UNC Track & Field

Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.

UNC's Parker Wolfe Breaks 47-Year-Old Penn Relays 5,000m Record

Parker Wolfe (13:31.09) made a statement in his outdoor season debut on Thursday as he set the Penn Relays meet record in the men's 5,000m. North Carolina swept the podium as Ethan Strand 13:31.13, third all-time) and Colton Sands (13:31.62, fifth All-Time) both moved up the Carolina record book. All three went under the 47-year-old meet record. (GoHeels.com)

Tar Heels Remain Atop Learfield Directors' Cup Standings

A pair of top-10 NCAA winter sport finishes by men's indoor track and field and women's basketball have led the University of North Carolina to the top of the 2024-25 Learfield Directors' Cup standings as of April 10. Carolina's 843.25 points rank first followed by Stanford (760.50), Wisconsin (693.7), Ohio State (683.75), and Southern California (642.00). (GoHeels.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview with 800m National Champion Makayla Paige

Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com sit down for a conversation with UNC Track & Field 800-meter national champion Makayla Paige to discuss winning a national title, having fun competing, team titles vs. individual titles, future goals, running in the pollen, and more. (View Video)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Basketball, Football Updates; No-Hitter; Makayla Paige, Kat Rodriguez Join

Transfer portal season is in full swing for UNC Basketball while Football nears the end of spring practice (7:55). Kat Rodriguez, the nation's leader in RBI, from North Carolina softball joins (30:43), as does Makayla Paige, UNC's NCAA Champion in the 800m (47:41). Plus: Tar Heel baseball gets its no-hitter (1:01:28). (Listen To Podcast)

Ethan Strand, Makayla Paige Named ACC Indoor Track Performers Of The Year

Tar Heel seniors Ethan Strand and Makayla Paige were named Indoor Track Performers of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday. Ethan Strand opened the season by setting two NCAA records in his first two races of the year. He is the only student-athlete to set the NCAA record in the mile (3:48.32) and the 3000m (7:30.15) in the same year. (GoHeels.com)

Ethan Strand Named Indoor Track National Athlete Of The Year

North Carolina senior Ethan Strand was named the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association on Monday. Strand is the first Tar Heel to win the national award for track and field. Shalane Flanagan won the award for cross country in 2002 and 2003. (GoHeels.com)

Two Tar Heel runners claim national titles

Two UNC runners won national championships at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday as Makayla Paige won the women’s 800 meters and Ethan Strand won the men’s 3,000. Paige is the first NCAA Champion for the women’s track and field team since 2018. Strand is the first men’s indoor NCAA Champion for UNC since 2003. (UNC.edu)

This Week in North Carolina Tar Heels Athletics: March 3-9

There's a lot going on in Chapel Hill this week. From the Diamond Heels (both baseball and softball) having jam-packed weeks to some NCAA championships being held, there will be plenty of opportunities to check out your favorite Tar Heels in action. Want the latest regarding this week's schedule? Look no further than the list right here. (Keeping It Heel)

Four Tar Heels Honored With ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recognition

Recognized by the ACC, football's J.J. Jones and women's golf's Riley Quartermain have been named two of the 35 recipients of the 2025 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award. Women's basketball's Alyssa Ustby and men's cross country and track & field's Parker Wolfe earned spots on the 2025 ACC Excellence Award List. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With NCAA Mile Record Holder Ethan Strand

Jones Angell from the Tar Heel Sports Network and Adam Lucas of GoHeels.com sit down with Ethan Strand as part of this week's Carolina Insider podcast to talk with Strand, who just ran the fastest mile in NCAA history, about his historic string of record-setting performances on the track. (View Video)

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