North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State All-Sports Banquet
4/23/2003 12:00:00 AM | Pack Athletics
April 23, 2003
NATIONAL CHAMPION
Kristin Price, 10,000 meters, Outdoor Track
ALL-AMERICANS
Dantonio Burnette, Sporting News (third-team)
Megan Coombs, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meters)
Terrence Holt, Sporting News (first-team), Associated Press (second-team), CollegeFootballNews,com (second-team) CNN/SI (second-team)
T.A. McLendon, 2002 Sporting News Freshman All-American (first-team)
Kristin Price, 2002 Women's Cross Country, 2002 Outdoor Track (5,000 & 10,000 meters), 2003 Indoor Track (3,000 meters)
Katie Sabino, 2002 Women's Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase)
Justin Walters, 2002 Men's Golf (first-team)
Jesse Williams, 2003 Indoor Track (high jump)
Ryan Woods, 2002 Outdoor Track (5,000 meters)
Brian Wright, 2002 Baseball (third-team)
ACC/EAGL CHAMPIONS
Chris Dugan, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase)
Jake Giamoni, 2003 Wrestling (149 lbs.)
Scott Garen, 2003 Wrestling (157 lbs.)
Dustin Kawa, 2003 Wresting (165 lbs.)
David Patterson, 2002 Men's Cross Country
Kristin Price, 2002 Outdoor Track (5,000 & 10,000 meters), 2003 Indoor Track (5,000 & 10,000 meters)
James Rowell, 2003 Indoor Track (weight throw)
Katie Sabino, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase)
Ryan Woods, 2002 Outdoor Track (5,000 meters)
ALL-ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE/EAGL
Katie Bolac, 2002 Outdoor Track (pole vault)
Kylah Bachman, 2002 Gymnastics (beam)
Adrienne Barnes, 2003 Women's Soccer
Sean Berton, 2002 Football (first-team)
Joseph Brent, 2002 Outdoor Track (100 meters)
Ricky Brookshire, 2002 Men's Cross Country
Dantonio Burnette, 2003 Football (first-team)
Kaayla Chones, 2003 Women's Basketball (second-team)
David Christian, 2002 Men's Cross Country
George Cintron, 2003 Wrestling (125 lbs.)
Chris Colmer, 2002 Football (second-team)
Megan Coombs, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase & 5,000 meters)
Jerricho Cotchery, 2002 Football (first-team)
Steven Cowling, 2003 Men's Swimming & Diving
Clifford Crawford, 2003 Men's Basketball (all-defensive squad)
Molly Culberson, 2003 Women's Swimming & Diving
Chris Dugan, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase)
Julius Hodge, 2003 Basketball (first-team)
Terrence Holt, 2002 Football (first-team)
Ebony Foster, 2002 Outdoor Track (100 meter hurdles); 2003 Indoor Track (60 meter hurdles and 200 meters)
Jake Giamoni, 2003 Wrestling (149 lbs.)
Cori Goldstein, 2002 Gymnastics (second-team beam, floor)
Derrick High, 2003 Indoor Track (200 and 400 meters)
Dustin Kawa, 2002 Wrestling (165 lbs.)
Kelly Kello, 2002 Gymnastics (bars)
Josianne Lauber, 2002 Women's Cross Country
Andre Maddox, 2002 Football (HM)
Marlyn Madey, 2002 Gymnastics (bars)
Nick Mangum, 2003 Indoor Track (3,000 meters)
Kurtis Marlowe, 2002 Men's Cross Country
Terrance Martin, 2002 Football (HM)
T.A. McLendon, 2002 Football (first-team)
Marcus Melvin, 2003 Basketball (HM)
Kristin Pace, 2002 Outdoor Track (high jump)
David Patterson, 2002 Men's Cross Country, 2003 Indoor Track (5,000 meters)
Molly Pennington, 2002 Gymnastics (vault)
Kristin Price, 2002 Outdoor Track (5,000 & 10,000 meters); 2003 Indoor Track (3,000 & 5,000 meters); 2002 Women's Cross Country
Shawn Price, 2002 Football (second-team)
Shane Riggs, 2002 Football (second-team)
Philip Rivers, 2002 Football (second-team)
Kris Roth, 2002 Women's Cross Country
James Rowell, 2003 Indoor Track (weight throw)
Katie Sabino, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase & 5,000 meters)
Leah Sabo, 2002 Gymnastics (second-team all-around, floor)
Annika Schmidt, 2002 Women's Soccer
Chris Seaton, 2002 Outdoor Track (10,000 meters)
Kelly Smoke, 2003 Indoor Track (weight throw)
Devin Swann, 2002 Men's Cross Country
Jesse Williams, 2003 Indoor Track (high jump)
Ryan Woods, 2002 Outdoor Track (3,000 meter steeplechase & 10,000 meters)
Brian Wright, 2002 Baseball
ALL-ACC TOURNAMENT
Julius Hodge, 2003 Men's Basketball (first-team)
Josh Powell, 2003 Men's Basketball (first-team)
Marcus Melvin, 2003 Men's Basketball (first-team)
Mitchell Watson, 2003 Men's Soccer (first-team)
USBW All-DISTRICT TEAM
Julius Hodge, 2003 Men's Basketball (first-team)
POST-SEASON ALL-STAR BOWL GAMES
Sean Berton, Maui Bowl
Terrence Holt, Senior Bowl
Scott Kooistra, Rotary Grid Iron Classic
Terrence Martin, Senior Bowl
Shawn Price, Shrine Bowl
USA CROSS COUNTRY TEAM
Julia Lucas (Cross Country), 5th USA, 41st World
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Erin Bailey (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Competed in the NCAA Zone "B" Diving Championships; Finalist at the ACC Championships.
