The NC State Wolfpack is the nickname of the athletic teams representing

North Carolina State University North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...

. The Wolfpack competes at the

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

(NCAA) Division I (

Football Bowl Subdivision The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As ...

(FBS) for

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

) as a member of the

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

(ACC) for all sports since the 1953–54 season. The athletic teams of the Wolfpack compete in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the ACC and has won ten national championships: four NCAA championships, two

AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...

championships, and four titles under other sanctioning bodies. Most NC State fans and athletes recognize the rivalry with the North Carolina Tar Heels as their biggest. The primary logo for NC State athletics is a red block 'S' with an inscribed 'N' and 'C'. The block S has been in use since 1890 but has seen many alterations through the years. The color red was adopted from the state bird, the cardinal. It became the sole logo for all NC State athletic teams in 2000 and was modernized to its current design in 2006. NC State athletic teams are nicknamed the 'wolfpack'. The name was adopted in 1921 when a disgruntled fan described the behavior of some of the school's football players as being "as unruly as a pack of wolves". Prior to the adoption of the current nickname, North Carolina State athletic teams went by such names as the Aggies, the Techs, the Red Terrors, and Farmers.

Sports sponsored

Baseball

*Head Coach:

Elliott Avent Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is a baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the NC State Wolfpack. He attended North Carolina State University, but he did not play for the baseball program. In his 25th season of coaching the Wo ...

*Stadium:

Doak Field Doak Field (or The Doak) is a baseball venue in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1966 and is home to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack college baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference (AC ...

*ACC Championships: 5 (1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1992) *CWS appearances: 3 (1968, 2013, 2021)

Men's basketball

*Head Coach:

Kevin Keatts Kevin Andre Keatts (born July 28, 1972) is an American college basketball coach. He is the current men's head coach at North Carolina State University. Early life and playing career Keatts grew up as an only child in Lynchburg, Virginia. Hi ...

*Arena:

PNC Arena PNC Arena (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,680 for ice hockey and 19,722 for basketball, including 61 suites, 13 loge boxes an ...

*National Championships: 2 (

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, 1983) *Southern Conference Championships: 7 (1929, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952) *ACC Championships: 10 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1987) ''The above record of conference titles does not include regular season 1st place finishes as championships – the ACC recognizes only the winner of the ACC Tournament as its champion.''

Women's basketball

*Head Coach:

Wes Moore Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, investment banker, author, and television producer. He is the governor-elect of Maryland, after defeating Republican Dan Cox in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial ele ...

*Arena:

Reynolds Coliseum William Neal Reynolds Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the campus of North Carolina State University. The arena was built to host a variety of events, including agricultural expositions and N ...

*ACC Championships (regular season): 6 (1978, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990, 2022) *ACC Championships (ACC Tournament): 7 (1980, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Men's cross country

*Head Coach: Rollie Geiger *NCAA Southest Region Championships: 9 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2018) *ACC Championships: 16 (1953, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011)

Women's cross country

*Head Coach: Laurie Henes *National Championships (Team): 4 (1979†, 1980†,

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

) *National Champions (Individual): 6 (1979†, 1980†,

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

, 1983,

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

) #

Julie Shea Julie Shea is a former American long-distance runner and politician. Early life While at Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, she was the first ''Track and Field News'' "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1977 Her national record f ...

, 1979 #Julie Shea, 1980 # Betty Springs,

#Betty Springs, 1983 # Suzie Tuffey,

Katelyn Tuohy Katelyn Tuohy (born March 18, 2002) is an American middle- and long-distance runner. She is a four-time NCAA champion ( 3000 meters, 5000 meters outdoor and indoor, and cross country). By the 2019 cross country season, Tuohy had won five Gat ...

*NCAA Southest Region Championships: 10 (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) *ACC Championships: 28 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) The women's cross country team has competed in more

NCAA championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...

than any other school in the nation (25). Additionally the Wolfpack women's cross country team has won more ACC cross country championships (28) than all other schools combined and are the most by an ACC women’s program in any sport. † AIAW Women's National Championships

Football

*Head Coach:

Dave Doeren David William Doeren (born December 3, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the head football coach at North Carolina State University, a position he has held since the 2013 season. Doeren previously served as the head football ...

