UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

UNC's Parker Wolfe Wins Sixth ACC Title, Cruises To Victory In The 10K

North Carolina track and field dominated the 10,000m on day one of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships. After day one, the men's team is second with 13 points, and the women's team is tied for seventh with seven points. Parker Wolfe (28:51.09) notched his sixth career ACC title, running the fourth fastest 10k time in school history. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heel Teams Excel Again In APR

The UNC women's soccer team, which won its 23rd national title in December, also scored a perfect single-year 1000 in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rates for student-athletes. Fifteen Tar Heel teams scored a perfect 1000, and four – men's and women's golf, women's cross country, and women's tennis – recorded 1000s in the four-year rates. (GoHeels.com)

Ethan Strand Earns Third National Athlete Of The Week Honor Of The Season

UNC's Ethan Strand earned his third national track and field accolade of the season when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named him Men's Co-National Athlete of the Week on Monday. This is the first time a male athlete from Carolina has been named M-F Athletic National Athlete of the Week during the outdoor season. (GoHeels.com)

UNC's Ethan Strand Runs Second-Fastest 1500m In NCAA History Sunday

UNC's Ethan Strand (3:33.22) continued his historic season by running the second-fastest 1500m time in NCAA history Sunday at Duke's Track & Field Stadium. Strand battled indoor mile national champion, Abel Teffra from Georgetown. Parker Wolfe (3:34.24) finished with the second-fastest time in Tar Heel history and sixth-fastest in the country. (GoHeels.com)

Makayla Paige, Ethan Strand Named ACC Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athletes Of The Year

Seniors Ethan Strand and Makayla Paige were named the Men's and Women's Indoor Track Scholar-Athletes of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Tuesday. UNC Track & Field had 21 student-athletes earn All-ACC Academic honors. Paige and Strand also were named ACC Indoor Track Performers of the Year for their record-setting 2025 season. (GoHeels.com)

UNC's Jessica Riden Named Head Women's Manager For World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

UNC Associate Director of Track and Field, Jessica Riden, has been named Head Women's Manager for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 staff for USA Track & Field. Riden brings a plethora of collegiate and international experience to Team USATF from her career coaching in Chapel Hill along with stints at Washington, Penn State, and Stanford. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Athletics Gathers To Celebrate 2025 RAMMYs

Following a year of excellence in athletics and in the classroom, UNC student-athletes dressed to impress and came together to celebrate championships and outstanding feats at the 2025 RAMMY Awards on Monday night. Members from all 28 of UNC's varsity teams strutted across the Carolina Blue carpet into Memorial Hall at the heart of campus. (GoHeels.com)

Week in UNC Athletics: April 28-May 3

As we wrap up the month of April, the UNC athletics schedule isn't as jam-packed as we've seen prior. However, there are some events going on, and we're here to give you the breakdown. Monday, April 28: Men's Golf- ACC Championship Match Play Final (Bowling Green, KY). Tuesday, April 29: Baseball- vs. George Mason (4:00 PM EST- ACCNX). (Keeping It Heel)

UNC's Parker Wolfe Breaks 47-Year-Old Penn Relays 5,000m Record

Parker Wolfe (13:31.09) made a statement in his outdoor season debut on Thursday as he set the Penn Relays meet record in the men's 5,000m. North Carolina swept the podium as Ethan Strand 13:31.13, third all-time) and Colton Sands (13:31.62, fifth All-Time) both moved up the Carolina record book. All three went under the 47-year-old meet record. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heels Remain Atop Learfield Directors' Cup Standings

A pair of top-10 NCAA winter sport finishes by men's indoor track and field and women's basketball have led the University of North Carolina to the top of the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings as of April 10. Carolina's 843.25 points rank first followed by Stanford (760.50), Wisconsin (693.7), Ohio State (683.75), and Southern California (642.00). (GoHeels.com)

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