This time, the coronation took place in Shelton's stadium — with students packed shoulder to shoulder just outside the fences to watch the title game. This time, for the ninth time, Shelton had once again led her team to glory.
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This time, the coronation took place in Shelton's stadium — with students packed shoulder to shoulder just outside the fences to watch the title game. This time, for the ninth time, Shelton had once again led her team to glory.
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An elite gymnast by the age of fifteen, Durante was member of the U.S. National Team and qualified for the Olympic Trials for the 1988 games in Seoul, but ultimately she didn't make the cut for the Olympic team. She went on to compete on the college level at Arizona State University, where she earned multiple All-Pac 10 team accolades and scored perfect 10s five times.
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Nicholas Holliday became the youngest-ever player at an independent club to appear in a League One game and his ten saves made for an impressive debut despite his team's 3-2 loss. The young goalkeeper is thankful that he can learn from his more experienced teammates and hopes to use their expertise to better himself.
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The marathon's initial goal was $10,000, but Bush and Maynard agreed to raise it to $15,000 after overwhelming support. Maynard completed 126 holes despite having an initial goal of 99 and was supported throughout the round by friends and other players alike. He shot fifteen under across his first seven rounds on the day.
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When Chris Miltenberg left Stanford to become the director of track and field at UNC, Thomas Ratcliffe followed him across the country to finish his final year of eligibility. After facing much adversity throughout his college career at Stanford and fifth year at UNC, Miltenberg has been by Ratcliffe's side through it all.
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"Day in and day out Jill Shippee has put her head down, worked, grinded, battled back from some injuries and has always been a good competitor," Daniel McArthur said. "She competed at NCAAs and found herself in third place, and that's just a testament to how our coaches have prepped our team and taught us how to be successful athletes when it matters.”
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All nine justices sided with Shawne Alston, the lead plaintiff in the case and a former football player at the University of West Virginia, who argued that the NCAA's caps on education-related benefits violated federal antitrust laws. What makes this case particularly compelling, though, is that it could open the door for challenges to the NCAA rule that prohibits college athletes from being paid.
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Bacot led last season's team in points (12.3) and rebounds (7.8) and was named to the All-ACC Third Team. He started every game but senior night and shined in the ACC Tournament, averaging 16.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks across three games.
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The UNC Bass Fishing Club may not have the notoriety that some of the higher-level programs at UNC do, but its drive to succeed is no different than any other athlete, regardless of the sport. “Throwing on the UNC jersey is definitely something that feels awesome to do and that’s definitely a big motivator for us being out there and representing our school,” incoming president Mason Atwell said. “We’re out there putting on that jersey and our hearts are racing just as hard as the basketball or the football players would when they’re ready for tipoff or ready for kickoff.”
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For just the fourth time in the school’s history, North Carolina will be represented by at least two athletes as recipients of the Honda Sport Award. On Thursday, fifth-year senior Sara Daavettila was announced as this year’s recipient of the Honda Sport Award for Tennis, joining fellow Tar Heel Erin Matson, who was named the winner of the field hockey award on June 2.
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Levy, who was named to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame on May 26, has led the Tar Heels to 22 NCAA Tournament bids, 12 NCAA Tournament semifinal appearances, six ACC titles and two national championships.
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After securing a second-place finish in the 2021 NCAA Men’s Golf Noblesville Regional, the No. 6 UNC Men’s Golf team headed to Scottsdale, Arizona with the hope of bringing the national championship title back to Chapel Hill.
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Sunday’s loss against UCLA that ended the UNC baseball team’s 2021 season and eliminated the team from the NCAA Tournament was a tough one to say the least. After winning their first game of the Lubbock Regional, the Tar Heels dropped consecutive games against Texas Tech and the Bruins, but there are still plenty of positives to take away from the trying 2021 season.
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The loss against the Bruins Sunday afternoon marks the end of the 2021 season for the Tar Heels, who were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament after winning their first game of the Lubbock Regional, also against UCLA.
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Finally with some hardware to take home, North Carolina closed out its extraordinary 2020-21 season. The Tar Heels went 30-1 for the year, set an ACC record for their 48-match win streak and finished the season ranked by ITA as No. 2 in the nation, the best in program history.
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After taking game one against UCLA, the loss Saturday night places North Carolina in the loser’s bracket. The Tar Heels will now need two wins on Sunday to advance to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament.
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In a close contest between two storied programs, the game was decided late. Serretti’s two-run homer in the seventh was the deciding factor, but after seeing his team’s lead shrink to one heading into the ninth, Gillian closed the door with two strikeouts to secure the 5-4 victory for UNC.
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North Carolina has won six of its last nine games to carry some momentum into the tournament. The Tar Heels just sneaked into the 64-team field as one of the last four teams to make the cut.
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Krzyzewski's retirement will come just one season after Roy Williams stepped down as coach of the North Carolina program. The Hall of Famers competed against each other for 18 seasons in one of the nations' fiercest rivalries in sports.
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If only two more of the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team's 21 shots on goal had gone in, then the Tar Heels would have been playing for a national championship on Sunday. This year's team had a chance to become the first in program history to have a perfect season but was stopped short.
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