*Stadium:

Carter–Finley Stadium Wayne Day Family Field at Carter–Finley Stadium is home to the NC State Wolfpack football team. It was opened in 1966 and has grown to a seating capacity of 56,919 seats. History As early as the 1950s, State was looking to replace its on-camp ...

*ACC Championships: 7 (1957, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1979) *Southern Conference Championships: 1 (1927) *South Atlantic Intercollegiate Championships: 3 (1907, 1910, 1913) *Bowl games: 30 (16-13-1)

Golf

*Head Coach: Press McPhaul *Course:

Lonnie Poole Golf Course Lonnie Poole Golf Course is an 18-hole public golf course located on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Development and funding The Lonnie Poole Golf Course was designed by Arnold Palmer and the design ...

*National Championships (Men's individual): 1 (

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Matt Hill Matthew Hill (born January 19, 1968) is a Canadian voice actor working for Ocean Productions. Career His roles include List of Ed, Edd n Eddy characters#Ed, Ed in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'', Kevin Keene, Kevin Keene/Captain N in ''Captain N: The Game Ma ...

) *ACC Championships (Men's): 1 (1990)

Gymnastics

*Head Coach: Kim Landrus *Stadium:

*ACC Championships: 1 (1984) * EAGL Championships: 6 (1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2018)

Men's soccer

*Head Coach:

George Kiefer George Kiefer (born c. 1971) is the head men's soccer coach at North Carolina State University, where he has served since 2017. He was the 2005 NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year, and led the South Florida Bulls from 2002 until 2016. He posted ...

*Stadium:

Dail Soccer Field The Dail Soccer Field is the on-campus soccer stadium at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 3,000-seat stadium was built in 2008. The current tenants are the NC State Wolfpack men's & women's soccer teams. The op ...

*NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019) *ACC Regular Season Championships: 1 (1994) *ACC Tournament Championships: 1 (1990)

Women's soccer

*Head Coach: Tim Santoro *Stadium:

*NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) *NCAA Tournament Finalist: 1 (1988) *ACC Regular Season Championships: 1 (1988) *ACC Tournament Championships: 1 (1988)

Softball

*Head Coach:

Jennifer Patrick-Swift Jennifer Patrick-Swift is an American softball coach who was the head coach at NC State Wolfpack softball, North Carolina State. till March 2,2023 Coaching career St. Francis NC State On June 2, 2018, Jennifer Patrick-Swift was announced as t ...

*Stadium: Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium *ACC Championships: 2 (2006, 2013)

Swimming and diving

*Head Coach: Braden Holloway *Stadium:

Willis R. Casey Aquatics Center The Main Campus is the primary campus of North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, inside the Beltline. Notable features of Main Campus include the Bell Tower and D. H. Hill Library. The campus is known for its dist ...

*National Champions (Individual): 23 *ACC Championships (Men's): 31 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1992, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) *ACC Championships (Women's): 4 (1979,1980, 2017, 2019)

Men's tennis

*Head Coach: Kyle Spencer *Stadium: J. W. Isenhour Tennis Center *ACC Team Championships: 2 (1978, 1979) *ACC Singles Champions: 4 (1978, 1979, 1997, 1998) *ACC Doubles Champions: 5 (1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1992) *notable former players:

John Sadri John Sadri (born September 19, 1956) is a former tennis player from the United States. Sadri, an All-American at North Carolina State, reached the finals of the 1978 men's NCAA singles championship, losing to John McEnroe in four sets.https://w ...

, Roberto Bracone

Women's tennis

*Head Coach: Simon Earnshaw *Stadium: J. W. Isenhour Tennis Center *NCAA Doubles Champions: 1 (2022 - Jaeda Daniel/ Nell Miller)

Track and field

*Head Coach: Rollie Geiger and Laurie Henes *Stadium: Paul Derr Track & Field Facility *National Champions (Men's Individual): 2 *National Champions (Women's Individual): 11 *ACC Championships (Men's): (Indoor - 1988)(Outdoor - 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996)

Volleyball

*Head Coach: Luka Slabe *Stadium:

*ACC Tournament Champions: 1 (1987)

Wrestling

*Head Coach: Pat Popolizio *Stadium:

