Welcome to another edition of Tracking the Tar Heels.
Here’s what the Tar Heels have been up to:
- Seldom-used forward Jackson Simmons played a career-high 15 minutes and sparked the UNC basketball team to victory at Tallahassee on Saturday, Senior Writer Kelly Parsons writes.
- After the win, the Tar Heels hosted the 10th annual Clinic for Special Olympics North Carolina Athletes, University Editor Nicole Comparato writes.
- The UNC women’s team continued its winning ways Sunday, jumping out to an early lead against Georgia Tech before coasting to a victory, Assistant Sports Editor Henry Gargan writes.
- Aaron Dodson writes that redshirt freshman Megan Buckland’s sharpshooting helped lead UNC to victory.
- In soccer news, UNC’s Crystal Dunn won the Hermann Trophy, which is award to the top male and female soccer players in Division I.
- Senior Writer Robbie Harms writes that the UNC wrestling team had a successful weekend in Pennsylvania, winning all three of its dual meets.
- The UNC fencing team battled several injuries in this weekend’s action, Max Miceli writes.
- The gymnastics team placed second in its first meet of the season, Haley Rhyne writes.
- Brandon Chase writes that the UNC swimming teams swept Navy this weekend.
- Lastly, here’s a look at the UNC football team’s conference schedule. Exact dates haven’t been released yet.
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