Adrienne Barnes (Women's Soccer) - Named to first-team All-ACC squad.
Sean Berton (Football) - First NC State tight-end to be named first-team All-ACC in over 25 years; Co-winner of the Jim Ritcher Award, given to the team's most valuable lineman.
Katie Bolac (Women's Track & Field) - Set a school record of 13'01.50" in the pole vault during the 2002 Outdoor season; Finished 17th in the NCAA Championship; Earned All-ACC honors with a second place finish at the conference championships in the pole vault.
Justin Branch (Men's Soccer) -Named to the all-tournament team at the Duke Tournament.
Joseph Brent (Men's Track & Field) - Earned All-ACC honors with a third place finish in the 100 meters at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
Ricky Brookshire (Cross Country) - Earned All-ACC accolades with a third-place performance at the conference championships.
Kaayla Chones (Women's Basketball) - Reached the 1,000 point milestone during the season, just the 21st player in school history to do so; Named to the ACC's second-team; All-Loyola Marymount Tournament Team Selection; GlaxoSmithKline All-Tournament Team.
David Christian (Cross Country) - Earned All-ACC honors at the ACC Championships with a fifth-place finish.
George Cintron (Wrestling) - Two-time ACC Champion; Earned All-ACC honors in 2003; Finished collegiate career ranked 16th in school history with 72 wins.
Chris Colmer (Football) - Second-team All-ACC performer and co-recipient of the Jim Ritcher Award.
Megan Coombs (Women's Track & FIeld)- Earned All-American honors with her ninth place finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships; Earned All-ACC honors with her second place finish in the 5,000 meters and also her third place finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
Jerricho Cotchery (Football) - First-team All-ACC selection; Only third receiver to post a 1,000 yard season in school history.
Steven Cowling (Men's Swimming & Diving) - All-ACC honoree; Posted the conference's quickest time in the 100 back at the championship preliminaries; Earned a silver medal at the championships in the 100 back; Swam the lead leg of the Wolfpack's second-place finishing 400 Medley Relay.
Clifford Crawford (Men's Basketball) - Speedy guard known for his defense; Earned a spot on the All-ACC Defense team; Lone senior on the squad.
Molly Culberson (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Member of the All-ACC squad; Finished second at the ACC Championships on the three-meter springboard; NCAA Zone "B" Finalist; School record holder on the three-meter board.
Chris Dugan (Track & Field) - Crowned ACC Champion at the 2002 outdoor meet in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
Felicia Fant (Track & Field) - Set a new school record of 7.50 in the 60 meters during the 2003 indoor season.
Beth Fonner (Track and Field) - Finished 18th in the 10,000 meters at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships; Earned All-ACC honors with her second place finish in the 10,000 meters at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
Ebony Foster (Track & Field) - Set a new school record of 13.53 in the 100 meter hurdles during the 2002 outdoor season; Earned All-ACC honors with her third place finish in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships; Set a new school records in both the 60 meter hurdles (8.32) and the 200 meters (24.57) during the 2003 indoor season; Earned All-ACC honors with both her second place finish in the 60 meter hurdles and her third place finish in the 200 meters at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships.
Jake Giamoni (Wrestling) - ACC Champion and All-ACC at 149 pounds.
Derrick High (Track & Field) - Earned All-ACC honors with both his third place finish in the 200 meters and second place finish in the 400 meters at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships.
Julius Hodge (Men's Basketball) - A first-team All-ACC selection; A member of the USBA All-District squad; Also named All-ACC Tournament; Put up a career-high 31 points versus Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.