*National Champions (Individual): 8 *NCAA All-Americans: 32 *Academic All-Americans: 11 *ACC Championships: 19 (1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) North Carolina State University's wrestling team was established in 1925 and goes by the team nickname of the "Wolfpack". Pat Popolizio was named head wrestling coach for the Wolfpack on April 10, 2012. Popolizio was a three-time NCAA qualifier at

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

. The wrestling team competes at home on campus in the

. NC State Wrestling also has a blog online mainly to keep up to date with the team and focus on the NCAA Championships. In 2012, Popolizio left his previous program,

Binghamton University The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public university, public research university with campuses in Binghamton, New York, Binghamton, Vestal, New York, Vestal, and Johnson City, New Yor ...

, and took all-American heavyweight Nick Gwiazdowski with him. After redshirting for a year (to avoid losing a year of eligibility per NCAA transfer rules), Gwiazdowski won national titles in 2014 and 2015, becoming the first Wolfpack wrestler to win consecutive titles. During the 2015–16 season, North Carolina State went as high as number two in the national rankings and had the school record for most wins in a single season. The Wolfpack finished tied for fourth at the 2018 NCAA Tournament, sharing a distinction with

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

in 2016 as the highest tournament finish for an ACC team. *8 individual

NCAA Championships The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...

: **(1980) Matt Reiss 167lbs **(1984)

Tab Thacker Talmadge Layne "Tab" Thacker (March 10, 1962 – December 28, 2007) was a former NCAA wrestler and actor. Early life Thacker was on the football, basketball, track, and wrestling teams while at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North ...

Heavyweight **(1988) Scott Turner 150lbs **(1993) Sylvester Terkay Heavyweight **(2009)

Darrion Caldwell Darrion Caldwell (born December 19, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist and graduated collegiate wrestler, who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion ...

149lbs **(2014, 2015) Nick Gwiazdowski Heavyweight **(2018) Michael Macchiavello 197lbs

Other sports

NC State also competes in 2 other co-ed varsity sports. *

Rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

10 SEARC Championships *

Cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...

: NC State fields a full varsity team in cheerleading coached by Harold Trammel, named head cheerleading coach for the Wolfpack in May 2002. The team has won 3 Universal Cheerleading Association national championships, 4 National Cheerleading Association national championships & 2 Universal Cheerleading Association national championships in the Group Stunt competition.

Non-varsity sports

North Carolina State University offers numerous non-varsity and club level sports throughout the year. This includes, but is not limited to; baseball, basketball, cheerleading, crew, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, sailing, soccer, swimming, ultimate frisbee and many others. The North Carolina State University Men's Rugby Football Club was founded in 1965. NC State plays

college rugby College rugby is played by men and women throughout colleges and universities in the United States of America. Seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side variants of rugby union are most commonly played. Most collegiate rugby programs do not fall under the ...

in the

Atlantic Coast Rugby League The Atlantic Coast Rugby League was an annual college rugby competition played every spring among eight universities—seven from the Atlantic Coast Conference, plus Navy (from the Patriot League). The league was disestablished in 2016. Member sc ...

against its traditional ACC rivals. The NC State rugby team is led by head coach Jim Latham. The Wolfpack plays their home games at the Upper Method Road Field. NC State won the Atlantic Coast Invitational 7s tournament in 2010 and 2011. The Wolfpack finished 13th at the 2011

USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships The USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships is an annual competition among the top college rugby teams in the country to decide a national champion in rugby sevens. USA Rugby organized the championship to capitalize on the surge in pop ...

. NC State finished 12th at the 2012

Collegiate Rugby Championship The Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC) is an annual college rugby sevens tournament. The CRC is the highest profile college rugby sevens competition in the United States, with the tournament broadcast live on NBC from 2010–2017, on ESPN News an ...

