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National Girls & Women In Sports Day Celebration Set For Jan. 25
Young Tar Heel fans are invited to join the UNC women's sports teams for 2026 UNC National Girls & Women in Sports Day, an annual event to highlight women's athletics at Carolina. The NGWSD celebration is Jan. 25 from 12-1:30 p.m. at the
Bill Koman Practice Complex on UNC's campus. The event is for girls and boys pre-K through eighth grade. (
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Floyd Simmons Inducted Into N.C. High School TF/XC Hall Of Fame
Two-time Olympic decathlon bronze medalist Floyd "Chunk" Simmons has been inducted into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame. He is the seventh University of North Carolina track star to be elected to the Hall of Fame after
Jim Beatty,
Joan Nesbitt, Karen Godlock,
DeAnne Davis, Tony Waldrop, and Earl V. Patterson. (
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Parker Wolfe, Ethan Strand Ready For Cross Country World Championships
UNC cross country alumni
Parker Wolfe and Ethan Strand will represent Team USA at the 46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Jan. 10 in Tallahassee, Fla. Wolfe, the current U.S. champion, is running in the 10k portion of the championships, while Strand is part of the mixed relay. The races will be broadcast on NBC/Peacock. (
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UNC’s top athletes of the 2025 calendar year
Ethan Strand-Track & Field. Strand put together one heck of a career at UNC and capped it off in true style. He ended his time at UNC as one of the most decorated athletes the university has ever seen.
Reese Brantmeier-Women's Tennis. Brantmeier became just the second Tar Heel ever to win the NCAA Women's Singles National Championship. (
Keeping It Heel)
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. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
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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