UNC Swimming & Diving
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UNC Swimming & Diving Boasts 17 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans
Seventeen UNC swimmers were named to the 2023-24 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America Team. Louis Dramm, Boyd Poelke and Noah Rutberg earned first-team honors on the men's side as Georgia Nel, Greer Pattison, Lily Reader, Madeline Smith, Skyler Smith and Elizabeth Sowards on the women's. (
GoHeels.com)
Best and Worst Moments of the 2023-24 UNC Sports Season
The 2023-24 UNC sports season has officially come to an end. In a little more than a month, the next season will be underway with the first official practices for the football program. But before then, let’s look back and reflect on the season that was, and its best and worst moments. Best:
Erin Matson Leads UNC Field Hockey to 11th National Title. (
Chapelboro.com)
UNC Swimming & Diving Named CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
The North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America. To qualify, teams must achieve a 3.0 GPA for the 2024 spring semester. The women's team posted a 3.58 GPA for the spring semester. The men's team recorded a 3.52 GPA. (
GoHeels.com)
Tar Heel Swimmers Have Strong Showing At U.S. Olympic Trials
This past week, eight UNC swimmers competed in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, testing themselves against the best swimmers from across the country. A rising senior from San Jose, Calif., Skyler Smith finished 12th in the women's 100 breast preliminaries with a time of 1:08.48 to advance to the semifinals. (
GoHeels.com)
RJ Davis, Aranza Vazquez take top honors at Rammys
UNC honored the best athletes and performances of the last year at the annual Rammys on Monday night. The top male and female athletes were no surprise, as All-American guard
R.J. Davis and four-time NCAA champion diver
Aranza Vazquez took home top honors.
Drake Maye’s left-handed touchdown pass at Pittsburgh was named Play of the Year. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
UNC third in national Directors’ Cup standings after winter sports
North Carolina is third in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings after winter sports. Future ACC member Stanford is No. 1 with 977 points, followed by Texas at 746.5 and the Tar Heels at 733.5. UNC led the standings by 1.5-points over Stanford after fall sports, but the Cardinal earned 606 points from winter sports compared to 361 for the Tar Heels. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
Video: Carolina Insider - Interview with Aranza Vazquez
North Carolina's four-time national champion diver,
Aranza Vazquez, joins
Jones Angell of the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com in the "Carolina Insider" podcast studio to talk about taking home two NCAA diving titles for the second consecutive season, the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, and more.
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Tue Apr 16, 2024
UNC’s Aranza Vazquez Montaño Named ACC Diver of the Year; Yaidel Gamboa Diving Coach of the Year
UNC senior diver
Aranza Vazquez Montaño was named ACC Women’s Diver of the Year on Monday, and UNC diving coach Yaidel Gamboa was named ACC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year. For both, it’s the second year in a row they have won the honor. Vazquez Montaño has four national titles as a Tar Heel, the only four titles in UNC program history. (
Chapelboro.com)
Carolina Insider Podcast: Spring Football, Basketball Portal, Aranza Vazquez Interview, UNC Baseball
College basketball's portal season is underway and UNC is not immune (6:02). The UNC Football Spring Game a little more than a week away (29:50). Four-time national champion diver
Aranza Vazquez discusses taking home two titles for the second consecutive season, the upcoming Olympics, and more (49:31).
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Fri Apr 12, 2024
Aranza Vazquez Montaño Named Honda Award Finalist For Swimming & Diving
UNC senior diver
Aranza Vazquez Montaño has been named a finalist for the Class of 2024 Honda Sport Award for Swimming & Diving. Vazquez Montaño was a Honda Award finalist last season and has won back-to-back CSCAA Diver of the Year honors. She swept the national titles in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives for the second year in a row this season. (
GoHeels.com)