The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK MAY/JUNE 2025 ■ 19 PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS 3:01.34 NC State's American-record time in the 400- yard medley relay at the NCAA Men's Swim- ming and Diving Championships March 28. Consisting of redshirt sophomore Quintin Mc- Carty, sophomore Jerry Fox, senior Sam Hoover and graduate Luke Miller, the team broke the previous record of 3:01.51, set by Cal in 2017. NC State finished ninth in the event, but the eight teams ahead of it all included at least one international swimmer. 4th NC State's national ranking in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association men's poll as of April 6. It's the highest ranking ever for the program, coming on the heels of a 12-0 start to the ACC season. Will Wade receives the first A+ given out in the two-year history of these coaching grades, standing out as the all-in move of the off- season by NC State. … Wade has led three programs to the NCAA Tournament, includ- ing an impressive stint at McNeese where he turned a Southland roster into an ana- lytics darling which sat higher in the NET rankings than 13 ACC teams in 2024-25. With a power vacuum in the confer- ence, the Wolfpack is ready to push toward the top of the standings quick." — On3 college basketball writer James Fletcher III, listing Will Wade as the best coaching hire of the offseason If you look at it, he won at LSU, he won at McNeese, and I would imagine he's getting ready to wake the Wolfpack up and win at NC State." — LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey, who overlapped with Will Wade in Baton Rouge during the 2021-22 athletic year There's not a lot of pressure, really. We've been doing it so long. We've all been playing this sport for most of our lives. Instead of being nervous, just enjoy the game. It'll get you through everything." — Junior relief pitcher ANDREW SHAFFNER, who totaled 24 strikeouts and only 5 walks in his first 11 appearances for the Wolfpack baseball team Everybody is singing from the same sheet of music. When that happens at NC State, there's going to be a reckoning for the ACC, there's going to be a reckoning for college basket- ball. It's coming, and it's coming soon. I want to be very clear: This is not a rebuild. We're going to be in the top part of the ACC next year, and we're going to the NCAA Tournament." — WILL WADE at his introductory press conference as NC State's new men's basketball head coach PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS