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UNC Student-Athletes Set Graduation Success Rates Record

For the fourth straight year UNC student-athletes set a school-record for multi-year graduation rates and set the mark for highest single-year rate as reported in the NCAA's annual Graduation Success Rates. Tar Heels student-athlete GSRs for the incoming classes of 2013-14 through 2016-17 were a record 92%. The single-year rate was also a record 94%. (GoHeels.com)

DTH Editors' picks for UNC Athlete of the Year

Aranza Vazquez has proven herself as a trailblazer at North Carolina, underscored by the accolades she’s amassed, such as the 2023 ACC Women’s Diver of the Year and the 2022-23 CSCAA Women’s Diver of the Year. Fiona Crawley brought tennis into the limelight, leading the UNC women’s team to its first NCAA Team Championship in program history. (Daily Tar Heel)

A look back at UNC's national championships in 2023

Nicknamed the "University of National Champions," various UNC sports programs brought home the hardware in 2023. UNC Field Hockey won its 11th national title and fifth in six years. Women's Tennis captured its first NCAA championship. Aranza Vazquez won a diving title. And Austin O'Connor won UNC's second national individual wresting title. (Daily Tar Heel)

UNC diving's Aranza Vazquez and Yaidel Gamboa discuss shared Latino heritage

Aranza Vazquez and Yaidel Gamboa share a strong bond as athlete and coach, but also through their shared Latino heritage. Gamboa is from Cuba and recruited Vazquez to UNC when she was a talented, yet relatively unknown, diver from Mexico. With Gamboa's guidance, Vazquez is a two-time national champion and winner of the ACC diving triple crown. (Daily Tar Heel)

Four Tar Heels To Serve On 2023-24 ACC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

The ACC announced Thursday its 2023-24 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Representatives, naming Tar Heels Perry Becker (swimming & diving), Elijah Green (football), Christopher Holliday (football) and Riley Quartermain (golf) to represent UNC. "The members of this committee serve as a collective voice for our nearly 10,000 student-athletes" (GoHeels.com)

Swimming Legend Sue Walsh Makes Waves With Swim Across America And In Cancer Fight

Swimming and philanthropy go hand-in-hand for Sue Walsh. She was introduced to Swim Across America through her 1980 U.S. Olympic teammate Craig Beardsley, and the organization’s mission of funding life-saving cancer treatments was a way to give back. Sue was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and 10-time national champion at UNC. (Swim Across America)

Video: UNC Historian Freddie Kiger Spins Tar Heel Tales At Sutton's

Longtime University of North Carolina historian Freddie Kiger talks about the rich history of UNC and Olympic Sports at Carolina for an audience at Sutton's Drug Store in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Ten Tar Heel Things To Watch In 2023-24

UNC's first day of classes is around the corner, and training camps and exhibition games have begun. The regular season arrives this week when the women's soccer team visits Penn State on Thursday. There's plenty of reason to be excited about UNC Athletics. Here are 10 things for Tar Heel fans to look forward to entering the 2023-24 academic year. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - 10 Most Impactful UNC Athletics Storylines Of 2022-23, Part I

It’s time to look back at the top 10 UNC athletics storylines of the 2022-23 academic year. Part one includes Pete Nance’s miracle shot against Ohio State in MSG, the difficult women’s basketball schedule, individual national championships in wrestling and diving, and the insanely close football games against in-state ACC schools. (View Video)

Carolina Women Win Through More Than Just Championships

UNC's FORevHER Tar Heels campaign launched four years ago and is making a strong impact on women student-athletes, their coaches, and our community. The initiative, started in 2019 by The Rams Club and Carolina Athletics, celebrates and supports women student-athletes at UNC and after they leave. The program has raised $144 million. (GoHeels.com)

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