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North Carolina has four top-10 teams with the latest polls. Coach Erin Matson’s two-time reigning NCAA champion field hockey team leads the way. The Tar Heels (4–0), who play No. 15 Syracuse (4–1) in their home opener at 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN3), remain No. 2 in the NFHCA Top 25.
No Tar Heels team has lost since athletics resumed in August. Carolina has been unbeatable in 16 events over seven sports, with five teams ranked.
In the middle of a field of professional runners, UNC’s Ethan Strand emerged in the final stretch to advance to the men’s 1,500-meters finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.
Former Wofford cross country runner Beck Classey of Greenville and accomplished marathoner Tristin Van Ord coasted to the victories Saturday morning at the Tar Heel 10 Miler under pleasant race conditions.
By R.L. Bynum Shalane Flanagan finished her six-marathon challenge today as the 12th woman to cross the finish line at … More
By R.L. Bynum Monday capped a crazy 16 days of running four marathons for former Carolina runner Shalane Flanagan, with … More
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