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We believe athletics are a conduit for knowledge and inspiration. Whether you’ve been a teammate since T-ball or a solitary strider, a record-setter or a statistics-crunching spectator, there’s a part for you to play in athletics at Carolina.
At Carolina, we educate and inspire through athletics. Follow our 28 varsity teams, the talented athletes who compete and the inspirational coaches who guide them.
Build mind and body, set personal goals and meet your fitness challenges with campus recreational opportunities ranging from rock-climbing to lap-swimming.
See what all the intramural buzz is about. Engage in some friendly competition against other Tar Heels. Gather a group of your best friends and start a team, or just join a sport you love.
Represent Carolina in competition with other schools, learn an off-the-beaten-track activity or just get fit on one of our 50 club sport teams.
The Tar Heels capped a 22-0 season with a 12-8 victory over Northwestern.
Olivia Thomas’ goal helped Carolina beat Wake Forest, 1-0, and claim its first championship since 2012.
Makayla Paige won the women’s 800 meters and Ethan Strand the men’s 3,000 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Boosted by soccer and lacrosse national titles, Carolina accumulated the most points in a combination of NCAA championships and major poll finishes.
It's Carolina's best national finish in the last 16 seasons and ranks second among ACC institutions.
Carolina defeated Clemson, 14-4, and will host the Chapel Hill regional in the NCAA Tournament this weekend.
The second-seeded Tar Heels blanked Virginia on Sunday to bring their 13th ACC championship back to Chapel Hill.
Following last week’s 4-1 win against Boston College, the Tar Heels will defend their national championship beginning Friday.
The second-winningest coach in NFL history will lead the Tar Heels, pending approval by the Board of Trustees and UNC Board of Governors.
All members of the student body at Carolina have an opportunity to pursue athletics, and the University's many club sports teams are proof of that.
The rapidly growing Carolina club hockey program will move into a more competitive division in the 2025-26 season.
Medalist Naya Tapper ’16 didn’t play the sport until she joined the Tar Heel club team.
The Carolina women’s team won its fourth-straight national title in the sport also known as “ultimate Frisbee.”
Playing a sport they love helps these Tar Heel women relieve stress and make new friends.
The UNC-Chapel Hill Sailing Club runs regular beginner clinics and races against other colleges.
Undergraduate students pursue their passion for baseball in college on the Carolina club baseball team.
Carolina Jump Rope is making their fellow Tar Heels rethink what it means to jump rope.
The national program that pairs seriously ill children with college teams has formed an unbreakable bond in Chapel Hill.
The late Tylee Craft, Tar Heel wide receiver and advocate for lung cancer awareness, received the first Eric Montross Public Service Award.
Student volunteers rolled out the Carolina Blue carpet for Colburn Dean, 9, who wowed the Tar Heel men’s team.
As the Tar Heels return to Omaha for the College World Series, they remember their biggest fan.
The FORevHER Tar Heels initiative impacts Carolina women’s athletics to continue the tradition of championship-level success.
The Tar Heels’ beloved ram mascot made his first appearance on campus 100 years ago this month.
Student group Carolina Fever ensures that the stands are always filled at athletic events.
This video looks back at the Tar Heels’ first national title, won a century ago, before March Madness became a popular event.
Go inside the Carolina Basketball game day experience from beginning to thrilling finish, with dozens of camera angles high and low at the Smith Center and on Franklin Street.
Three sets of twins play for Tar Heel men’s lacrosse, while a set each are on the men’s golf and women’s gymnastics teams.
March 8 will be a time to celebrate for this Tar Heel and Blue Devil, no matter who wins in men’s basketball.
The players on the field and court aren’t the only Tar Heels with important roles to play.
Sports administration graduate student and GoHeels intern Olivia Mundorf wants to be an on-air sports broadcaster.
Meet four students who clock in when Carolina takes the court.
The Master of Applied Professional Studies student is pursuing a career combining sports and business.
It takes teamwork and a long day of meticulous care to prepare Bryson Field for a baseball game.
Conor Kerr teamed up with Carolina Athletics and statistics scholars to create the Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory.
Massey Award winner Ken Cleary is a constant innovator, a broadcasting mentor and a manager who trusts others’ expertise.
Addressing the Class of 2025 is an “incredible honor” for the soccer superstar and Spring Commencement speaker.
Her experience playing on a championship team taught Kristin Acquavella how to work hard, push herself and trust others.
A former Tar Heel basketball player’s Pup Park Shuttle is changing the game in doggie day care.
The Hussman graduate and former Tar Heel football player now writes for “The Crossover” series on Disney+.
After a life-threatening car crash, student-athlete Patrick Anderson went on to earn an interdisciplinary master’s degree.
The former Tar Heel soccer star combines passion for sports and talent for marketing at Nike.