, a tournament broadcast live on NBC from

PPL Park Subaru Park (formerly known as PPL Park and Talen Energy Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania, located next to the Commodore Barry Bridge on the waterfront along the Delaware River. The venue is home to the Ph ...

in Philadelphia. NC State scored a notable upset against #7 ranked Davenport to reach the finals of the 2012 ACI 7s tournament in Blacksburg, only to lose in the final to host Virginia Tech. In 2018, the Wolfpack won the USA Rugby Division II National Championship over Wisconsin-Whitewater and would add the USA Rugby College Sevens National Championship in 2019. As the university's oldest active sports club, the NC State Sailing Club was founded in 1954, and since 1973 has fielded a competitive intercollegiate co-ed fleet racing team. The program added a women's sailing team in 2013, and an offshore yacht-racing program in 2016. With their home facility at

Lake Crabtree County Park Lake Crabtree County Park is a park in Wake County, North Carolina. It is a forested area between Cary, Morrisville, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport, bounded by the northeastern shore of Lake Crabtree, I-40, and Aviation Parkway. The ...

, the "SailPack," as the club is known, competes in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association, a division of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association ( ICSA). The SailPack has reached the SAISA regional championship consecutively for the past 14 seasons, and as of 2018 is the highest ranking active program in North Carolina ahead of Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Wilmington, Wake Forest, UNC-Charlotte, ECU, and Davidson. Lake Crabtree is also the home venue for NC State's annual Triangle Tango Regatta which features college sailing teams from each active program in North Carolina. Additional dinghy and offshore coastal training activities for the SailPack are located in

Oriental, North Carolina Oriental is one of nine incorporated municipalities in Pamlico County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 880, according to the 2020 census. It is part of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area was settled b ...

where NC State Sailing hosts a major intercollegiate regatta each spring known as the SailPack Oriental Intercollegiate Regatta. The 2018 edition of this event was the largest-ever one-design, collegiate regatta ever held in North Carolina. NC State Sailing, together with the SailPack Foundation, host community sailing during the summer and teach sailing and racing skills to the public free of charge. NC State's ski team is a member of the

United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association The United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) is the sports federation for collegiate skiing and snowboarding in the United States. With over 180 member colleges, the USCSA fields some 5,000 men and women, alpine, Nordic, fr ...

(USCSA) and competes in races regularly during the winter season. NC State

ultimate frisbee Ultimate, originally known as ultimate Frisbee, is a non-contact team sport played with a frisbee flung by hand. Ultimate was developed in 1968 by AJ Gator in Maplewood, New Jersey. Although ultimate resembles many traditional sports in its ath ...

was established in 1978 and currently participates in the USA Ultimate D-1 men's league. The men's team has had 8 national tournament appearances and won the national championships in 1999. The NC State men's and women's club hockey team participates in the ACCHL. The Wolfpack has been coached by Mike Gazzillo since 2010, and he has been assisted by Geoff Wing since 2015. The team calls the Raleigh Ice Plex home. Each year, the Wolfpack hosts the Stephen Russell Memorial Tournament to kick off the season in memory of a goaltender for the team from 2006 to 2009. In 2018–19, NC State finished with an undefeated regular season capped off with an ACCHL title, regional championship and a Nationals appearance. The men's team won the ACCHL tournament 4 times (2001, 2019, 2020, 2021). The women's team has won the ACCHL tournament 1 time (2021). NC State also boasts a growing men's lacrosse team, formerly an NCAA Division I program from 1973 to 1982. Under head coach Chris Demarest, the Wolfpack went 11–3 in 2017 and advanced to the SELC Tournament in Johns Creek, Georgia before falling to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who advanced to the semi-final round of the MCLA D1 national championship. NC State college bass fishing team won the 2006 and 2012 Collegiate bass fishing series NC State club sports and intramural championships are covered by PackTV, a division of the Office of Information Technology at the university. PackTV is a student-driven sport channel that is on channel 32.2 on campus as well as streamed online through Apple TV and Roku. Along with intramural championships, club soccer, hockey, lacrosse, and basketball among others, PackTV has also covered varsity-level men's and women's soccer, softball and swimming.

Championships

NCAA team championships

North Carolina State has won 4 NCAA team national championships. *Men's (2) **

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

(2): 1974, 1983 *Women's (2) ** Cross Country (2): 2021, 2022

Other national team championships

*Women's (2) **Cross Country (2): 1979*, 1980* ::* Prior to 1981, the

administered championships in women's cross country. The NCAA held their first women's cross country championship in 1981. *Co-Ed (6) **

(6): 1986, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2016, 2018 *see also: ** ACC NCAA team championships **

List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships Listed below are the colleges or universities with the most NCAA Division I-sanctioned team championships, individual championships, and combined team and individual championships, as documented by information published on official NCAA websites. ...

