The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK 18 ■ THE WOLFPACKER BY THE NUMBERS Sponsored by Colony Tire & Service www.colonytire.com PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS She's better than anyone I've ever seen at learn- ing from things that don't go well. Certainly, she gets pretty upset when she loses, but she learns. And then the next time around, people have trouble beating her the same way more than once. — NC State coach Laurie Henes, talking to LetsRun.com following sophomore Katelyn Tuohy's victory in the 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2 Consecutive championships for NC State in the 5,000-meter race at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Elly Henes won the race a year ago at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., and sophomore KATELYN TUOHY matched that feat this year, competing in the same venue and fin- ishing in 15:18.39. It was Tuohy's first NCAA title, but it wasn't the first time that the Pack claimed back-to-back championships in the 5,000. Julie Shea won three consecutive titles from 1979 to 1981 when the sport was still governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Value of the second-round tender offer that former Wolfpack receiver Jakobi Meyers signed with the New England Patriots in June, as reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Meyers, who entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019 after amassing 1,932 receiving yards in three seasons with the Wolfpack, is coming off the most productive season of his three-year NFL career. A starter in all 17 games, he caught 83 passes for 866 yards and 2 touchdowns in 17 games during the 2021 campaign. He had been a restricted free agent prior to his signing and is reportedly working on a new contract with New England. $3.986 million 79 Doubles wins by JAEDA DANIEL (pic- tured on the right) during her three- year career at NC State, the fifth- highest total in school history. Daniel wrapped up her collegiate career by teaming with senior Nell Miller (left) to claim the Wolfpack's first-ever NCAA championship, defeating Daevenia Achong and Eden Richardson of Mi - ami (Fla.) in the final. Daniel also ranks ninth in school history with 62 singles wins, and was one of only five players this year to be named an All-American in both singles and doubles. In June, she was named the nation's most im - proved senior by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS