The NCAA Sport Science Institute has partnered with UNCG’s Institute to Promote Athlete Health & Wellness (IPAHW) to implement The Freshman Experience, an association-wide initiative… Read More >
The UNCG men’s and women’s basketball teams have announced their 2017-18 schedules, and this year Spartan fans can expect some tough non-conference competition and exciting… Read More >
It’s a big weekend for the UNCG men’s soccer team. With just two games under their belt, the Spartans are facing stiff competition. UNCG will… Read More >
UNCG Athletics kicks off the 2017-18 home season in a big way this weekend with three marquee events as volleyball, women’s soccer and men’s soccer… Read More >
UNCG alumnus and former track standout Paul Chelimo added another highlight to his career Friday night as he won the 5,000-meter race at the USA Track and Field… Read More >
UNCG Athletics had a banner year in 2016-17, but even more impressive was its record-setting performance in the classroom. A total of 233 student-athletes set… Read More >
The UNCG baseball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1997 after earning its first-ever Southern Conference Tournament Title. The… Read More >
Senior Day couldn’t have gone much better for UNCG Softball on Sunday. The Spartans defeated the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 7-2 to win a share of the… Read More >
A postseason tournament run all the way to the championship game. A Southern Conference Coach of the Year Award. The most wins in a decade. Trina… Read More >
The UNCG women’s basketball team defeated Milwaukee 59-49 on Thursday night to advance to the championship game of the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI). The Spartans… Read More >
The UNCG women’s basketball team defeated Brown 87-84 on Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the 2017 Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI). The Spartans, now… Read More >
UNCG men’s basketball’s record-setting season came to a close on Wednesday night as the Spartans fell to Syracuse 90-77 in what was a hard-fought battle… Read More >
The UNCG men’s basketball team’s National Invitation Tournament (NIT) game against Syracuse has been postponed due to a winter storm. The first-round game, which was… Read More >
The UNCG men’s basketball team took second in the Southern Conference Tournament to round out what has been a record-setting run for Coach Wes Miller… Read More >
Electric. That’s the best way to describe the atmosphere on campus today as the UNCG men’s basketball team prepares to take on East Tennessee State… Read More >
The UNCG men’s basketball team is on its way to the Southern Conference Tournament Championship game after defeating Wofford 77-73 in Sunday night’s back-and-forth semifinal… Read More >
The top-seeded UNCG men’s basketball team is headed to the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals after it knocked off The Citadel 76-67 at the U.S. Cellular… Read More >
The UNCG men’s basketball team clinched the Southern Conference regular season title Monday night, knocking off East Tennessee State (ETSU) 72-66 in front of a… Read More >
Talent, depth and experience. That’s the combination that Head Coach Wes Miller has been searching for since he took the helm of UNCG’s men’s basketball… Read More >
Take one look at the stat sheet, and you’ll see that Egypt native Nadine Soliman is adjusting well to life as a student athlete in… Read More >
The UNCG men’s basketball team finished last season with a five-game winning streak in the regular season and a trip to the College Basketball Invitational… Read More >
The Spartan community followed Paul Chelimo’s Olympic journey from his qualifying race in July to his silver medal finish in Rio. Check out social media highlights from Paul’s week in Rio.
Paul Chelimo ’14, UNCG’s first Olympian, isn’t the only Spartan in Rio de Janeiro. UNCG Athletics staff arrived in the city today to document this… Read More >
Thirteen minutes and 35 seconds. That’s how long it took former UNCG track and field star Paul Chelimo ’14 to punch his ticket to Rio…. Read More >
Three decades ago, Andrew Mehalko ’87 was known as a star UNCG soccer player and a three-time national champion. Fast forward to 2016, and he’s… Read More >
When it comes to balancing athletics and academics, there are few who do it better than UNCG senior Evan Rees. From winning a Southern Conference… Read More >
In the past five months two UNCG sports stars have been named Division I First-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA). Basketball… Read More >
Longer days, warmer weather and the “ping” of a bat heard across campus can only mean one thing. Baseball season is officially upon us. Having… Read More >
“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” The infamous quote, attributed to iconic football coaches Vince Lombardi and Red Saunders, has been spoken in countless… Read More >
UNCG is one of eight universities across the nation to win the NCAA-Department of Defense (DOD) Mind Matters Challenge research grant that seeks to improve… Read More >
If you look closely at the TV screen during Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, you might catch a glimpse of UNCG, right there on the… Read More >