NCAA individual championships

NC State athletes have won 45 NCAA and 7 AIAW individual championships as of November 18, 2022

Notable alumni

Nazmi Albadawi Nazmi Nidal Nazmi Albadawi (; born August 24, 1991) is a former Palestinian professional footballer who recently played as a midfielder for North Carolina FC and the Palestine national team. Early life Albadawi played club soccer for Triangle ...

, men's soccer (2010–13) * Debbie Antonelli, women's basketball (1982–86) *

Andy Barkett Andrew Jon Barkett (born September 5, 1974) is an American professional baseball coach, former Minor League Baseball manager, and former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who appeared in 17 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates as a first baseman ...

, baseball (1992–95) * Brian Bark, baseball (1987–90) * Aaron Bates, baseball (2005–06) *

Joan Benoit Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She held the fastest time for an American woma ...

, cross country (1977-1979) *

Simonas Bilis Simonas Bilis (born 11 November 1993) is a Lithuanian swimmer. He is the current national record holder in the 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle (long course) and 50-meter, 100-meter freestyle (short course). Bilis represented Lithuania at the 2015 ...

, swimming (2012–16) *

Andrew Brackman Andrew Warren Brackman (born December 4, 1985) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Yankees in 2011. High school career Brackman attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. College career 1 ...

, baseball and men's basketball (2005–08) * Greg Briley, baseball (1986) * Andre Brown, football (2004–08) *

Chucky Brown Clarence "Chucky" Brown Jr. (born February 29, 1968) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State, Brown was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second ...

, basketball (1985–89) * Jimmy Brown, baseball (1932) * Ted Brown, football (1975–78) *

Willie Burden Willie Burden (July 21, 1951 – December 4, 2015) was a professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, who subsequently became an academic and sports administrator. He was made a member of the C ...

, football (1971–73) *

Tommy Burleson Tom Loren Burleson (born February 24, 1952) is an American former professional basketball player. A 7′2″ center, Burleson played for North Carolina State University's 1974 NCAA national championship team. Early life Burleson is a native o ...

, men's basketball (1972–74) *

Dick Burrus Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus (born January 29, 1898, in Hatteras, North Carolina died February 2, 1972, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina) was a professional baseball player. Early years Burrus was born in North Carolina's Outer Banks, where his ...

, baseball (1919) *

, wrestling (2006–2011) * Mike Caldwell, baseball (1968–71) *

Kenny Carr Kenneth Alan Carr (born August 15, 1955) is a retired American basketball player. Carr was the 1st round (sixth overall) pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1977 NBA draft. A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State University, Carr won a gold ...

, men's basketball (1975–77) *

Lorenzo Charles Lorenzo Emile Charles (November 25, 1963 – June 27, 2011) was an American college and professional basketball player. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Charles played basketball for North Carolina State University and scored the game-winning ...

, men's basketball (1982–85) * Bradley Chubb, football (2014–17) * Tim Clark, men's golf (1996–97) * Chris Colmer, football (2002–05) * Chris Corchiani, men's basketball (1988–91) * Jerricho Cotchery, football (2000–04) *

Bill Cowher William Laird Cowher (born May 8, 1957) is an American sports analyst, former football player and coach. Following a six-year playing career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), he served as a head coach in the NFL for 15 se ...

, football (1977–79) * Doug Davis, baseball (1982–84) *

Joe DeBerry Joseph Gaddy DeBerry (November 29, 1896 – October 9, 1944) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and . DeBerry played college baseball College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegia ...

, baseball (1917–20) *

Vinny Del Negro Vincent Joseph Del Negro (born August 9, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. ...

, men's basketball (1983–1987) *

Joey Devine Joseph Neal Devine (born September 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics. Baseball career Atlanta Braves Devine was the Braves' first ...

, baseball (2003–05) *

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

, baseball (1915) *

Adam Everett Jeffery Adam Everett (born February 5, 1977), is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played college baseball for both the NC State Wolfpack and South Carolina Gamecocks. He was drafted in the first round of ...

, baseball (1996) * Brian Frasure, track and field (1992-1996) * Stu Flythe, baseball (1934–36) * David Fox, men's swimming & diving (1990–94) *

Roman Gabriel Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seaso ...

