UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

THT Newsletter: UNC Football Falls Short, Basketball Scrimmages in Cherokee, Baseball Downs Pack

UNC Football came oh so close in its loss to Cal and showed improvement. Carolina Basketball met Tar Heel fans in Cherokee during a Blue-White scrimmage. Drake Maye and Javonte Williams are lighting up the NFL, there’s basketball recruiting news, the Diamond Heels beat the Pack, and a it was perfect 6-0 weekend for Olympic sports. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

THT Newsletter: UNC Visits UCF, Seth Trimble Talks Tar Heels, Cameron Holmes Visit, and Ludacris!

It’s been a big sports week. Carolina Football visits UCF, 5-star Cameron Holmes is set to visit, UNC and NC State to play Fall baseball at the DBAP, Men’s Lacrosse lands the No. 1 recruit, linebacker Mikai Gbayor honored, and Women’s Basketball hosts a big official visit. Plus: Updates on Professor Hansbrough, Roy Williams, Seth Trimble, and Ludacris(!). (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Three Tar Heels Wrap Up Time At Track & Field World Championships

The sensational 2025 track season for UNC grad Ethan Strand came to a close two spots short of advancing to the finals of the men's 1,500m at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Obi Amaechi represented Nigeria in the women's discus, finishing 16th. The newest Tar Heel, Vera Sjöberg, finished seventh in the first heat of the women's 1,500m. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: UNC Football Dominates Richmond, Tar Heels Run Wild in NFL, Meet Jonathan Powell

It was another big sports weekend, with UNC Football dominating the Richmond Spiders, Tar Heels scoring touchdowns left and right in the NFL, Olympic sports continuing to stack impressive performances, football recruiting visits, basketball recruiting visit cancellations, a visit with new UNC wing Jonathan Powell, and much more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Athletics Top 10 from 2024-25

Host Isaac Schade kicks off the Top 10 countdown of the moments that defined UNC athletics over the last academic year. In episode 1, 10: The Lane Violation, 9: Field Hockey's perfect season falls just shy, 8: Ethan Strand's record-shattering track performances, 7: Best season of the Courtney Banghart era for Women's Basketball. (View Video)

Ethan Strand, Madison Wiltrout Earn Spots In World Athletics Championships in Tokyo

Two UNC track and field alums won spots in The World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13-21. Eight former Tar Heel athletes competed at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships last weekend in Eugene, Ore. Recent graduate Ethan Strand made the most of his second professional track meet, running for the Nike Track Club. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: Luka Bogavac Progress, Cole Cloer Visit, Football Begins, Multiple Commits, and More

A HUGE thank you to the more than 200 readers who subscribed to the Tar Heel Times newsletter over the weekend! This week's edition includes numerous football and basketball (men's and women's) recruiting updates, football practice coverage, the latest on UNC Basketball commit Luka Bogavac and Ivan Matlekovic, Olympic sports news, and more. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Ethan Strand Qualifies For 1,500-Meter World Championships In Tokyo

Ethan Strand, fresh off a successful collegiate career at UNC, nearly stole the show at the men’s 1500-meter final at the USATF Outdoor Championships, finishing second in 3:30.25. It was nearly a three-second personal best. Now, it's on to the world championships in Tokyo. Former UNC NCAA champion Parker Wolfe runs the 5K Sunday on NBC. (Runner's World)

Ford, Vázquez Montaño, Strand, Wolfe Named 2024-25 Patterson Medal Winners

A 4-time NCAA champion diver, men's golf National Player of the Year, and two national champion track stars are 2024-25 recipients of the Patterson Medal, UNC's most prestigious individual athletics award. This year's medalists include men's golf's David Ford, diver Aranza Vázquez Montaño, and men's track and field's Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe. (GoHeels.com)

Makayla Paige, Colton Sands Earn Spots On CSC Academic All-America Teams

As standouts on the track and in the classroom, Makayla Paige and Colton Sands each picked up honors for the Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-America. Paige bested her own school record at the NCAA Track & Field Indoor Championships en route to earning the national title in the 800m. Sands picked up second team All-America honors. (GoHeels.com)

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