The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 ■ 13 TRACKING THE PACK PACK PERFORMERS Sadie Engelhardt, Women's Cross Country Engelhardt was named ACC Freshman of the Year following a standout performance at the league championship meet on Oct. 31 at Louisville, Ky. The first-year harrier from Ventura, Calif., was the top freshman finisher in the 6-kilometer race, placing 10th overall and fifth among NC State's athletes with a time of 19:45.5. At the NCAA Championship meet on Nov. 22 in Columbia, Mo., Engelhardt was part of a national-title-winning performance by the Wolfpack, placing 51st overall and fifth on the team with a personal-best time of 19:32.4. Engelhardt helped the Pack outdistance BYU for its fourth team title in five years. Donavan Phillip, Men's Soccer Phillip and sophomore teammate Nikola Markovic became the first NC State players since Scott Schweitzer in 1992 to earn first- team All-America honors when they were saluted by the United Soccer Coaches on Dec. 12. Phillip, a junior forward from Castries, Saint Lucia, was one of the catalysts behind the Wolfpack's sprint to the College Cup, leading the country with 19 goals. He scored 4 goals in the NCAA Tournament — one apiece versus Marshall, UNC Greensboro, Saint Louis and Washington. In addition to Phillip and Markovic, NC State senior goalkeeper Logan Erb received second-team All-America honors. Khamil Pierre, Women's Basketball Pierre transferred from Vanderbilt this past summer and has been a standout for the Wolfpack in her first season in Ra- leigh. Through NC State's first 12 games, the 6-foot-2 junior forward from Phoenix was leading the country with an average of 12.7 rebounds per game. In addition, she was leading the Pack in scoring at 14.5 points per game. Pierre played one of her best games in NC State's ACC opener at Miami on Dec. 14, totaling 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the floor and pulling down 13 rebounds in the Pack's 87-61 win. It was her seventh double-double of the season. Isaac Trumble, Wrestling At the start of the wrestling season, Trum- ble was still working his way back from a knee injury that he suffered during the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Although he was ranked second in the 285-pound class, he didn't make his season debut until NC State met Rutgers on Dec. 7 at Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Facing the Scarlet Knights' 20th-ranked Hunter Catka, Trumble posted a 9-1 major decision to finish off a 27-11 dual-meet win for the Pack. Then in his second match, the sixth-year senior from Springfield, Neb., earned a 5-1 decision over third-ranked Nick Feldman of Ohio State on Dec. 12 in Columbus, Ohio. BY MATT HERB Etch your name into Wolfpack History WOLF TRACKS DONOR WALL Help fulfill the vision by leaving your legacy etched on the Wolf Tracks wall in the newly renovated Walk of Fame & History in Reynolds Coliseum. • Orders will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Orders cannot be filled after the 700 spaces are sold. • You will receive a confirmation email within 30 days of your order. Please review it carefully. If corrections are required, please notify us at majorgifts@wolfpackclub.com or 919-865-1500. • In order for the Wolfpack Club to accommodate requests for plaques to be placed next to each other, these orders must be placed together with proper instructions. Every effort will be made to accommodate these requests. • Your message must fit within the spaces provided on the plaque size. • 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. • The Wolfpack Club reserves the right to exclude orders that it deems to contain inappropriate language. • The Wolfpack Club will determine the final placement of all plaques. • Message area is 330 characters maximum, with a signature line of 75 characters. Plaques are $5,000, payable over 5 years to the Wolfpack Club. NC State Student Aid Association | PO Box 37100, Raleigh, NC 27627 | 919.865.1500 | www.wolfpackclub.com To secure your Wolf Tracks, please visit www.wolfpackclub.com/wolftracks. wolf tracks updated logo 8/30/2024 10:02:16 AM