, football (1960–62) *

Mike Glennon Michael Joseph Glennon (born December 12, 1989) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also pl ...

, football (2008–12) *

Tom Gugliotta Thomas James Gugliotta (born December 19, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life The youngest of seven children, Gugliotta has far Italian ...

, men's basketball (1989–92) * Nick Gwiazdowski, wrestling (2012–2016) * Maggie Haney, gymnastics (1997-2000) * Jeff Hartsock, baseball (1986–88) * J.J. Hickson, men's basketball (2007–08) *

Nyheim Hines Nyheim Hines ( ; born November 12, 1996) is an American football running back and punt returner for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in ...

, football (2015-2017), track and feild (2015-2016) *

Julius Hodge Julius Melvin Hodge (born November 18, 1983) is an American-Antiguan former professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Little Rock Trojans. Originally from Harlem, New York, Hodge played college basketball at NC State and was se ...

, men's basketball (2001–05) *

Dutch Holland Robert Clyde "Dutch" Holland (October 12, 1903 – June 16, 1967) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves from 1932 to 1933 and the Cleveland Indians in 1934. Holland attended North Carolina State Coll ...

, baseball (1923–25) *

Torry Holt Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976) is a former professional American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most rec ...

, football (1995–98) *

Charmaine Hooper Charmaine Elizabeth Hooper (born January 15, 1968) is a Canadian retired soccer player. A four-time winner of the Canadian Players of the Year award and member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame, Hooper played on the Canada women's national socc ...

, women's soccer (1987–90) *

Cullen Jones Cullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in Freestyle swimming, freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the List of world records in ...

, men's swimming & diving (2002–06) * Erik Kramer, football (1985–87) *

Trudi Lacey Trudi Lacey (born December 12, 1958) is an American basketball head coach, most recently of the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). NC State statistics Source USA Basketball Lacey was named to the team rep ...

, women's basketball(1977-1981) *

Johnny Lanning John Young Lanning (September 6, 1910 – November 8, 1989) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1936 to 1947 for the Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves. Lanning's main pit ...

, baseball (1931–32) *

Manny Lawson Manny Lawson (born July 3, 1984) is a former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at North Carolina State, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Lawson also played for th ...

, football (2002–05) *

Sidney Lowe Sidney Rochell Lowe (born January 21, 1960) is an American former basketball player and coach. He is currently an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lowe played college basketball and serve ...

, men's basketball (1980–83) * Matt Mangini, baseball (2005–06) *

Pablo Mastroeni Pablo Mastroeni (born August 29, 1976) is an Argentine born American soccer coach and former player who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. He was formerly head coach of the Colorado Rapids, and assistant coach of the H ...

, men's soccer (1995–98) *

Joe McIntosh Joseph Anthony McIntosh (born August 4, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Billings, Montana, McIntosh played for a local American Legion Baseball team as a pitcher and shortstop. After graduating from Billings Senior Hi ...

, football (1981–84) *

Nate McMillan Nathaniel McMillan (born August 3, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2005, the Po ...

, men's basketball (1985–86) *

Jim McNamara James Patrick McNamara (born June 10, 1965) is a former professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1992-93. Career Prior to being drafted by the Giants in t ...

, baseball (1984–86) * Louie Meadows, baseball (1980–82) *

Rodney Monroe Rodney Eugene Monroe (born April 16, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (30th pick overall) ...

, men's basketball (1988–91) * George Murray, baseball (1918–21) * Jessica O'Rourke, women's soccer (2004–07) *

Chad Orvella Chad Robert Orvella (born October 1, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher who played for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2005 to 2007. He played collegiate baseball for Columbia Basin College and North Carolina State U ...

, baseball (2002–03) *

Chink Outen William Austin "Chink" Outen (June 17, 1905 – September 11, 1961) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933, appearing in 93 games. Listed at and , he threw right-handed ...

, baseball (1927–28) * Jeff Pierce, baseball (1990–91) *

Dan Plesac Daniel Thomas Plesac (born February 4, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career from 1986 to 2003. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and ...

, baseball (1981–83) *

Mike Quick Michael Anthony Quick (born May 14, 1959) is a color commentator and former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles for nine seasons, from 1982 to 1990. Quick ...

