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Former athlete returns to UNC as track and field coach

By Robbie Harms | July 11

Harlis Meaders’ name is already etched in the North Carolina track and field record books. A three-time ACC champion as a Tar Heel, he will forever ...

Freshman decathlete Joe Hutchinson to carry Olympic torch in May

By Carly Baker | April 15

As a decathlete, Joe Hutchinson is accustomed to sprinting, shot putting, throwing the discus and pole vaulting.

UNC track team’s seniors shine at Kent Taylor-Joe Hilton Invitational

By Ben Stewart | April 15

North Carolina seniors Malai Walker and Emory Parsons could not have picked a better time to achieve their personal bests.

UNC’s head track coach Dennis Craddock to retire after 27 years

By Pierce Conway | April 15

In his 27 years as North Carolina’s men’s and women’s head cross country and track and field coach, Dennis Craddock built more than just successful ...

Freshman mid-distance runner O'Neal Wanliss starts non-profit, Spikes 4 Tykes

By Robbie Harms | April 12

North Carolina freshman mid-distance runner created Spikes 4 Tykes — a charitable organization that sends track shoes to youth runners in Jamaica — ...

North Carolina track team hosts its only meet of the outdoor season

By Robbie Harms | April 12

A tune-up meet sounds cliche, but that’s how the North Carolina track team is viewing Saturday’s Kent Taylor-Joe Hilton Invitational, its only home ...

Heels took home 4 1st place ?nishes

By Pierce Conway | February 19

Preparation for next week’s ACC Championships defined Saturday’s Gene Anderson Invitational.

Junior Clayton Parros, a runner at UNC, is racing in the Olympic Trials in Oregon this summer. Parros runs the 400 meter race.

UNC runner Clayton Parros will compete in the Olympic Trials this summer

By Robbie Harms | February 9

June 22 is going to be a big day for Clayton Parros. While most of his teammates and peers will relax during the dog days of summer, the North Carolina ...

Track and field credits meet success to ‘the little things’

By Henry Gargan | February 5

North Carolina high-jumper Dylan Moore cleared 7 1/4 inches — or, one Tyler Zeller — to win his event Saturday at the Kent Taylor Invitational.

UNC starts spring at Hokie Invitational

By Henry Gargan | January 22

The banked track of Virginia Tech’s Rector Field House brings out the best in North Carolina senior Tasha Stanley.

Track and field duos challenge each other, win big at invitational

By Henry Gargan | January 16

North Carolina pole vaulters Cameron Overstreet and Sandi Morris have their differences, but their desire to excel as a unit is what brings them together. ...

UNC track and field wins nine events at two-day invitational

By Ben Stewart | January 16

The first meet of the season might not always yield the fastest times and highest jumps, but the North Carolina indoor track and field team still opened ...

UNC track successful at Saturday’s invitational

By Pace Sagester | April 17

Severe weather and strong winds wreaked havoc at Saturday’s event, causing several stoppages and sending some of the events indoors. Despite Mother ...

UNC’s Morris, Presson take it easy this weekend

By Pace Sagester | April 13

Many of UNC’s top performers will not participate in this weekend’s meet in order to rest up for the upcoming ACC Outdoor Championships in Durham. “I ...

Freshman Morris, Tar Heels impress in track and field meet

By Pace Sagester | February 13

At last week’s GaREAT Invitational, freshman Sandi Morris set the UNC school record in the pole vault with a jump of 13-5 3/4. At Saturday’s Dick ...

Field athlete expresses himself with art

By Leah Campbell | February 10

Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong Keene doesn’t see his colorblindness as any reason to stop pursing art. He is an economics and studio art double major, receiving ...

UNC track teams split for weekend meets

By Alexandra Chabolla | January 30

Saturday’s separate meets for North Carolina’s men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams were all about rewriting the record book. The women ...

UNC assistant track and field coach Antonio Pettigrew’s death was ruled a suicide.

Antonio Pettigrew death determined a suicide

By Aaron Taube | October 13

An autopsy released Wednesday morning ruled the death of UNC assistant track and field coach Antonio Pettigrew to be a suicide. Police found Pettigrew ...

UNC track and field places third and fourth at ACCs

By From staff and wire reports | April 18

The North Carolina women’s and men’s track and field teams grabbed third and fourth place, respectively, at the ACC Outdoor Championships on Saturday.On ...

All-ACC Vanneisha Ivy owns the second-fastest 60-meter hurdle time in UNC history. DTH file/Phong Dinh

UNC track seeks conference title

By Louie Horvath | February 11

Track and field is a sport of repetition. Athletes run the same distances, throw the same weights and engage in the same rituals week after week. But ...