The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2021 ■ 15 PACK PERFORMERS Jameese Joseph, Women's Soccer Building off her All-ACC Fresh- man campaign in 2019 — the last year that the Wolfpack played a full women's soccer season — the sophomore from Beltsville, Md., is off to a tremendous start in 2021. In the first four games of the campaign, Joseph had scored three goals, half of the Wolfpack's total. NC State was 1-1-2 in that stretch. Joseph had three goals during her rookie season, including a pair of game-winners. Leon Krapf, Men's Soccer The Gochsheim, Germany native is hoping to conclude his fifth-year senior season with a strong case for being the best goalkeeper in school history. Krapf entered the fall with the best career goals-against aver- age (1.10) ever at NC State, while his 20 career shutouts stood as the third-most by a Wolfpacker. Krapf began the year by getting shutout No. 21, a 2-0 triumph over USC Up- state Aug. 26, and was on the ACC's preseason watch list, one of just two goalkeepers mentioned. Sara Nayar, Women's Tennis Fresh off the program's first Final Four appearance, head coach Simon Earnshaw added an im- mediate boost to his lineup next season with the addition of Nayar, a transfer from Colorado. The native of Queensland, Australia, has been ranked as high as No. 65 nationally in singles and 31st in doubles, and has experience playing at No. 1 singles for the Buffaloes, who com- pete in the Pac-12. Coleman Stewart, Swimming Swimming in Naples, Italy, for the Cali Condors of the International Swimming League, the former NC State star first set an American re- cord for the short course 100-meter backstroke with a time of 48.91 seconds during the leadoff leg in a medley relay. Stewart then followed up with a world record of 48.33 seconds on Aug. 29 in the individual race that he captured. The York, Pa., native won the national champion- ship in the 100 backstroke for the Wolfpack in 2018. CHARTING THE PACK Wolfpack Football Has Speed To Burn NC State strength and conditioning coordinator Dantonio "Thunder" Burnette revealed the 10 fastest velocities, measured in miles per hour (mph), recorded by Wolfpack players over the sum- mer. The speeds were captured by Catapult GPS Tracking System. Thirty-one different NC State players were clocked at 20 mph or better. Impressively cracking the top 10 velocities were three lineback- ers, highlighted by star redshirt sophomore Payton Wilson tying for the top mark. Here are the top 10 mph marks recorded: Rank Player Speed T1 Freshman corner Nehki Meredith 22.3 mph T1 Redshirt sophomore linebacker Payton Wilson 22.3 mph T3 Freshman receiver Anthony Smith 21.9 mph T3 Redshirt junior corner Derrek Pitts Jr. 21.9 mph 5 Sophomore safety Jakeen Harris 21.8 mph T6 Freshman corner Aydan White 21.7 mph T6 Senior safety Cyrus Fagan 21.7 mph T8 Redshirt junior linebacker Vi Jones 21.6 mph T8 Junior nickel Tyler Baker-Williams 21.6 mph T10 Freshman receiver Julian Gray 21.5 mph T10 Junior safety Tanner Ingle 21.5 mph T10 Freshman linebacker Jordan Poole 21.5 mph Redshirt sophomore linebacker Payton Wilson checks in at 6-4, 235 pounds, but tied for the fastest velocity on the team this summer, at 22.3 mph. PHOTO BY ETHAN HYMAN/NEWS & OBSERVER