, football (1978–1981) *

Tab Ramos Tabaré "Tab" Ramos Ricciardi (born September 21, 1966) is an American former soccer player and current head coach of Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Over his thirteen-year professional career, Ramos played as a midfielder in Spain, ...

, men's soccer (1984–87) * Buck Redfern, baseball (1921–24) *

Jim Ritcher James Alexander Ritcher (born May 21, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Ritcher played college football for North ...

, football (1976–1979) *

Philip Rivers Philip Michael Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Chargers franchise. He played college football at NC State and was sele ...

, football (2000–04) * Dave Robertson, baseball (1910–12) *

Koren Robinson Koren Lynard Robinson (born March 19, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for North Carolina State University. He was drafted by the S ...

, football (1999–2001) *

Carlos Rodon Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...

, baseball (2012–14) *

, men's tennis (1976–78) *

Ronnie Shavlik Ronald Dean Shavlik (December 4, 1933 – June 27, 1983) was an American professional basketball player. He was an All-American center for the NC State Wolfpack in the 1950s. He later played briefly for the New York Knicks of the National Basket ...

, men's basketball (1954–56) *

Dennis Smith Jr. Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended North Carolina State University for one season of college basketba ...

, men's basketball (2016–17) * Tommy Smith, baseball (1972–74) *

Thori Staples Thori Yvette Staples Bryan (; born April 17, 1974) is an American retired soccer defender who previously played for the United States women's national soccer team and the Bay Area CyberRays in the Women's United Soccer Association. Early life ...

, women's soccer (1992–95) *

Andrea Stinson Andrea Stinson (born November 25, 1967) is a retired professional basketball player from the United States, playing from 1998 to 2005 for the Charlotte Sting and the Detroit Shock. Early life Andrea went to North Mecklenburg High School in Hunt ...

, women's basketball (1987-1991) *

Tim Stoddard Timothy Paul Stoddard (born January 24, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, along with fellow Eas ...

, baseball (1972–75) *

Doug Strange Joseph Douglas Strange (born April 13, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who played for several teams from 1989 to 1998. Amateur career A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Strange is an alumnus of North Carolina St ...

, baseball (1983–85) *

Eric Surkamp Eric Michael Surkamp (born July 16, 1987) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics from 2011 to 2016. He also pitched for the ...

, baseball (2006) * Craig Sutherland, men's soccer (2010–11) * Sylvester Terkay, wrestling (1991–93) *

, wrestling (1980–1984) * David Thompson, men's basketball (1973–75) * Joe Thuney, football (2011-2016) *

Monte Towe Monte Corwin Towe (born September 27, 1953) is an American basketball coach and retired basketball player. He was a starting point guard on the 1973–74 North Carolina State Wolfpack men's basketball team which won the NCAA Division I Men's Bask ...

, men's basketball (1972–75) *

Trea Turner Trea Vance Turner (born June 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Turner pl ...

, baseball (2012–14) * T. J. Warren, men's basketball (2012–14) *

Spud Webb Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb (born July 13, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Webb, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), is known for winning a Slam Dunk Contest despite being one of the shortest players ...

, men's basketball (1984–85) *

Mario Williams Mario Jerrel Williams (born January 31, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for North Carolina State University, and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL Draft. A four-time ...

, football (2003–05) * Adrian Wilson, football (1997–01) *

Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...

, football (2007–10), baseball (2008–10) * Will Wilson, baseball (2016–19) *

Tracy Woodson Tracy Michael Woodson (born October 5, 1962) is an American former professional baseball player and college coach. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1987 to 1989 and 1992 to 1993, primarily as a third base ...

, baseball (1982–84) Eleven NC State athletes have won Olympic medals:

and

in men's basketball;

in the women's marathon; Lucas Kozeniesky in rifle; and

Stephen Rerych Stephen Karl "Steve" Rerych (born May 14, 1946) is an American retired surgeon and former swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Swimming career At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Rerych won two gold medals. He s ...

, Steve Gregg,

Dan Harrigan Daniel Lee Harrigan (born October 29, 1955) is an American former backstroke swimmer. At the 1975 Pan American Games he won the 200 m backstroke event, but also contracted hepatitis and had to stop training for several months. He managed to recov ...

