42 ■ THE WOLFPACKER
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BY JACEY ZEMBAL
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ulie Shea Sutton is used to be being on the run, but
now that she's retired the former NC State superstar
distance runner is living her best life at a slower pace.
Shea and her husband of eight years, Bruce Sutton,
have retired to the mountains in the western part of North
Carolina, building a dream home the last three years.
Shea's ties to NC State remain strong, and it wasn't just
her who bled red and white. Her 95-year-old father, Mike
Shea, was a teacher and track and field coach at NC State,
while sister Mary Shea was also an All-American runner
for the Wolfpack. They helped NC State win national cross
country titles in 1979 and 1980.
Julie and Mary used to run all over Raleigh from William
Shea, a 2012 NC State Hall of Fame inductee, won seven national championships during her college career in track and cross country.
PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE MEDIA RELATIONS
JULIE
SHEA
