Two pioneers of North Carolina Tar Heels athletics were honored by the Atlantic Coast Conference Wednesday, receiving the conference’s inaugural UNITE Award. Edwin Okoroma ’65 of the men’s soccer team and Ophelia Speight ’74 of the women’s fencing team were honored for being the university’s first-ever male and female student athletes of color. (Chapelboro.com) UNC Men's Fencing, Women's Golf Honored With Academic Excellence Award
Each year, UNC Athletics honors two varsity teams – one men's team and one women's team – with the Carolina Academic Excellence Award, recognizing the...
Thu Aug 12, 2021
Tar Heels Third In Directors' Cup Standings Following Fall & Winter Sports
North Carolina is in third place in the 2020-21 Directors' Cup standings, which the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) released Thursday.