UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

Vera Sjöberg Earns CSC First Team Academic All-America Acclaim

Shining on the track and in the classroom, UNC Track & Field's Vera Sjöberg has been honored with First Team Academic All-America acclaim by the College Sports Communicators organization. Sjöberg shattered the 22-year-old women's indoor 3000m school record with a time of 8:43.06 and earned Second Team All-America honors in the 5000m. (GoHeels.com)

Newsletter: UNC Basketball Recruiting Updates, NBA Summer League, ACC Kickoff, MLB Draft

Caleb Wilson set a Summer League scoring record, Bill Belichick left ACC Kickoff sounding like a coach who's found his footing, and six Tar Heels heard their names called across the MLB Draft. The basketball recruiting trail is heating up with two big-name visits on the calendar, Gavin Gallaher decided Chapel Hill wasn't done with him yet, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Makayla Paige, Colton Sands Earn CSC Academic All-America Honors

UNC Track & Field's Makayla Paige and Colton Sands have earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors. Picking up first-team academic honors for the second straight year, Sands capped his college career with first-team All-America honors in the 5000m. Paige earned CSC All-America honors for the second straight season. (GoHeels.com)

Parker Wolfe rides last-lap kick into 2-mile win at Prefontaine Classic

Parker Wolfe fought off German Mohamed Abdilaahi down the stretch to win the men’s two-mile Friday in the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. Wolfe, a 2024 Olympian and former NCAA 5,000-meter champ, finished in 8:10.13 to conclude the Pre’s first day before an estimated crowd of 9,000. In the process, he just missed the U.S. record of 8:07.07. (Oregon Live)

UNC Track & Field Welcomes Ann Dunn As Women's Cross Country Head Coach

UNC Track & Field and Cross Country has announced the addition of Ann Dunn as head coach for women's cross country and an assistant for track & field. Dunn will coach women's distance runners as well as assisting with the men. Dunn heads to Carolina after serving as head cross country/track & field coach at The Covenant School in Charlottesville, Va. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Track & Field Announces Addition Of All-American JJ Olivera

The future of North Carolina Track & Field is bright with Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Chris Miltenberg announcing the addition of All-America pole vaulter, JJ Olivera. Olivera heads to Chapel Hill following two seasons at High Point, where he earned NCAA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America after placing 17th overall at the NCAA Championships. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Track & Field Welcomes Back Scott Houston As Assistant Coach

Tar Heel letterwinner and pole vault great Scott Houston returns home to Chapel Hill as director of track and field/cross country, as Chris Miltenberg announced him as assistant coach. A standout pole vaulter for UNC from 2008-12, Scott returns to Chapel Hill after serving as the pole vault coach at High Point since 2015, where he developed 13 All-Americans. (GoHeels.com)

Newsletter: OmaHeels Advance, Michael Malone At NBPA Top-100 Camp, Osaruyi Schedules Official Visit

UNC Baseball is one win away the championship series at the College World Series, Michael Malone was on hand in Omaha between stops on the recruiting trail, 5-star forward Paul Osaruyi is planning an official visit, Tar Heel Football landed 8(!) commitments last week. Plus, 5 new Track & Field All-Americans, and we remember Don Stallings. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Makayla Paige Runs Top-10 800m Time In NCAA History, 3 Other UNC All-Americans

Makayla Paige ran a top-ten time in NCAA history at the NCAA Championships, closing her illustrious career with a fourth-place finish in the fastest 800m race in history. Sydney Masciarelli earned All-America honors in her 3,000m steeplechase finals debut, while Brynn Brown and Vera Sjoberg won Second Team All-America honors in the 5,000m. (GoHeels.com)

Tomer Tarragano Earns All-America Honors In Men’s 10k

North Carolina's Tomer Tarragano (28:34.74) earned Second Team All-America Honors in the men's 10,000m as he finished in sixteenth at the 2026 NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. Tarragano ran the second-fastest time in program history. For the second straight meet in a row, Tarragano has dropped his PR, this time by nearly 19 seconds. (GoHeels.com)

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