North Carolina’s tradition of overall athletics excellence continued as the Tar Heels earned their fifth consecutive top-10 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. UNC’s run to the College World Series and fourth consecutive top-five finish in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships helped the Tar Heels finish seventh for the eighth top-10 finish in the last nine seasons.
Category: Track and field
UNC’s Strand runs down 1,500 meters finals berth at Olympic trials
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.