Olympic bronze medalist and world champion 1,500-meter runner Jenny Simpson collapsed after suffering a medical episode at the Sir Walter Miler.
At 23, UNC field hockey coach Erin Matson became the youngest NCAA head coach to win a national championship. Meanwhile, NC State's women wrapped up a third consecutive cross-country national title.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines, who was the first man to run 100m in under 10 seconds, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76, according to World Athletics.
On April 15, 2013, Chylinski was watching runners finish the 26.2-mile course when two terrorists planted pressure cooker bombs that exploded within seconds of each other, turning the celebratory scene into one of sheer panic and destruction.
Taking the road less traveled, an ultramarathon runner is on a mission to run more than 3,000 miles -- the entire stretch of the East Coast Greenway.
For Johnston County native Paul Burgess, the darkest night of the year is a reminder of silent suffering in darkness -- something many struggling with mental health experience.