UNC Track & Field
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.
THT Newsletter: Jonathan Powell Breaks Out, UNC Football Coaching Shakeup, Seth Trimble on the Mend
It was a big week in Tar Heel sports, despite the exam break.
Jonathan Powell had a breakout game,
Bill Belichick shook up the UNC Football staff, Seth Trimble is on the mend, Women’s Basketball let one slip away, Carolina Wrestling is off to dominant start, Men’s Basketball gave back to the community,
Armando Bacot closed another deal, and more. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Vera Sjöberg Named ACC Women’s Track Performer Of The Week
UNC's Vera Sjöberg earned her first ACC track and field accolade when she was named Women's Track Performer of the Week on Tuesday. Sjöberg (8:43.06) is now the eighth fastest 3k athlete in NCAA history as she shattered the twenty-two-year-old school record held by
Shalane Flanagan in the women's 3000m, breaking the record by 17 seconds. (
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THT Newsletter: Tar Heels Handle Hoyas, Women's Basketball Blisters Boston U, Football Transfers
No. 16 UNC Men's Basketball cruised to a 20-point victory over Georgetown, Women’s Basketball fell to No. 2 Texas and blasted Boston U, Tar Heel Football’s transfer list keeps growing,
Olivia Thomas and Linda Ullmark are Women’s Soccer All-Americans, Volleyball bows out of the NCAA Tournament, and more in today's newsletter. (
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Parker Wolfe, Ethan Strand To Represent Team USA At World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Ethan Strand and
Parker Wolfe both punched their tickets to the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. The Patterson award winners raced at Glendoveer Golf Course on Saturday, Dec 6. Wolfe (29:16.4) won his first national title as a professional athlete on the men's 10k course. Strand (5:25.8) will race for for Team USA in the mixed 4x2k relay. (
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UNC's Vera Sjöberg Becomes Eighth-Fastest 3k Athlete In NCAA History
Vera Sjöberg (8:43.06) is now the eighth fastest 3k athlete in NCAA history as she shattered
Shalane Flanagan's UNC record in the women's 3000m. Sjöberg is not only the first woman in school history to run a sub-nine-minute 3k, but she also broke the record by 17 seconds. The Tar Heels notched four wins at the Winston-Salem Season-Kickoff meet. (
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THT Newsletter: Thanksgiving Basketball In Florida, Reese Brantmeier Wins A Natty, Football Falters
UNC Basketball is heading to the Fort Myers Tip-Off,
Reese Brantmeier is a tennis national champion, Tar Heel Football came up short against Duke, basketball 5-stars
Maximo Adams and
Kate Harpring are the newest Tar Heels, Women's Soccer advances, Women's Basketball dominates, there was Field Hockey heartbreak, and more. (
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Vera Sjöberg Earns All-America Cross Country Honors At NCAAs; UNC Women Finish 11th
UNC Cross Country closed the 2025 season at the NCAA Championships on Saturday at Gans Creek Cross Country Course. For the second straight year, the women's team finished 11th in the country, led by All-America, Vera Sjöberg (18:56.5), who brought home the first top-ten finish by a women's runner since
Brie Felnagle took fourth in 2008. (
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THT Newsletter: UNC Football Falls Short, Basketball Scrimmages in Cherokee, Baseball Downs Pack
UNC Football came oh so close in its loss to Cal and showed improvement. Carolina Basketball met Tar Heel fans in Cherokee during a Blue-White scrimmage.
Drake Maye and
Javonte Williams are lighting up the NFL, there’s basketball recruiting news, the Diamond Heels beat the Pack, and a it was perfect 6-0 weekend for Olympic sports. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
THT Newsletter: UNC Visits UCF, Seth Trimble Talks Tar Heels, Cameron Holmes Visit, and Ludacris!
It’s been a big sports week. Carolina Football visits UCF, 5-star
Cameron Holmes is set to visit, UNC and NC State to play Fall baseball at the DBAP, Men’s Lacrosse lands the No. 1 recruit, linebacker
Mikai Gbayor honored, and Women’s Basketball hosts a big official visit. Plus: Updates on Professor Hansbrough,
Roy Williams, Seth Trimble, and Ludacris(!). (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
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. (
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