Tomer Tarragano

Tomer Tarragano
1-mile run
University of North Carolina Track & Field
Dick Taylor Carolina Challange
Eddie Smith Field House
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Distance
Class:
Sixth Year
Hometown:
Birmingham, England.

2026 INDOOR SEASON: Made his track debut by winning the mile at the Dick Taylor Challenge... Ran the fourth-fastest (7:47.96) 3000m time in program history at the Brant Tolsma Invitational... Scored in both the men's mile and 3k at the ACC Championships...2026 OUTDOOR SEASON: Ran the sixth fastest 10k in program history (28:54.91) at Raleigh Relays... Ran the tenth fastest 5k in program history at Penn Relays... Brought home a bronze medal in the men's 10,000m and finished ninth in the 5,000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

2025 XC SEASON: Made his NCAA debut at the Adidas XC Challenge, where his sixth-place finish helped the Tar Heels win with a score of 15 points...third-place finish at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (8k)... Competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational (8k)... Finished in 9th at the ACC Championships earning All-ACC honors... All-Region honoree at the NCAA Southeast regional as he finished in 11th... Made his NCAA Championship debut...

Prior to UNC: 2024 United Kingdom cross country champion... Finished 19th at the 2024 Senior Euro XC Championships... 2024 UK University cross country champion... Three-time UK University cross country team champions (2022, 2024, 2025).