Chris Miltenberg, who led both the UNC men’s cross country and men’s track & field teams to ACC championships this season, has agreed to a three-year contract extension which will keep him in Chapel Hill through 2027.

“Over the course of five years, Chris Miltenberg has elevated our Cross Country and Track and Field teams while fostering a culture of integrity and success on and off the track,” said UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham. “It has been special to watch this program succeed under his guidance, and we look forward to watching Coach Miltenberg continue to mentor standout student-athletes as Carolina’s coach for years to come.”

In the fall, Miltenberg was named the ACC Coach of the Year and the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year. UNC’s ACC Men’s Cross Country title was the program’s first since 1985, and Carolina then finished sixth at the NCAA championships.

The Tar Heels followed that up by capturing their first ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field title since 1996, and Miltenberg once again won ACC Coach of the Year and USTFCCCA Regional Coach of the Year honors.

In five seasons in Chapel Hill, Miltenberg has coached 20 All-America and All-ACC honorees and 75 All-ACC Academic honorees.

“I am so grateful for our administration’s belief and support in me and our program,” Miltenberg said. “Bubba Cunningham and I shared a vision for what our Track & Field and Cross Country programs could become when we started in 2019 and the unwavering support of that vision is why we have the great momentum we have. I am grateful for our student-athletes, coaches and support staff for their relentless work and belief. There is nowhere I’d rather be than Carolina and I am fired up about where our program is headed.”

 

Featured image via UNC Athletic Communications/Jeffrey A. Camarati

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