UNC Track & Field
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.
Newsletter: UNC Men's Basketball's Big Week, Women's Hoops Beats Duke, Diamond Heels Dominate
UNC Men’s Basketball’s had a 2-0 week and aims to clinch a double-bye in the ACC Tournament, Women’s Hoops beat Duke for
Courtney Banghart’s 150th win at UNC, the Diamond Heels won 5 games by a combined score of 71-10(!), Softball’s undefeated streak ended at 17, Malloy Smith and
Kate Harpring visited, and
Mack Brown was back on campus. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Colton Sands Wins 5,000m ACC Title
Colton Sands' 5K title highlighted day one of the ACC Championships. For the second straight year, North Carolina has won the men's 5000m title. Sands won in dramatic fashion as he started out as the last runner and moved his way to the second, and he was able to pass Gary Martin from Virginia on the last lap to claim his ACC title in 13:40.35. (
GoHeels.com)
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)