UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

UNC Athletics Tops Learfield Directors' Cup Final Fall Standings

First-team All-America forward Ryleigh Heck led UNC Field Hockey to its NCAA-record 29th appearance in the national semifinals, which helped the Tar Heels claim the top spot nationally in the fall standings in the 2025-26 Learfield Directors' Cup. UNC posted two top-10, five top-20 and six top-30 finishes in NCAA postseason competition in the fall. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Track & Field Dominates Dick Taylor Challenge

UNC Track and Field dominated the final day of the Dick Taylor Challenge by winning nine events Saturday. If Carolina did not win the event, then it had at least one athlete take second or third on Saturday. Carolina had a fantastic showing in the men's mile as they swept from first all the way to twelfth as six Tar Heel runners made their track debuts. (GoHeels.com)

THT Newsletter: UNC Basketball Survives Wake, 5-Star PG Offered, Football Transfer Portal Update

UNC Basketball’s defensive deficiencies reared their head again in a narrow win over Wake Forest, 5-star PG Beckham Black received a UNC offer, there was major movement in the Football transfer portal, Tyler Hansbrough and Eddie Pope are headed to the NC Sports HOF, and Women’s Basketball had a rough showing against Notre Dame. (Tar Heel Times Newsletter)

Ethan Strand, Parker Wolfe Impress At World Athletics Cross Country Championships

UNC's most recent male Patterson award winners, Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe, represented the United States at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday. In the Senior Men's 10k Race, Wolfe was the first American to cross the finish line. Ethan Strand led off the mixed relay race for Team USA. (GoHeels.com)

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. (GoHeels.com)

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. (GoHeels.com)

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. (GoHeels.com)

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. (GoHeels.com)

Next >