UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

Carolina Insider Podcast: Basketball Updates; Football Signing Day; Alyssa Ustby, Ethan Strand Join

UNC Basketball hits the regular-season home stretch amid talk of potential staff additions (5:56). UNC Football signed 19 new players on Signing Day (34:48). Ethan Strand, who just ran the fastest mile in NCAA history, joins (39:20). And Alyssa Ustby discusses UNC Women's Basketball's terrific season (55:06). (Listen To Podcast)

Ethan Strand Named USTFCCCA National Athlete Of The Week

Ethan Strand earned his second national indoor track and field accolade of the season when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named him National Athlete of the Week. Strand (3:48.32) broke the NCAA record in the mile, running the third-fastest indoor mile of all time as the first college runner to post a sub 3:50 mile time. (GoHeels.com)

UNC's Ethan Strand Shatters Collegiate Mile Record

Every time UN's Ethan Strand (3:48.32) has stepped on the track this season, he has set a new NCAA record. Strand shattered Cooper Teare's NCAA record in the mile at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic on Saturday. Strand ran the third-fastest indoor mile of all time. Strand is now the first college runner to post a sub 3:50 mile time. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heels First In Learfield Directors’ Cup Final Fall Standings

UNC finished the fall semester No. 1 in the country in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings. The Tar Heels entered the football bowl season second behind Stanford but edged ahead of the Cardinal with 25 additional points by playing in the Fenway Bowl in Boston. UNC's fall sports amassed 422.5 points, 9.5 ahead of Stanford. Penn State was third. (GoHeels.com)

Ethan Strand, Parker Wolfe Named To Bowerman Preseason Watch List

For the first time, UNC Track & Field has two student-athletes on the Bowerman Preseason Watch List. Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe were named to the list Thursday. The Bowerman, which is named after former University of Oregon coach Bill Bowerman, is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female athlete in NCAA track & field. (GoHeels.com)

Top Tar Heel Triumphs: remembering the best individual performances of 2024

If setting UNC baseball's all-time home run record wasn't enough, Vance Honeycutt capped off his Diamond Heel career by putting together some clutch moments in postseason play. Behind Honeycutt's incredible junior season, the Diamond Heels made a trip to Omaha, as Honeycutt provided fans with some memorable moments down the stretch. (Keeping It Heel)

UNC Finishes Fall Sports Season Second In Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings

Women's soccer's 23rd national championship was the top highlight of a wildly successful fall semester of University of North Carolina athletic accomplishments, which has led to a second place showing for the Tar Heels in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings. All seven of Carolina's fall sports have scored points in the Director's Cup standings. (GoHeels.com)

Ethan Strand Named USTFCCCA National Athlete Of The Week

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named UNC's Ethan Strand Men's National Athlete of the Week on Monday. Strand rewrote the NCAA record book with his historic 3,000-meter performance (7:30.15) to open the indoor season. Strand's finish set a new collegiate record, shattering the previous record by six seconds. (GoHeels.com)

Ethan Strand Shatters NCAA 3000 Meter Record In Boston

UNC Track and Field's Ethan Strand (7:30.15) and Parker Wolfe (7:30.23) rewrote the NCAA record book with their speedy 3000m performances to open the indoor season Saturday. Strand's finish set a collegiate record in the race, shattering the previous record by six seconds. Wolfe's second-place finish also broke the prior record held before Strand. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Cross Country Earns Four All-America Honors At National Championships

North Carolina Cross Country shined at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 23. The team earned four All-America honors. The men's team secured a strong sixth-place finish, marking its third consecutive top-10 finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. The women's squad delivered an impressive 11th-place finish. (GoHeels.com)

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