NC State roundup: Wolfpack cheerleading wins UCA national title, eighth overall
N.C. State athletics continued the month with multiple wins and big performances, including another national title.
Here’s what you might have missed in the past week.
Cheerleading champions
The Wolfpack cheerleading team earned a national championship on Friday at the Universal Cheerleaders Association University World Cup. This is the second N.C. State title of the season, following the cross country team’s win in the fall.
Three groups competed in the Girls 4 Group Stunt category, with all three finishing in the top 10.
Cora Mabrey, Malea Hurley, Angelina Potynsky and Alex Devonmille’s group won the title.
The other two groups finished No. 3 and No. 10, respectively. N.C. State competed against teams such as Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Texas.
N.C. State now possesses eight cheerleading championships and three ACC titles.
Women’s basketball responds
After dropping its first game of the season at Virginia Tech, the Wolfpack rebounded with a big victory last week. It defeated Virginia, 93-66, at home on Thursday.
Five players recorded double figures, with freshman Zoe Brooks leading the team at 19 points. Graduate student Mimi Collins finished just shy of a double-double, contributing 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Wolfpack scored a program-high 57 points in the first half and never trailed the Cavaliers.
Negrete scores two 9.9s
N.C. State gymnastics continued its season at the Sprout’s Farmers Market Collegiate Quad meet in West Valley City, Utah on Saturday. The event featured 12 teams, split into different sessions.
The Wolfpack finished fourth (195.675) and competed against Michigan State (196.725), Cal (197.875) and BYU (196.100).
Graduate student Chloe Negrete put up the team’s best scores, logging a 9.900 on her vault and floor exercise.
Freshman Ashley Knight contributed a 9.875 on vault and graduate student Emily Shepard finished with a 39.150 in the all-around.
Swimming and diving victory
Graduate student Hunter Tapp won the 200 meter backstroke at the TYRSport Pro Swim series in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday.
Tapp finished the race in 1:58.91, one quarter of a second faster than second place finisher and N.C. State commit Daniel Diehl. Diehl clocked a time of 1:59.16.
Men’s tennis opens season
The No. 21 Wolfpack men’s tennis team opened its season on Monday afternoon, picking up a 6-1 win against Northwestern.
N.C. State won two doubles events, the third was not completed, and five singles matches. Junior Braden Shick (6-1, 6-2) won his singles match in the No. 3 position, while senior Luca Staeheli (7⁷-6², 6-4) in the No. 4 position. The two picked up a dominant 6-1 victory in their doubles pairing.
This story was originally published January 17, 2024 at 10:59 AM.
