The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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JULY 2015 ■ 133 mother, however, was a major concern to the coaching staff. "We weren't worried so much about the missed practices in the fall as we were about the emotional aspect of it," Avent said. "Brian was so close to his mother. At one point I wasn't sure he would finish the semester. "But when he came back in January he was so determined and so intent on doing well. I think he came back and had such a great freshman season to honor her. The drive that he showed to get it done was just exceptional." Rather than pitching in a summer league, Brown is spending the hot-weather months relaxing at home, working out, watching the College World Series and thinking about the game. He's also thinking about the season that just ended and looking ahead to what he expects will be an even better 2016. "We have a good group of guys com- ing back next year," Brown said. "It's just going to be a matter of bringing everyone together. We have the talent. We just need to pull together and go to work." ■ Wake Stone Corporation Five convenient locations to serve you with crushed stone: triangle Quarry Moncure Quarry I-40 at Harrison Ave. US 1 at Deep River 919-677-0050 919-755-7349 knightdale Quarry Hwy. 64 East 919-266-9266 nash Co. Quarry n. Myrtle Quarry I-95 at Gold Rock Hwy. 9 East, SC 252-985-4411 843-756-3400 The Best Of The Rest 1. Anton Ipsen, Men's Swimming — The Denmark native took first place at the ACC Championships in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle swims, setting school records in both races in ad- dition to the 1,000 free. He finished fifth at the NCAA Championships in the 1,650 and 10th in the 500, and he was named the ACC Male Freshman of the Year. 2. Kevin Jack, Wrestling — Jack was sup- posed to redshirt until there were three duals l eft in the season, but he surged at the NCAA Championships and finished a surprising fifth place at 141 pounds, earning All-America honors. His 31 total wins last year set a school record for a Pack freshman wrestler, and he was named the ACC Freshman of the Year. 3. Jerod Fernandez, Football — After finishing second on the team with 78 tackles and two interceptions, the linebacker was named a first-team freshman All-American by Phil Steele's, second-team by Athlon and honorable mention by College Football News. 4. Hennessey Stuart, Men's Swimming — Stuart won the 200-yard backstroke ACC title in a conference-record time of 1:39.37, and he was all-conference in the 100 backstroke after finish - ing third with the second-fastest time in program history. He finished seventh in the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships to earn first-team All-America honors. 5. Kaitlyn Kearney, Volleyball — Kearney was selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team after she led the Pack in kills (277), blocks (118) and points scored (360.5). She led all conference fresh - men in kills last season and had the most for a Pack freshman since 2007, and her blocks total marked the most by a State newcomer since 1994. — Matt Carter