UNC’s offense will undergo big changes next season with Katie Hoeg having graduated, and all signs point to sophomore Caitlyn Wurzburger as the one who will claim her starting spot. Wurzburger was the highest-profile recruit in the history of UNC women's lacrosse and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team last season.
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UNC’s offense will undergo big changes next season with Katie Hoeg having graduated, and all signs point to sophomore Caitlyn Wurzburger as the one who will claim her starting spot. Wurzburger was the highest-profile recruit in the history of UNC women's lacrosse and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team last season.
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Sam Howell was chosen as the favorite to win player of the year, Joshua Ezeudu and Tony Grimes were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, and UNC was picked to win the Coastal Division in the 2021 ACC preseason polls.
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UNC football legends Mack Brown and Julius Peppers were inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, July 23. Also part of this year's class was former UNC cross country coach Dennis Craddock, who was inducted posthumously.
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“Whether it’s name, image and likeness, or whether it’s the awards that you’re gonna get,” said Mack Brown, head coach of the North Carolina football team, “it’s about your ball, it’s not about your brand.”
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Chris Miltenberg, UNC's director of cross-country and track and field, cited Sorensen's people-first philosophy and recruiting prowess in his decision. Last year, Sorensen helped lead the women's cross-country team to make the 2020 season their most successful in more than a decade. The team made its first NCAA championships appearance since 2014, finishing 14th.
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UNC sophomore Camilla Feeley is ending her rhythmic gymnastics career with a bang as a member of Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics. She and her team hope that they can perform two clean routines in Tokyo to end Feeley’s career before she returns to UNC to study psychology.
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"We basically have a three-game season. That's what I've told the players. I'll start talking to you more national after three games, if you haven't lost a game," Brown said. "We've gotten hype, we've been hugged, we've had sugar thrown all over us, we're all enjoying it, we like it. Let's clean it off and let's get back to facts."
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On Tuesday, Carolina Athletics announced a group licensing program specifically targeted towards current UNC athletes. Presumably, gone are the days of officially licensed jerseys with no name on the back and a generic number. Now, both the University and participating athletes will be able to profit from the jerseys of Tar Heels past and present.
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Over 600 athletes will be representing Team USA when the Olympic Games kick off on Friday. But before donning the red, white and blue, some were sporting powder blue and argyle. Former women's soccer players Tobin Heath and Crystal Dunn, baseball players Tim Federowicz and Ryder Ryan, sprinter Kenny Selmon, and rugby player Naya Tapper will all be competing in Tokyo.
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UNC baseball players Austin Love, Caleb Roberts and Justice Thompson were all selected in the 2021 MLB Draft on Monday. This marks the 44th straight season that UNC has had a player selected in the draft. UNC has produced 184 draft picks dating back to the first-ever amateur draft in 1965.
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UNC has a total of 17 former players that have won the NBA Finals. Six players from UNC have won three or more championships; the most recent player to join this club was Danny Green in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite having more players in the NBA, Duke has 12 fewer NBA champions than UNC. Duke may have more players in the league, but UNC is winning where it counts — the trophy case.
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It's no fluke that UNC has so many players transferring in and out of the program this season. In April, the NCAA changed its rules so that players would become immediately eligible to play for their new teams after transferring. Previously, players would have to sit out a season after transferring unless they were graduate students.
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The women’s club rugby team at UNC has built success and interest in the sport through its community over the last few years, competing in 15- and seven-player competitions throughout the Southeast. The team won the renowned Cape Fear 7s tournament in Wilmington — beating out 19 other teams in the 7 vs. 7 competition.
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Twenty years after her departure from the University, things have come full circle as Neppel returns to UNC. With her enthusiasm to return to her roots and the experience that she brings with her, the athletes look forward to the future of the rowing program.
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"We've been looking really, really hard as a group to try to find things that can benefit our entire team," Brown said. "Because the Sam Howells of the world are gonna make their deals and they're gonna make their money. But the backup right guard; what can we do to help him?"
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Neff coached a season as an assistant at Vanderbilt University before joining UNC's program as an assistant in the 2017-2018 season. Neff learned a lot coaching under big names and competitive programs, but credits her experiences at UNC under former head coach Jan Mann as crucial in her growth as a coach and opportunity to return to North Carolina.
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"The unfortunate truth is that not many self-proclaimed Tar Heel fans paid heed to the world-class athletes who added to UNC's trophy cases this year, for the simple reason that they weren't on the basketball or football teams."
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With a national championship and two additional NCAA Tournament semifinals appearances, UNC's fall sports did pretty well for themselves last year. Going into 2021, will these teams live up to the successes of last season?
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Howell commands a powerhouse offense that will be backed by a fully returning offensive line, as well as veteran wide receivers like senior Beau Corrales and junior Emery Simmons. Most of UNC's defensive line will be returning for the 2021 season, supported by standout linebackers like senior Jeremiah Gemmel, junior Eugene Asante and graduate student Tomon Fox.
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COVID-19 presented Ciocca with unprecedented circumstances to deal with in a leadership position. Ciocca was awarded the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award this year, along with seven other faculty members deemed exemplary of the award’s recognitions.
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