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UNC recently held its annual Rammy Awards to celebrate the top athletes from the past year. Caleb Wilson won for men's sports, while Chloe Humphrey received the award for women's sports.
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 25: The North Carolina Tar Heels hold up the trophy in front of the crowd during the Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship held at Gillette Stadium on May 25, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images
Earlier this week, UNC held their annual Rammy Awards to honor the best in Tar Heel sports from the past year. While some spring sports are still going on, the âschool yearâ is genuinely coming to an end, and with many athletes set to graduate and/or head into the professional ranks in their various sports, itâs a way to honor Carolina sports after another pretty good year in total.
Hereâs a bit of a look back at what happened this year.
The biggest honors â Oscarsâ Best Actor/Actress equivalent, if you will â are the outstanding athletes of the year. For the men, that award when to basketballâs Caleb Wilson. In a about two months time, Wilson will probably be a top four pick in the NBA Draft, as he just put up one of the most impressive freshman seasons by any Tar Heel ever, hence the award. The womenâs honor went to lacrosseâs Chloe Humphrey. Humphrey helped lead last yearâs UNC team to a national championship, and her 83 goals this year have Carolina in position to make a run at another this year.
The womenâs lacrosse team also, unsurprisingly, won the Best Team award. Plenty of other Tar Heel teams had good years, but they were the only ones to win a national title. The teamâs Eliza Osburn also won the Outstanding Newcomer honor, while the menâs version of that award went to baseball players Walker McDuffie and Ryan Lynch.
Despite the disappointing year that menâs basketball had overall, they actually did take home a couple more awards, both related to one particular game/play. Seth Trimbleâs game-winning three to beat Duke was named Best Play, with that game as a whole also winning Best Upset.
Caleb Wilson won the men's outstanding athlete award, and Chloe Humphrey won the women's outstanding athlete award.
Caleb Wilson had an impressive freshman season in basketball, making him a likely top four pick in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Chloe Humphrey scored 83 goals this season, contributing to UNC's strong position for another national championship in lacrosse.
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Athletic directors old and new were also honored. The departing Bubba Cunningham was given a Founders Award, while soon-to-be AD Steve Newmark got a Best Newcomers Award.
Track & Fieldâs Makayla Paige won an individual national championship at NCAAs last year in the indoor 800m. The school honored that title by awarding her the Best Championship Performance Rammy. In a related honor, Humphrey also won the Best Record-Breaking Performance after scoring 90 goals in her freshman season.
Other Tar Heels to recieve honors were Sofia Frei and Sofia Knight (swimming & diving), Riley Berge (menâs soccer), Youssef Shamel (fencing), and Reese Brantmeier (womenâs tennis).
Congrats to all the winners in what was another pretty nice year for UNC sports. Hopefully, next year will be another big one.