UNCG exercise science major Jasmine Williams began bodybuilding in 2014. She won her first competition in 2015, and 11 months later she earned her pro… Read More >
UNCG’s campus may be slowing down for winter break, but there’s no rest for Coach Wes Miller and company. Spartan hoops is in full swing… Read More >
The UNCG men’s soccer team wrapped up the 2015 regular season as SoCon champions. By posting a 1-1 double overtime tie at East Tennessee State… Read More >
All eyes will be on the UNCG women’s soccer team this Thursday night as the Spartans take on defending national champions and third-ranked Florida State… Read More >
The UNCG baseball team jumped out to a 5-0 lead and held on for a 5-3 victory over No. 17 North Carolina Tuesday evening at… Read More >
UNCG Director of Athletics Kim Record has been named one of the 40 representatives in the newly formed NCAA Division I Council. The NCAA Division… Read More >
UNCG men’s soccer junior forward Jacques Francois has been named the Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week for NCAA Division I men’s soccer. Francois… Read More >
When you challenge Spartans, we accept! From athletics to admissions, several UNCG groups have embraced popular ice bucket challenges to support the Kay Yow Cancer Foundation and The ALS Foundation. #ALS #chillinforcharity #dsba
What’s better than winning the Carolinas Amateur Golf Championship? Winning it twice. Sophomore men’s golfer Carter Jenkins claimed the 100th annual Carolinas Amateur Championship of… Read More >
At UNCG, he was a star student-athlete. Now at ESPN, Alejandro Moreno is a star analyst – one of the network’s most recognizable faces for… Read More >
How often do you get to return to the site of your greatest achievement and top it? In the late 1980s, Angela Polk-Jones scorched her… Read More >
UNCG Director of Athletics Kim Record has been honored by the National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics (NACDA). She was named one of 28… Read More >
This week UNCG hosts the Southern Conference Softball Championship Tournament, which means Spartan fans can cheer on the newly named SoCon Player of the Year,… Read More >
Each year one or two students at Green Hope High School in Cary, NC, are diagnosed with diabetes. Thanks to UNCG business major and baseball… Read More >
The UNCG Athletics Department held its first-ever “Big Help Day” on Wednesday as every staff member and coach took time out of their schedules to… Read More >
The UNCG softball team is promoting its season-long campaign to help raise money in the fight against Congenital Heart Defects. The team has picked the… Read More >
It took five hours and 12 full innings and, but UNCG grabbed the win. The Spartan baseball team came from behind in the 12th inning… Read More >
The ESPN cameras were capturing a performance for the ages – 24 straight innings of shutout ball. Pitcher Raeanne Hanks was on a roll. She’d… Read More >
UNCG athlete Paul Katam, winner of NCAA first-team accolades in track, as well as earning All-Southern Conference academic honors, has decided to enroll in the… Read More >
The Spartans finished 2013 by taking on three ACC teams. They defeated Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, coming from behind to win by three. It was… Read More >
As the Fall 2013 semester drew to a close, Chancellor Linda P. Brady answered questions in this brief interview with Campus Weekly editor Mike Harris…. Read More >
A social media recap of the 75-70 win over Claflin during the Guilford County Schools Day at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. #letsgoG
The UNCG Athletics Ticket Office is offering a limited-time holiday ticket package for the Spartans men’s basketball game on Monday, Dec. 30, against N.C. State… Read More >
Update: Chelimo placed 82nd in Saturday’s race, from a field of 253 runners, with a time of 31:10.0. Katam finished 122nd with a time of… Read More >
America’s No. 1 tennis player, John Isner, will play former World No. 1 Andy Roddick in an exhibition match in Fleming Gym. The Ebix Charity… Read More >
Dr. David L. Wyrick, associate professor in the Department of Public Health Education, was interviewed by NCAA Champions Magazine in a profile about the Institute… Read More >
UNCG’s first men’s basketball game Nov. 8 will be one of the biggest. Prior to the 7 p.m. game against High Point University at the… Read More >
UNCG’s new Institute to Promote Athlete Health and Wellness was featured on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Now. The segment, which featured interviews from several UNCG faculty… Read More >
UNC-TV’s North Carolina Now will air a feature on the work and mission of the UNCG Institute to Promote Athlete Health and Wellness during its 7:30… Read More >
Can you actually measure grit – the ability to persevere no matter the obstacle? Christina Chai Chang, one of the undergraduates on Dr. Paul Silvia’s… Read More >
The competition is fierce but the camaraderie is what makes this game special. There is no age-out limit, but waivers must be signed and common… Read More >
UNCG women’s soccer player Christina Chai-Chang was interviewed by WGHP Fox 8 about overcoming three hip surgeries and a life-threatening blood clot in order to… Read More >
