winter Sports Championships

UNC leads the ACC and ranks sixth in the nation in the 2022-23 Learfield Directors' Cup standings after the conclusion of winter sports. Eight Tar Heel teams added 341.00 points in the winter to the 382.50 points, which led all schools, from the fall. The women's swimming and diving team placed 10th. That was UNC's highest team finish in the winter. (GoHeels.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast - 500th Episode, Basketball Talk, Julia Knower Interview

UNC Basketball picked up a much-needed win at Notre Dame (8:35) and now host Virginia this weekend (32:04). Plus, an interview with Julia Knower of UNC Gymnastics (40:06). And Jones Angell and Adam Lucas celebrate the 500th episode by looking back at their favorite moments and interviews from the first 499 shows (49:09). (Read More...)

Armando Bacot Among Four Tar Heels To Earn ACC Postgraduate Recognition

Four Tar Heels have been honored as 2023 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Awards, as announced on Friday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Armando Bacot (men's basketball), Elizabeth Culton (gymnastics) Anton Down-Jenkins (swimming & diving), Destiny Middleton (softball) are among the ACC's 53 honorees. (GoHeels.com)

UNC's National Girls & Women In Sports Day Celebration Set For Jan. 22

Young Tar Heel fans are invited to join UNC women's sports teams for 2023 UNC National Girls & Women in Sports Day, an annual event to highlight women's athletics at Carolina. The NGWSD celebration is Jan. 22 from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Bill Koman Practice Complex on the UNC campus. The free event is for girls and boys pre-K through eighth grade. (GoHeels.com)

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