University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Chapel Hill
All Day
North Carolina
vs
Dick Taylor Challenge
Eddie Smith Field House
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Track & Field Ready To Host First Meet In Renovated Indoor Facility
January 12, 2023 | Track & Field
For the first time in three years, the University of North Carolina track and field teams will host a home meet when they host the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge on Saturday January 14 at the Eddie Smith Field House on the UNC campus.
Field events are slated to begin at 10 a.m. with track events to follow.
The last time UNC hosted a home meet was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, over three years ago at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge on January 11, 2020. In the meantime, the Eddie Smith Field House was upgraded from top to bottom, including a new track surface, lighting, renovated coaches' offices, locker rooms, team lounge space, branding and more.
Saturday's meet also will launch the indoor season for most of the Tar Heel squad. The team's distance runners started the 2022-23 campaign strongly with a record-setting day on December 3 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University.
The field of competitors on Saturday is scheduled to include student-athletes from Carolina, Duke, NC Central, UNCW, East Carolina, Wake Forest, High Point and Old Dominion, among others.
Fan Information:
• Admission at Saturday's meet is free, and the spectator entrance is the west entrance (facing Dorrance Field).
• Spectator parking is available in the Raleigh Road Visitors Lot, Stadium Drive and Boshamer Stadium Lot.
• ADA parking is available in the Navy Lot.
• Concessions will be available, located directly outside the spectator entrance.
Field events are slated to begin at 10 a.m. with track events to follow.
The last time UNC hosted a home meet was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, over three years ago at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge on January 11, 2020. In the meantime, the Eddie Smith Field House was upgraded from top to bottom, including a new track surface, lighting, renovated coaches' offices, locker rooms, team lounge space, branding and more.
Saturday's meet also will launch the indoor season for most of the Tar Heel squad. The team's distance runners started the 2022-23 campaign strongly with a record-setting day on December 3 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener hosted by Boston University.
The field of competitors on Saturday is scheduled to include student-athletes from Carolina, Duke, NC Central, UNCW, East Carolina, Wake Forest, High Point and Old Dominion, among others.
Fan Information:
• Admission at Saturday's meet is free, and the spectator entrance is the west entrance (facing Dorrance Field).
• Spectator parking is available in the Raleigh Road Visitors Lot, Stadium Drive and Boshamer Stadium Lot.
• ADA parking is available in the Navy Lot.
• Concessions will be available, located directly outside the spectator entrance.
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