SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 ■ 3
September/October 2026
■ Vol. 47, No. 1
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PHOTOS
COURTESY
NC
STATE
ATHLETICS
FEATURES
WOLFPACK CLUB FEATURE ......................... 20
DUKE SCOTT ............................................. 22
CJ BAILEY .................................................. 26
POPO AGUIRRE .......................................... 30
JACKSON WALLER ...................................... 32
PACK PROS ............................................... 34
RUSSELL WILSON ...................................... 38
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ....................... 42
MEN'S SOCCER ......................................... 44
BASEBALL ................................................. 46
DEPARTMENTS
WOLFPACK CLUB NEWS ............................... 4
TRACKING THE PACK .................................. 10
PACK PAST ................................................ 48
PACK PERSPECTIVE — TIM PEELER ............. 50
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