Duncan Goodhew Duncan Alexander Goodhew, (born 27 May 1957) is an English former competitive swimmer. After swimming competitively in America as a collegian at North Carolina State University, he was an Olympic swimmer for Great Britain and won Olympic gold a ...

, David Fox,

, and

Ryan Held Ryan Held (born June 27, 1995) is an American freestyle swimmer who specializes in the sprint events, and is currently sponsored by Arena. He holds the U.S. Open record in the long course 100 meter freestyle and three world records in short co ...

in swimming.

NC State Fight Song

The words to the Fight Song were written by Hardy Ray, Class of 1926, and the music was written by

Edmund L. Gruber Edmund Louis "Snitz" Gruber (November 11, 1879 – May 30, 1941) was an artillery officer and general in the United States Army who also gained popularity as composer of military music. He served as Commandant of the Command and General Staff Co ...

in 1908. It is essentially a sped-up version of " The Caisson Song", or more recently, "

The Army Goes Rolling Along "The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the United States ArmyArmy Regulation 220-90

."United States Army Europe Band – The Army Goes Rolling Along (mp3)
/ref>

Red and White Song

The Red and White Song is a popular song sung by fans and played by the band at many NC State athletic events, especially at football and basketball games. It was written by J. Perry Watson, a former Director of Music at NC State, and was introduced in 1961; students first sang the "Red and White" song at the NC State – Maryland game on February 13, 1961. The song, although very popular, is in fact not the official Fight Song of NC State. The colors mentioned in the song refer to NC State's main athletic colors, while "Caroline", "Devils", and "Deacs" refer to other Tobacco Road team names:

North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the ''Tar Heel ...

Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Associatio ...

, and

Wake Forest Demon Deacons The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a mem ...

The NC State Alma Mater

NC State's Alma Mater was written by two students in the early 1920s. Dr. Alvin M. Fountain, a class of '22 alumnus and editor of ''The Technician'', wrote the words, while Bonnie Norris, from the class of 1923, composed the music. In 2022, N.C. State changed the lyrics from "Where the winds of

Dixie Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas shift over the years), or the extent of the area it cover ...

softly blow" to "Where the Southern winds so softly blow".

Mascot

Since 1975, the NC State Wolfpack athletic teams have been represented at athletic events by its mascots, Mr. and Mrs. Wuf, who were married on February 28, 1981, by the

Demon Deacon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

at halftime of a

college basketball In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...

game between NC State and Wake Forest. The Demon Deacon presided over the wedding. In print, the "Strutting Wolf" is used and is known by the name "Tuffy." In September 2010, a purebred

Tamaskan dog __NOTOC__ The Northern Inuit Dog, along with its offshoot breed lines the Tamaskan dog, the British Timber dog and the Utonagan, is a breed of dog developed from a 1980s breeding project in the United Kingdom with the objective of producing a dog ...

became the new live mascot, "Tuffy".Tuffy's mascot tryout at game pleases N.C. State officials
September 2010NC State to use Tamaskan Dog for Mascot
September 2010The Cutest Live College Mascots
September 2010Tuffy Tamaskan
September 2010
October 2010

References

External links

*
Guide to the Don Schmidt Collection of NC State Athletics Memorabilia 1975-2000

Guide to the Christopher J. J. Thiry Collection of North Carolina State University Sports Cards circa 1970-2006

Guide to the Dorothy Fritch Film of North Carolina State University Football and Men's Basketball Games 1947-1951

Guide to the Ralph Clyde Heath Photographs and Newsclipping of North Carolina State College Athletes 1942-1953
{{Navboxes , titlestyle = {{CollegePrimaryStyle, NC State Wolfpack, color=white , list = {{Atlantic Coast Conference navbox {{East Atlantic Gymnastics League navbox {{Great America Rifle Conference navbox {{North Carolina Sports

Sports sponsored

Baseball

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Men's cross country

Women's cross country

Football

Golf

Gymnastics

Men's soccer

Women's soccer

Softball

Swimming and diving

Men's tennis

Women's tennis

Track and field

Volleyball

Wrestling

Other sports

Non-varsity sports

Championships

NCAA team championships

Other national team championships

NCAA individual championships

Notable alumni

NC State Fight Song

Red and White Song

The NC State Alma Mater

Mascot

See also

References

External links