For this freshman, the third time’s a charm. Spartan men’s golfer Carter Jenkins won the 2013 Wolfpack Intercollegiate Tuesday in just his third collegiate event…. Read More >
UNCG’s women’s soccer team was referenced by Fox Sports Florida for team members’ contributions to the Give N Go Project, which helps children in orphanages… Read More >
The UNCG men’s soccer team made national rankings at No. 18 in the Sept. 9 College Soccer News poll, as reported by WFMY News 2… Read More >
The UNCG men’s soccer team knocked off nationally-ranked Charlotte Tuesday night, becoming the first team to defeat the 49ers in their home opener in more… Read More >
Mike Byers, associate vice chancellor of campus enterprises, was interviewed by the News & Record regarding UNCG’s purchase of the old Salvation Army central branch… Read More >
Dr. David Wyrick, associate professor in the Department of Public Health Education, was interviewed by The Business Journal about a newly established initiative, the Institute… Read More >
Paul Chelimo, a UNCG student and track and field athlete, represented his native Kenya with a silver medal in the 5,000 meters at the World… Read More >
Paul Chelimo, a student at UNCG, finished sixth in the 1,500 meters representing Kenya at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia, the News &… Read More >
UNCG offers several amenities for bicycle commuters, like a bike parking garage on the lower level of the School of Education building as well as… Read More >
Erica Thornton, head athletic trainer at UNCG, was interviewed by WFMY News 2 regarding icing sore muscles with cold packs, which due to the chemical… Read More >
The U.S. State Department-sponsored program brought ten teenage Pakistani female field hockey players to UNCG as part of an international sports exchange from June 17… Read More >
The Department of Kinesiology collaborated with Project Effort on a free sports camp for refugee children and under-served youth from across the Piedmont region, WGHP… Read More >
UNCG senior outfielder Christian Wolfe became the 13th All-America selection in program history when he was chosen to the Collegiate Baseball All-America third team. Wolfe is… Read More >
UNCG runners Paul Chelimo and Paul Katam were interviewed by the News & Record regarding matching second-place finishes in the NCAA track and field championships… Read More >
UNCG transfer student Grayson Murray was interviewed by the News & Record about being one of 10 amateur golfers in the U.S. Open tournament, which… Read More >
UNCG runner Paul Chelimo was interviewed by the News & Record regarding his second place finish in the men’s 5,000-meter final at the NCAA Outdoor… Read More >
Paul Katam and Paul Chelimo flew into Eugene, Ore., as regional champions. They flew out as national runners-up – and First-Team All Americans. The Spartans,… Read More >
The News & Record and WFMY News 2 reported on the success of UNCG runner Paul Katam, the National Runner-Up in the 10,000m at the… Read More >
Former UNCG basketball standout Kyle Hines appears on the cover of June’s Men’s Health Greece. Hines is the leading scorer, rebounder and shot-blocker in Spartans… Read More >
Update, 9:40 a.m., 6/7/13: Spartan runner Paul Katam placed second in the NCAA Outdoor Track National Championships, earning him the title of National Runner-Up and… Read More >
Freshman twins step up to plate to help spark winning outlook.
The UNCG men’s basketball program has finalized the contract to play the UNC Tar Heels the next three seasons. The series will involve two games… Read More >
An ankle injury kept him out of the lineup. Then a concussion. But once he was back and in a groove, Trevis Simpson sparked his… Read More >
Handmade signs at the Dec. 1 SoCon season opener screamed players’ names: Simpson, Armstrong, Potts, Paulos. And the coach who revitalized the team last season…. Read More >
During high school, Yasu Nakajima’s coaches saw in him a professional baseball player. As tempting as the prospect was, back and shoulder injuries made it… Read More >
Imagine what would happen if a high school teacher encouraged students to perform well by alluding to sexual violence or derided a student’s efforts in… Read More >
In the 40 years since Title IX became law, the federal legislation has had a measurable impact on women’s athletics, said UNCG’s Donna Duffy, an… Read More >
WFMY featured UNCG sophomore Nathan Baker and the inspiration he provides to the members of the UNCG men’s soccer team in a recent story. Baker,… Read More >
Cerebral palsy’s no obstacle for team manager Nathan Baker.
Before a public health career in his homeland, Paul Chelimo strives to bring home a national title.
Dr. Donna Duffy, a kinesiology faculty member and organizer of the first National Conference on Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity, previewed many… Read More >
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) have partnered to advance the quality and… Read More >
Katie Ball ‘06 was an organizer and a people person, leaving her mark on the UNCG baseball program. She died of cancer in 2007. On… Read More >
By Sean Olson, University Relations Golf will shine a bright light on women’s health as part of a new initiative at UNCG. Officials at the… Read More >
Dr. Christine Murray is an associate professor in the Department …Read More >
