The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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MAY/JUNE 2021 ■ 15 TRACKING THE PACK On Aug. 11, the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences pulled the plug, temporarily it turned out, on their football seasons. Around that time, the NCAA had also announced that it would not be hosting national championships for the fall sports, such as soccer, volleyball and cross country. At that point, COVID-19 was making the outlook for collegiate athletics in 2020-21 bleak. Fast-forward to mid-April, and NC State has enjoyed some of its most note- worthy accomplishments in its athletics history, with the women's sports teams leading the way. There is not going to be a Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup — given an- nually to the most successful overall athletics program — this year due to the pandemic, but had there been standings NC State could have challenged its best-ever finish of 15th. Here are some of the highlights from the field of competition so far: SPORT FINISH Women's Cross Country Second at NCAA Championships Notable: Matched best NCAA finish in history (2001) and won its fifth straight ACC title Women's Swimming & Diving Second at NCAA Championships Notable: Best NCAA finish (previous was seventh, done twice), with first-ever relay (two) and individual (three) national titles Women's Basketball 22-3 overall, 12-2 ACC, NCAA Sweet 16 Notable: Second straight ACC Tournament title, first-ever No. 1 seed at NCAAs and third straight Sweet 16 Women's Tennis In progress Notable: Ranked No. 5 in final Oracle/ITA collegiate tennis rankings for the regular season Wrestling 6-1 in duals, sixth at NCAA Championships Notable: Third straight ACC title and second-best finish at NCAAs (tied for fourth in 2018) Men's Swimming & Diving Eighth at NCAA Championships Notable: Sixth straight top-10 finish at NCAAs Men's Golf In Progress Notable: Ranked eighth nationally by Golfstat as of April 14 Gymnastics NCAA Regional Finals Notable: First appearance in NCAA Regional Finals Football 8-4, 7-3 ACC Notable: School record for the most ACC wins CHARTING THE PACK 2020-21 Shaping Up To Be A Banner Year For NC State Athletics Etch Your Name Into Wolfpack History One Brick At A Time 1. Orders will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. You will receive a confirmation email within 30 days of your order. Please review it carefully. If you do not receive a confirmation email or a correction is necessary, please notify us at majorgi•s@wolfpackclub.com or at 919-865-1500. 2. In order for the Wolfpack Club to accommodate requests for bricks to be placed next to each other, the orders must be submitted together with proper instructions. Every effort will be made to accomodate these requests. 3. All text will be a standard size, font, and style. Greek letters and other symbols not found on a standard keyboard may not be used. 4. Messages will be centered automatically. 'e use of upper and lower case lettering is permitted. All spaces and punctuation marks count as a character. 5. 'e Wolfpack Club reserves the right to exclude orders that it deems to contain inappropriate language. 6. 'e Wolfpack Club will determine the final placement of all bricks. Help fulfill the vision by leaving your legacy etched on a brick on the north plaza walkway connecting the PNC Arena and Carter-Finley Stadium. Ordering Instructions: To order please contact us at majorgi€s@wolfpackclub.com or 919-865-1500. brick flyer for wolfpacker.indd 1 8/21/2018 11:03:30 AM The women's swimming and diving team is one of two squads — along with women's cross country — to claim a team trophy for a top-four fin- ish so far at its respective NCAA Championships. Both finished second. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS