Articles by Kelly Parsons

UNC gets second in conference swim meet

The North Carolina men were familiar with being second best in this weekend’s ACC Swimming and Diving Championship — perhaps a little too familiar.

UNC finished second in 11 of 18 events as the Tar Heels struggled to keep Virginia off the winner’s podium. The Cavaliers cruised to their 11th conference championship in 12 years with 806 points. North Carolina followed with 656.5.

Wyher confident in ACC competition

Talk is cheap. But if it’s coming from North Carolina swimmer Tommy Wyher, it’s worth its weight in gold — gold medals, that is.

The four-time conference champion has no doubt he’ll find his way back to the winner’s podium during this weekend’s ACC Swimming and Diving Championship in Chapel Hill.

Moriarty grabs three titles at championships

An ear-splitting roar permeated the Koury Natatorium as North Carolina swimmer Laura Moriarty broke away from the field during the final length of the 400-yard individual medley.

At the sight of her winning time on the scoreboard, the 5-foot-4 sophomore flung a pointed finger high in the air as her face lit up.

And at the same time, a piece of history came tumbling down.

Women's lacrosse beats Denver 18-7

Starting this season where it left off, the No. 4 North Carolina women’s lacrosse team experienced yet another high-scoring game.

Except this time, the Tar Heels didn’t go home disappointed.

They ended last season with a 21-7 NCAA championship loss, where the team gave up the most points in a single game in the history of the program.

From the highest rafter in the back of the Koury Natatorium hangs a long white banner. The sign, filled with minuscule light- blue print, seems easily overlooked.

But for one man, it doesn’t go unnoticed.

Swimmers shine in ‘last chance meet’

In the final session of this weekend’s inaugural Triangle College Cup, someone kept coming up short.

And to the delight of North Carolina swimming and diving coach Rich DeSelm, it wasn’t UNC swimmers.

UNC swim teams outsplashed by Virginia

It was a day of numbers for the No. 14 North Carolina men’s swim team.

Against No. 8 Virginia, UNC swimmers racked up 23 season best times, nabbed four NCAA consideration cuts and as a team shaved more than 27 seconds off of 2009-10 season bests.

But a particular digit stood out after Saturday’s rivalry meet — the one in the loss column.

Women's hoops defeats Radford

Radford (1-6) recovered from a five minute drought by sinking five straight shots from behind the arc to take a 17-16 lead halfway through the first period.

When Charleston Southern took on No. 4 North Carolina, the Tar Heels ended the day with a 76-67 victory. But CSU didn’t leave the Smith Center empty handed.

They walked away with a new record.

The first score for the Buccaneers was a three-point basket from forward Kelsey Wasmer. And little did UNC know, there would be much more where that came from.

Swimmer’s heart is tough to beat

When the North Carolina swim team dove into the pool on the first day of practice in September, for many it was a familiar routine.

But for Vinny Pryor, it was a second chance.

In July his cardiologist surprised the 6-foot-2-inch junior by telling him a heart condition threatened to cut his swimming career short.

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