UNC Track & Field
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.
Parker Wolfe rides last-lap kick into 2-mile win at Prefontaine Classic
Parker Wolfe fought off German Mohamed Abdilaahi down the stretch to win the men’s two-mile Friday in the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. Wolfe, a 2024 Olympian and former NCAA 5,000-meter champ, finished in 8:10.13 to conclude the Pre’s first day before an estimated crowd of 9,000. In the process, he just missed the U.S. record of 8:07.07. (
Oregon Live)
UNC Track & Field Welcomes Ann Dunn As Women's Cross Country Head Coach
UNC Track & Field and Cross Country has announced the addition of Ann Dunn as head coach for women's cross country and an assistant for track & field. Dunn will coach women's distance runners as well as assisting with the men. Dunn heads to Carolina after serving as head cross country/track & field coach at The Covenant School in Charlottesville, Va. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Track & Field Announces Addition Of All-American JJ Olivera
The future of North Carolina Track & Field is bright with Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Chris Miltenberg announcing the addition of All-America pole vaulter, JJ Olivera. Olivera heads to Chapel Hill following two seasons at High Point, where he earned NCAA Outdoor Honorable Mention All-America after placing 17th overall at the NCAA Championships. (
GoHeels.com)
UNC Track & Field Welcomes Back Scott Houston As Assistant Coach
Tar Heel letterwinner and pole vault great Scott Houston returns home to Chapel Hill as director of track and field/cross country, as Chris Miltenberg announced him as assistant coach. A standout pole vaulter for UNC from 2008-12, Scott returns to Chapel Hill after serving as the pole vault coach at High Point since 2015, where he developed 13 All-Americans. (
GoHeels.com)
Newsletter: OmaHeels Advance, Michael Malone At NBPA Top-100 Camp, Osaruyi Schedules Official Visit
UNC Baseball is one win away the championship series at the College World Series,
Michael Malone was on hand in Omaha between stops on the recruiting trail, 5-star forward
Paul Osaruyi is planning an official visit, Tar Heel Football landed 8(!) commitments last week. Plus, 5 new Track & Field All-Americans, and we remember
Don Stallings. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
Makayla Paige Runs Top-10 800m Time In NCAA History, 3 Other UNC All-Americans
Makayla Paige ran a top-ten time in NCAA history at the NCAA Championships, closing her illustrious career with a fourth-place finish in the fastest 800m race in history. Sydney Masciarelli earned All-America honors in her 3,000m steeplechase finals debut, while Brynn Brown and Vera Sjoberg won Second Team All-America honors in the 5,000m. (
GoHeels.com)
Tomer Tarragano Earns All-America Honors In Men’s 10k
North Carolina's Tomer Tarragano (28:34.74) earned Second Team All-America Honors in the men's 10,000m as he finished in sixteenth at the 2026 NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. Tarragano ran the second-fastest time in program history. For the second straight meet in a row, Tarragano has dropped his PR, this time by nearly 19 seconds. (
GoHeels.com)
Seven Tar Heels Headed To Hayward For NCAA Track & Field Championships
UNC Track & Field is sending seven student-athletes to the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon from June 10-13. The women's team is sending six women to the national championships, the largest number since 2011. This is the first since 2010-11 that Carolina has sent at least four women in back-to-back years. (
GoHeels.com)
Newsletter: UNC Baseball To Super Regionals, Samodurov Commits, Able, Brown, and Thomas Sign
UNC Baseball advanced to the Super Regional and will host either Texas A&M or USC. It was a big week for Tar Heel Basketball following the commitment of
Alexandros Samodurov and signings of
Matt Able,
Kevin Thomas, and Terrence Brown. UNC Football lost a transfer QB, Volleyball heads overseas, and Sarah Gresham left it all on the field. (
Tar Heel Times Newsletter)
UNC Women's Track & Field Sending Six Tar Heels To NCAAs
UNC Track & Field closed out the NCAA East First Round by qualifying four athletes for the national championship. The women's team is sending six to the national championships, the most since 2011. Sydney Masciarelli (3,000m steeplechase),
Makayla Paige (800m), Brynn Brown (5,000m), and Vera Sjoberg (5,000m) all advanced Saturday. (
GoHeels.com)