The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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TRACKING THE PACK NUMBERS AND QUOTES Sponsored by Colony Tire & Service www.colonytire.com NC State needed a defender who could fill multiple roles: Pressure off the edge, hold up in space and plug some of the run fits vacated at linebacker. Dyson checks all those boxes and arrives with ready-made disruption stats after his pass-rushing markers all took a mas- sive step forward in his one season at Tulane." — ESPN.com writer Billy Tucker, citing Tulane transfer Harvey Dyson, a redshirt senior outside linebacker, as NC State's most impactful newcomer this year It's a beautiful thing, because he's such a genuine good person. … It's tough when you have guys that come from the outside and then you try to figure out what their motive is or how they're going to [con- duct themselves] as a coach. When it's one of your own, it's a totally different feeling." — NC State basketball letterman Jeremy Hyatt, on the elevation of his former teammate Justin Gainey to the program's head coaching position 0 Takedowns allowed by sixth-year senior Isaac Trumble during his five- match sprint to the 285-pound title at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in March. After opening the tournament with a pin, Trumble outscored his remain- ing four opponents by a combined margin of 22-2. The last of those wins was a 5-0 decision over top-seeded Yonger Bastida of Iowa State, giving Trumble the national championship in his final collegiate match. 3.648 GPA of the NCAA championship-winning NC State women's cross country team. At the Wolfie Awards on April 27, coach Laurie Henes' squad was named a winner of the Chan- cellor's Cup, which goes to the NC State men's and women's teams "with the highest GPA in the previous spring and fall that had an outstanding performance in competition as well." The winner on the men's side was the tennis team with a 3.476 GPA. 18 ■ THE WOLFPACKER PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY NC STATE ATHLETICS