The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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150 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ Directors' Cup Finish Through the winter, NC State seemed poised for its first top-25 finish in the Learfield Directors' Cup, but a lack of suc- cess in the spring sports had the Pack fall just short of its top finish of 27th in 2014- 15 with a 29th-place showing. NC State's women's cross country team is The Wolfpacker's Team of the Year after the squad finished fourth at the NCAA Championships and also collected ACC and NCAA Regional titles. PHOTO BY PRETTYSPORTY/CHERYL TREWORGY NC State Directors' Cup Finishes Under Debbie Yow Year Ranking 2009-10 89* 2010-11 67 2011-12 37 2012-13 34 2013-14 41 2014-15 27^ 2015-16 32 2016-17 29 * Standing for the year before Yow arrived ^ Best finish in school history BY MATT CARTER N C State, on the strength of its non-revenue programs, en- joyed another strong year athletically. Men's swimming and women's cross country won both the ACC title and a platform spot at the NCAA Championships with fourth-place finishes. Women's swimming also took home the ACC crown, and women's soccer made an improbable run to the Sweet 16. The Wolfpacker takes a look back at some of the best teams and in- dividual showings for the Red and White during the 2016-17 school year. ANOTHER STRONG YEAR NC State's Fall And Winter Teams Performed Particularly Well