Over the past 50 years, Carolina Athletics has built a tradition of women's sports excellence. Since seven Tar Heel women's teams went varsity as part of the Department of Physical Education in 1971-72 (they moved to the Department of Athletics three years later), the now-15-team women's program has earned 39 team national championships and recorded 40 individual national champions, 50 national players of the year and 133 conference championships.
As a part of our year-long celebration of 50 Years of Women's Sports at UNC, Carolina Athletics and The Rams Club have chosen 50 Champions of Carolina Women's Athletics, a compilation of outstanding Tar Heel student-athletes, coaches, staff members and donors who have been, and continue to be, champions, legends and leaders.