UNC track and field dominates Carolina Cup
Coach Harlis Meaders paused Friday night, in the midst of rattling off the numerous North Carolina track and field team’s successes at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup in Chapel Hill.
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Coach Harlis Meaders paused Friday night, in the midst of rattling off the numerous North Carolina track and field team’s successes at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup in Chapel Hill.
Frustrated — the word of the night, and the common sentiment from North Carolina men's basketball players Tuesday after their shaky start to the second half in their last game before conference play.
After squeaking into the NCAA Cross Country National Championships on the 30th at-large bid out of 31, the members of the North Carolina men’s cross country team were ready to upend expectations.
With two kids and no job, Z. needed money fast, and she realized that selling her time — and, in some cases, herself — online was her best option.
The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team has a new leading scorer who’s scoring her goals in a far different manner than the previous leading scorer.
Senior Annie LeHardy crossed the finish line first, with another runner right on her tail — and more unusually, covered in blood.
DURHAM — Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon Johnson had just given up more than two goals for only the second time all season. The No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team had just been knocked out of the ACC tournament in a brutal semi-final game against No. 6 Syracuse. And she had faced 23 shots in two days — nine from Duke, 14 from Syracuse.
It was the last regular season meet for the North Carolina men’s and women’s cross country teams, but for many runners, it was their first cross country race of the year.
N.C. State hasn’t even started its season, yet the Wolfpack is already talking about loss.
DURHAM — Senior captain Samantha Travers was talking to the referee, fans were yelling, both teams were standing down at Duke’s goal and confusion permeated through Williams Field as the clock paused in the 79th minute of overtime.
In a sport built on numbers, it often comes down to the seconds to determine who won. One runner passing another can be the difference in winning a championship. But other times, the numbers on their own reveal a different story — a story of dominance.
North Carolina kept the ball on Wake Forest’s side for much of the first half. UNC notched five shots; Wake Forest, 0. UNC was playing beautiful field hockey — passing well, maintaining possession, defending — but they couldn’t nab a goal.
When Karen Shelton accepted the head field hockey coach position at North Carolina in 1981, she was still a player.
For cross country runners, it’s all about staying together.
Thirty-five yards out, with a defender right behind him, redshirt sophomore midfielder Nyambi Jabang made it look easy.
CORRECTION: Due to a reporting error, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated the degree Mariana Lucena is working toward. She is a Pharm.D. candidate at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The story has been updated to reflect this change. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
It could have been a number of factors — the heat, a hilly course, first race jitters. But whatever it was, the North Carolina cross country teams returned home unsatisfied.
RALEIGH — They’ve passed the test.
It was a physical game, fast-paced and a little rough — and at the end, North Carolina was satisfied to see a big, fat zero on the scoreboard.
North Carolina swimmers weren’t just competing against other swimmers Saturday — they were taking on the ocean.