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Berry, McCool and Selmon honored as 2018 Patterson Medal recipients

By Jack Frederick and Keaton Eberly | July 4

Berry, McCool and Selmon won't return for the Tar Heels next season, but they'll all leave behind a lasting impact on the programs they stood out in.

Kenny Selmon closes out UNC career with national title win at USATF Championship

By Jack Frederick | June 25

With one final meet in his college career, Kenny Selmon had accomplished just about everything he could as an amateur runner. Except one thing. ...

Five from UNC track and field compete in NCAA Championship

By Torre Netkovick | June 16

Five members of the North Carolina Track & Field team competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship, in Eugene, Oregon and four ...

Men's track team finishes seventh, women's squad places eighth at ACC Championships

By Andrew Montross | May 15

The North Carolina track and field teams had a long three days of competition at the ACC Championships in Coral Gables, Fla.

Brianna Duncan, Kenny Selmon highlight track and field's final regular-season meet

By Megan Dennehy | April 29

In its last regular-season meet of the season, the North Carolina track and field teams performed well and racked up a number of notable individual performances. ...

UNC track and field teams prove themselves in pair of weekend events

By Andrew Montross | April 24

On Friday and Saturday, the North Carolina track and field teams split the weekend’s events in the Virginia Challenge, held in Charlottesville, and ...

Never lost in the crowd: senior runner Caroline Alcorta succeeds at her own pace

By James Tatter | April 23

“It’s amazing to me ... I guess she just doesn’t want to follow anybody,” John Alcorta said of his daughter, a decorated senior runner at UNC. ...

Brianna Duncan's record is bright spot for track and field at the Battle of the Blues

By Daniel Petrucci | April 8

Squaring up with Duke and Michigan on Friday at the Battle of the Blues in the Blue Devil’s Morris Williams Stadium, the UNC women’s track and field ...

Caroline Alcorta records second fastest 10,000-meter time in UNC history

By Parth Upadhyaya | April 2

RALEIGH — Carolina Alcorta finished the 10,000 meters race on Friday night at the Raleigh Relays, walked off the track at the Paul H. Derr Track and ...

Nicole Greene becomes UNC track and field's first national champion since 2007

By Keaton Eberly | March 27

After finishing in fifth place at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, North Carolina high jumper Nicole Greene felt like she had something ...

Young talent shines for UNC track and field in Weems Baskin Invitational this weekend

By Brennan Doherty | March 25

First-year Anna Keefer set a pair of personal records in the long jump and the 200 meters, and sophomore Liam Dixon also recorded a career-best mark in ...

UNC track and field breaks records at final event before ACC Championships

By Kellie Nattress | February 19

On Feb. 17, 1974, UNC's Tony Waldrop set an indoor mile world record of 3:55. Forty-four years later, the 2018 North Carolina men's and women's track ...

Seniors, first-years impress on UNC men's and women's track and field teams

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 11

The North Carolina track and field teams split up this weekend, as some competed in the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tenn., and others competed ...

High jumper Draven Crist clears a career-high 7.025 feet for UNC track and field

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 4

Draven Crist flew over the high jump bar on Saturday, hit the mat and immediately bounced up.

UNC track and field 4x400 meter teams respectively notch second-fastest times in ACC

By Parth Upadhyaya | January 27

The North Carolina track and field teams had strong showings in the Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson, S.C., on Friday and Saturday. On the women’s ...

UNC track and field has strong individual performances, mixed results at Notre Dame Invitational

By Kellie Nattress | January 21

The North Carolina track and field teams headed to South Bend on Saturday to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational. The women placed second out of seven ...

Nicole Greene sets NCAA best for 2018 as UNC track and field dominates Carolina Cup

By Jonah Lossiah | January 14

This meet was simply a tune-up, or so thought the North Carolina track and field team when it stepped into Eddie Smith Field House on Saturday afternoon. ...

Kenny Selmon runs the fourth-fastest 400-meter hurdle time in the world this year at ACC Championships

By James Tatter | May 17

Kenny Selmon is a junior hurdler for the North Carolina track and field team who won his first ACC championship over the weekend in Atlanta, Ga. His 48.76 ...

UNC track and field performs well in split meet

By James Tatter and Elizabeth Singletary | April 23

North Carolina sent athletes to the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, VA and to the Duke Invitational in Durham, NC over the weekend.

UNC track and field sees several strong showings at Tennessee Relays

By James Tatter | April 9

The North Carolina track and field team spent the weekend in Knoxville, Tenn. at the Tennessee Relays, where they continued their upward trajectory with ...