The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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MAY/JUNE 2025 ■ 3 May/June 2025 ■ Vol. 45, No. 5 Managing Editor Matt Herb Contributing Editors Stu Coman Cathy Jones Chris Riffer Steve Downey Staff Writer Noah Fleischman Contributing Writers Tim Peeler Harrison Schwerman Design/Production Jeanette Blankenship Chris Miller Photographers Larry Blankenship Ken Martin Cover Photo NC State Athletics Publisher Mark Panus Business Analyst Sarah Boone Circulation Manager Tristin Shears Advertising Sales Maria Taustine (502) 552-4390 Customer Service Lauren Gordon Cathy Jones (800) 421-7751 THE WOLFPACKER (ISSN 0273-8945) is published bimonthly for a total of six is- sues a year by Coman Publishing Co., a divi- sion of On3 Media, Inc., located at 905 W. Main St., Suite 24F, Durham, NC 27701, (919) 688-0218. (E-mail: TheWolfpacker @comanpub.com). Periodical mail postage paid at Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. A one-year subscription is $34.95. First- class postage is $15 extra per year. Website: www.TheWolfpackerOnline.com For advertising or subscription information, call (800) 421-7751. Postmaster: Send ad- dress changes to: The Wolfpacker, PO Box 2331, Durham, NC 27702. PHOTOS COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS 22 42 30 38 Get the inside scoop on NC State sports at TheWolfpacker.com. SPECIAL OFFER! $1 for your first 7 days Renews for $9.99/month (billed annually) FEATURES WOLFPACK CLUB FEATURE ...............................20 WILL WADE ........................................................22 FIRST-YEAR COACHES .......................................26 MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES ..............................28 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ....................................30 REYNOLDS COLISEUM ......................................34 SPRING FOOTBALL ............................................36 HOLLYWOOD SMOTHERS...................................38 CHARLTON WARREN ..........................................40 VINCE ROBINSON ..............................................42 WRESTLING 2026 OUTLOOK .............................44 MEN'S SWIMMING ...........................................46 DEPARTMENTS WOLFPACK CLUB NEWS ...................................... 4 TRACKING THE PACK .........................................10 PACK PAST ........................................................48 PACK PERSPECTIVE — TIM PEELER ...................50