UNC Track & Field
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.
Two UNC teams ranked No. 2; Tar Heels off to best athletics start in country
North Carolina's undefeated athletics program, which is off to the best start in the country, now has a pair of No. 2-ranked teams. The women’s soccer team jumped three spots to No. 2, the same spot held by two-time reigning national champion UNC Field Hockey. The No. 12 men’s soccer team (3-0-1) moved UNC athletics to 15-0-1 on Monday. (
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UNC starts sports year unbeaten in 16 events over seven sports, with five ranked teams
No Tar Heels team has lost since college sports resumed in August. UNC is undefeated in 16 events over seven sports, with five teams ranked. After a football win, two field hockey wins, two volleyball wins and a women’s soccer win over the weekend, UNC is 14–0–1. The men’s and women’s cross country teams also won the Charlotte Opener meet. (
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Looking Back At UNC's Outdoor Track And Field Season
Carolina secured five All-America honors at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Along with his first national championship, Parker Wolfe achieved his eighth All-America finish. Ethan Strand, Alex Phillip, Craig Saddler, and Makayla Paige achieved Second Team All-America honors. Seven current and former UNC athletes competed in the Olympic Trials. (
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Parker Wolfe, Madison Wiltrout Win Bronze at Olympic Track & Field Trials Finals
Parker Wolfe (5,000m) and North Carolina alumnae
Madison Wiltrout (javelin) both took home bronze on the final day of the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Both will have to wait until the Olympic team selection on July 7 to see if they will be competing at the Olympics in a few weeks. For now, their dreams of Paris are still alive. (
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Tar Heels Parker Wolfe, Madison Wiltrout Advance to Olympic Track & Field Trials Finals
Parker Wolfe and UNC alumnae
Madison Wiltrout have advanced to Sunday's finals at the US Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. On Thursday, Wolfe finished second in the 5,000m semifinal in a heat dominated by pro runners, with a time of 13:34. On Friday, Wiltrout, who graduated from UNC last year, advanced to the javelin finals. (
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UNC earns fifth straight top-10 Directors’ Cup finish
UNC’s tradition of athletics excellence continued as the Tar Heels earned their fifth consecutive top-10 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. UNC’s run to the College World Series and fourth consecutive top-five finish in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships helped the Tar Heels finish seventh for the eighth top-10 finish in the last nine seasons. (
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Parker Wolfe Named Men's ACC Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year
The North Carolina men's and women's track and field program earned 32 All-ACC Academic Team honors with Parker Wolfe being named Men's ACC Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Academic requirements for selection are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. (
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UNC’s Ethan Strand runs down 1,500 meters finals berth at Olympic trials
Amid a field of professional runners, UNC’s Ethan Strand advanced to the men’s 1,500-meters finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore. He needed to finish in the top five in his Saturday heat and surged to finish third in 3 minutes, 38.08 seconds to become one of five college runners to make Monday’s final at 8:47 p.m. ET on NBC. (
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Tar Heels Shine at U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials; Paige, Strand Advance to Semifinals
On Day one of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, two Tar Heels, Makayla Paige and Ethan Strand, advanced to the semifinals to compete for a spot on the U.S. National Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Paige took 5th place and the semifinal qualifying spot in her 800m heat with a time of 2:02.12. Strand qualified in the 1,500m with a time of 3:38.02. (
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Parker Wolfe Receives ACC Top Men's Track & Field Honors, Named Bowerman Semifinalist
North Carolina junior Parker Wolfe has been named ACC Men's Outdoor Track Performer of the Year and a semifinalist for The Bowerman Award. Wolfe, voted as the ACC's top male track athlete, won his first national championship in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Oregon, the first individual title for the Tar Heels since 2007. (
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