UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

Newsletter: Dylan Mingo Commits, Henri Veesaar Returns, UNC Softball 14-0, Women's Hoops' 2-0 Week

It was another terrific week in UNC Athletics. Five-star guard Dylan Mingo committed to the Tar Heels, Henri Veesaar returned from injury to help lead North Carolina past Syracuse as Zayden High continues to step up, UNC Softball is off to a 14-0 start, Lilly Parrish pitched a no-hitter, and Women’s Basketball had a 2-0 week. We also remember Doug Moe. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Four Tar Heels Honored With ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recognition

Awarded by the ACC, UNC Gymnastics' Gwen Fink and Men's Cross Country/Track & Field's Trevor Paschall are among 32 selected as the 2026 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. In addition, Keaton Vo from Men's Golf and Reese Brantmeier from Women's Tennis were named to the 2026 ACC Excellence Award List. (GoHeels.com)

Hubert West: "I Didn't Know It Was Possible"

Hubert West still remembers the bleachers in Salisbury. "I was at a meet, and I saw my guidance counselor sitting in the bleachers beside a doctor that was a Carolina alumni." West walked up the stands. The man looked at him and asked a question. "He said to me, 'I hear you like Carolina.' And I said, 'Yes, sir, I do.'" What happened next changed his life. (GoHeels.com)

Colton Sands Named ACC Men’s Track Performer Of The Week

UNC's Colton Sands earned his first ACC Track & Field accolade of the season when the ACC named him Men's Track Performer of the Week on Tuesday. North Carolina now has three of the fastest 3000m times in NCAA history, as Colton Sands (7:34.05) ran the fourth fastest 3000m time in NCAA history at the David Hemery Valentine Invite in Boston. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: Caleb Wilson Injured, Baseball Sweeps, Malloy Smith Offered, Dylan Mingo To Commit

It was quite the eventful week in UNC Athletics. Caleb Wilson suffered a broken hand, the Diamond Heels swept their season opener, Kenny Smith’s son Malloy Smith received a basketball offer, Carolina Football signed a transfer quarterback, Courtney Banghart secured win No. 400, Softball scored 44(!) runs in 2 games, and Dylan Mingo is set to commit. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

UNC Rewrites Track & Field Record Book On Valentine's Day

UNC welcomed four new entries into the record book at three different meets on Valentine's Day. Vera Sjoberg (4:29.14) and Sydney Masciarelli (4:32.05) ran the first and second fastest mile times in program history. Sjoberg broke Brie Felnagle's 2009 school record. In her 800m season debut, Makayla Paige (2:01.10) ran the fifth fastest time in the NCAA. (GoHeels.com)

Colton Sands Runs Fourth Fastest 3k In NCAA History

UNC now has three of the fastest 3000m times in NCAA history, as Colton Sands (7:34.05) ran the fourth fastest 3000m time in NCAA history at the David Hemery Valentine Invite in Boston. Sands now has the third fastest time in program history. Last season, Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe set the first two fastest 3k times in NCAA history history. (GoHeels.com)

Get To Know UNC's Vera Sjöberg: Her NCAA Breakout Season, Path To World Championships, and More

"No bad situations, only poor preparation." Nobody lives this phrase better than UNC Tar Heel, Vera Sjöberg. Her journey from junior Swedish tracks to World Championships is a testament to the power of mental and physical preparedness, and how track and field success is often a marathon, not a sprint. Sjöberg did not always want to be a runner. (Citius Mag)

Martina Ballen, Hubert West Named Tar Heel Trailblazers

Carolina Athletics will honor long-time administrator Martina Ballen and former UNC track and field athlete and coach Hubert West with 2026 Tar Heel Trailblazer awards. The award recognizes individuals who paved the way for success in the student-athlete experience, spotlighting pioneers who have made lasting contributions at UNC and beyond. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Track & Field Rewrites Record Book At Liberty

UNC Track & Field brought home seven wins and multiple top-ten program marks during a meet in which nearly every race broke the meet or facility record. Once again, the North Carolina distance crew had a great showing, with multiple top-15 times in the country in the mile. The first seven finishers in the men's mile broke the previous meet record. (GoHeels.com)

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