Of the Tar Heel contingent, 10 are alumni. The Heels are expected to compete in swimming, women’s soccer, field hockey, diving, women’s rugby, wrestling, men’s tennis and rowing. (Photo: UNC)
7.26.24 | Alumni Recognition, Sports
Fifteen Tar Heels, including two incoming first-year students, are scheduled to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Of the Tar Heel contingent, 10 are alumni. The Heels are expected to compete in swimming, women’s soccer, field hockey,…
A national championship in field hockey, a trip to Omaha for the College World Series and a fourth consecutive top-five finish in men’s golf led Carolina to a seventh-place finish in the 2023–24 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. This is… read more
A former marching band and intramural sports participant at UNC will carry the Olympic torch today, becoming part of a prestigious tradition as the world awaits the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Jason Beckham ’93 will be among… read more
A Kansas City-based architect firm is conducting a site planning study that could result in renovations to or replacement of the Dean E. Smith Center. UNC’s athletics department is paying Populous Architects $217,000 to conduct the facility… read more
They’re one of Carolina’s lesser-known athletic teams, but Pleiades, the women’s club Ultimate Frisbee squad, last month won their fourth consecutive national title at the USA Ultimate College Championships. In May, Pleiades (pronounced… read more
For the second time this season, a UNC athletic team has captured Atlantic Coast Conference player and coach of the year honors. Last month, UNC senior diver Aranza Vazquez was named the 2024 ACC Women’s Diver of the Year, and Coach Yaidel… read more
The women’s tennis team hosts Navy at 6 p.m. on May 3 in the opening round of the NCAA Regionals. Led by Coach Brian Kalbas, Carolina hopes to continue its winning ways when they compete in the Tar Heels’ Chewning Tennis Center on Friday… read more
Vince Carter ’99 and Walter Davis ’77 were elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s class of 2024. Carter and Davis are the 13th and 14th individuals who either played or coached at Carolina to be inducted. The 2024 class… read more
This article was updated March 28, 2024. Senior point guard RJ Davis and head coach Hubert Davis ’92 have been named 2023 –24 Atlantic Coast Conference Player and Coach of the Year. It is the first time in almost three… read more
A UNC journalism professor remembers another side of Eric Montross ’94— the time he took with students. By Tim Crothers ’86 I didn’t know Eric Montross ’94 that well. Our time together consisted of brief conversations… read more