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Athletics
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.
An education in motion
Varsity Athletics
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.
Campus Recreation
Build mind and body, set personal goals and meet your fitness challenges with campus recreational opportunities ranging from rock-climbing to lap-swimming.
Intramural Sports
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.
Sport Clubs
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.
Athletics excellence
Carolina wins 4th women’s lacrosse national title
The Tar Heels capped a 22-0 season with a 12-8 victory over Northwestern.
Carolina wins 23rd women’s soccer national championship
Olivia Thomas’ goal helped Carolina beat Wake Forest, 1-0, and claim its first championship since 2012.
Two Tar Heel runners claim national titles
Makayla Paige won the women’s 800 meters and Ethan Strand the men’s 3,000 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Tar Heel women win 2024-25 Capital One Cup
Boosted by soccer and lacrosse national titles, Carolina accumulated the most points in a combination of NCAA championships and major poll finishes.
Tar Heels fourth in final Learfield Directors’ Cup standings
It's Carolina's best national finish in the last 16 seasons and ranks second among ACC institutions.
Tar Heels slug way to 9th ACC Tournament title
Carolina defeated Clemson, 14-4, and will host the Chapel Hill regional in the NCAA Tournament this weekend.
Women’s tennis claims second straight ACC title
The second-seeded Tar Heels blanked Virginia on Sunday to bring their 13th ACC championship back to Chapel Hill.
Carolina field hockey wins 27th ACC title
Following last week’s 4-1 win against Boston College, the Tar Heels will defend their national championship beginning Friday.
Bill Belichick named Carolina’s head football coach
The second-winningest coach in NFL history will lead the Tar Heels, pending approval by the Board of Trustees and UNC Board of Governors.
Club sports at Carolina
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.
Tar Heel Hockey turns 50
The rapidly growing Carolina club hockey program will move into a more competitive division in the 2025-26 season.
Olympian struck gold with rugby discovery at Carolina
Medalist Naya Tapper ’16 didn’t play the sport until she joined the Tar Heel club team.
Pleiades are a flying disc dynasty
The Carolina women’s team won its fourth-straight national title in the sport also known as “ultimate Frisbee.”
Club volleyball team serves it up
Playing a sport they love helps these Tar Heel women relieve stress and make new friends.
Tar Heel sailors teach students the ropes
The UNC-Chapel Hill Sailing Club runs regular beginner clinics and races against other colleges.
Play ball
Undergraduate students pursue their passion for baseball in college on the Carolina club baseball team.
Learning the ropes
Carolina Jump Rope is making their fellow Tar Heels rethink what it means to jump rope.
Beyond the field of play
Men’s lacrosse finds inspiration in 9-year-old teammate
The national program that pairs seriously ill children with college teams has formed an unbreakable bond in Chapel Hill.
New Montross award, honoree represent legacies of service
The late Tylee Craft, Tar Heel wide receiver and advocate for lung cancer awareness, received the first Eric Montross Public Service Award.
UNC Dream Team grants child’s basketball wish
Student volunteers rolled out the Carolina Blue carpet for Colburn Dean, 9, who wowed the Tar Heel men’s team.
JR Anton was ‘one of the guys’
As the Tar Heels return to Omaha for the College World Series, they remember their biggest fan.
Carolina women win through more than just championships
The FORevHER Tar Heels initiative impacts Carolina women’s athletics to continue the tradition of championship-level success.
School spirit and traditions
Rameses celebrates a century at Carolina
The Tar Heels’ beloved ram mascot made his first appearance on campus 100 years ago this month.
Carolina Fever builds Tar Heel spirit
Student group Carolina Fever ensures that the stands are always filled at athletic events.
Celebrate a basketball centennial
This video looks back at the Tar Heels’ first national title, won a century ago, before March Madness became a popular event.
Video: Tar Heels jump around for victory over Duke
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.
Meet 10 athletes who have fans seeing double
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.
Rivalry twins’ birthday is game day
March 8 will be a time to celebrate for this Tar Heel and Blue Devil, no matter who wins in men’s basketball.
Working on game days
The players on the field and court aren’t the only Tar Heels with important roles to play.
She emcees Tar Heel sports
Sports administration graduate student and GoHeels intern Olivia Mundorf wants to be an on-air sports broadcaster.
Game day is all business for these Tar Heels
Meet four students who clock in when Carolina takes the court.
James Blizzard is living out his Carolina dream
The Master of Applied Professional Studies student is pursuing a career combining sports and business.
Grounds crew creates diamond perfection
It takes teamwork and a long day of meticulous care to prepare Bryson Field for a baseball game.
Student statistician brings research to game day
Conor Kerr teamed up with Carolina Athletics and statistics scholars to create the Sports Analysis Intelligence Laboratory.
GoHeels producer leads from backstage
Massey Award winner Ken Cleary is a constant innovator, a broadcasting mentor and a manager who trusts others’ expertise.
Athletic alumni
Mia Hamm made Carolina home before her game reached the world
Addressing the Class of 2025 is an “incredible honor” for the soccer superstar and Spring Commencement speaker.
Navy admiral’s leadership training began with Tar Heel soccer
Her experience playing on a championship team taught Kristin Acquavella how to work hard, push herself and trust others.
Carolina alum gives pups a new way to play
A former Tar Heel basketball player’s Pup Park Shuttle is changing the game in doggie day care.
Jake Lawler tackles career in screenwriting
The Hussman graduate and former Tar Heel football player now writes for “The Crossover” series on Disney+.
MAPS graduate credits resilience for achievements
After a life-threatening car crash, student-athlete Patrick Anderson went on to earn an interdisciplinary master’s degree.
Darcy McFarlane goes for the goal
The former Tar Heel soccer star combines passion for sports and talent for marketing at Nike.
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