The Olympics are underway, and 10 Tar Heels are competing in Tokyo in various events, for various countries. In honor of the games, throughout the whole of the summer leading up and during them, we’ll be digging into the history books to profile some Tar Heels of the past who competed at the Olympics.
Today, Karen Shelton is rightfully known as North Carolina and field hockey legend. Since become Tar Heel field hockey coach, she’s led UNC to nine national championships, including the last three. Last season, she became the winningest NCAA field hockey coach of all time.