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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. (
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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. (
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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. (
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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. (
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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. (
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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. (
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Parker Wolfe Tabbed Men’s ACC Cross Country Performer Of The Week
North Carolina's Parker Wolfe earned his second award of the week when the Atlantic Coast Conference named him Men's ACC Performer-Of-The-Week on Tuesday afternoon. This marks the senior's second time winning the weekly cross-country conference award; the first time occurred last year following his second-place finish at the Virginia Invitational. (
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UNC's Parker Wolfe Earns Men’s National Athlete-Of-The-Week Honors
UNC's Parker Wolfe was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Men's National Athlete of the Week on Monday, Sept. 30. It marks the senior's second time winning the weekly cross-country national award. Last Friday, Wolfe set a course record of 23:04.0 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational in his season debut. (
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Four UNC sports teams ranked in the top 10 in latest polls
UNC has four top-10 teams with the latest polls. Coach
Erin Matson’s two-time reigning NCAA champion field hockey team remain No. 2 in the NFHCA Top 25. Coach Carlos Somoano’s men’s soccer team jumped to No. 6. Coach Damon Nahas’ women’s soccer team moved up to No. 8. And Coach Chris Miltenberg’s men’s cross country team is No. 6. (
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UNC's Brynn Brown Named Women’s National Athlete Of The Week
Brynn Brown earned her first accolade of the season when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named her Women's National Athlete of the Week on Monday. Brown's electric start to the season saw her win the Virginia Invitational this weekend. In that race, she played a critical role in helping the Tar Heels sweep their competition. (
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