Terrence Holt (Football) - All-ACC honoree; First-team Sporting News All-American, Second Team AP All-American; Played in the Senior Bowl.
Marcus Johnson (Men's Soccer) - Named to the all-tournament team at the Duke Tournament.
Dustin Kawa (Wrestling) - ACC Champion and All-ACC at 174 pounds.
Aaron King (Men's Soccer) - Led the team with seven goals and 22 points on the season.
Josi Lauber (Cross Country) - Earned All-ACC honors with a sixth place finish at the conference championships; Named all-district with a sixth-place finish at the District III Championships.
Nick Mangum (Track & Field) - Earned All-ACC honors with his second place finish in the 3,000 meters at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships.
Kurtis Marlowe (Cross Country) - Earned all-conference honors with a sixth-place finish at the ACC championships.
Garth Mulroy (Men's Golf) - Honorable mention All-American (HM); All-ACC selection; Third in lowest career stroke average in school history.
Kristen Pace (Track & FIeld) - Earned All-ACC honors with her third place finish in the high jump at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
David Patterson (Cross Country/ Track & Field) - Set a new NC State school record with a time of 13:56.54 in the 5,000 meters during the 2003 indoor season; Finished 17th at the 2003 Indoor NCAA Championships in the 5,000 meters; Earned All-ACC honors with his third place finish in the 5,000 meters at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships; Crowned 2003 Men's ACC Cross Country Champion.
Chad Pearson (Track & Field) - Set a new NC State school record in the 10,000 meters with a time of 28:43.52.
Federico Peria (Men's Soccer) - Led the team with 11 assists on the season, the most for a Wolfpack player since 1991.
T.A. McLendon (Football) - Sporting News Freshman All-American; ACC Rookie of the Year; First-team All-ACC; Tied a Wolfpack single-season record with 16 touchdowns; Named the Pack's Most Valuable Back.
Marcus Melvin (Men's Basketball) - Earned honorable mention All-ACC accolades; Named to the ACC All-Tournament team.
Amber O'Reilly (Women's Swimming & Diving) - Competed in the NCAA Zone "B"Championships; A finalist on the one- and three-meter springboards at the ACC Championships.
Kristin Price (Track & Field/Cross Country) - National Champion in the 10,000 meters at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships; Also named All-American in the 5,000 meters with her third place finish at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships; Crowned ACC Champion in both the 5,000 and 10,00 meters at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships; Earned All-American honors after her sixth place finish in the 5,000 meters at the 2003 Indoor NCAA Championships; Crowned ACC Champion in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships; Finished 29th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships to grab her second consecutive All-America notice in the event.
James Rowell (Track & Field) - Finished 17th in the weight throw at the 2003 Indoor NCAA Championships; Was crowned ACC champion in the weight throw at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships.
Katie Sabino (Track & Field) - Set a new school record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:01.00; Earned All-American honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with her seventh place finish at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships; Crowned ACC Champion in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships; Earned All-ACC honors with her third place finish in the 5,000 meters at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
Kelly Smoke (Track & Field) - Set new school records in both the hammer (162'03") and the discuss (152'09") during the 2002 outdoor season; Earned All-ACC honors with her second place finish in the weight throw at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships; Set new school records in the weight throw (62'04.50") and the shot put (48'06.75") during the 2003 indoor season.
Andy Smith (Track & Field) - Finished 19th at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships in the 3,000 meter steeplechase; Earned All-ACC honors with his second place finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
Joe Upton (Rifle) - Finished fifth at SEARC Championship, a top-five shooter in the conference all year; Team captain.
Justin Walters (Men's Golf) - Third-team PING All-American; All-ACC honors; Won two tournaments; Season stroke average (71.93) ranked third on the all-time single season stroke average; Owns four of the top-six lowest tournament totals in school history, including a school record 202; finished sixth at the NCAA Championships.
Mitchell Watson (Men's Soccer)- Named to the ACC All-Tournament team; Also garnered all-tournament honors in the Duke Tournament; Finished his career as NC State's all-time saves leader (443).
Jesse Williams (Track & Field) - Set a new school record with a mark of 7'03" in the high jump during the indoor season; Earned All-American honors with his third place finish in the high jump at the 2003 Indoor NCAA Championships; Earned All-ACC honors with his second place finish in the high jump at the 2003 Indoor ACC Championships.
Ryan Woods (Track & FIeld) - Earned All-American honors in the 5,000 meters after a 11th place finish at the 2002 Outdoor NCAA Championships; ACC Champion in the 5,000 meters at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships; Earned All-ACC honors with his third place finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 2002 Outdoor ACC Championships.
Brian Wright (Baseball) - Third-team All-America selection ...Earned All-ACC honors...Batted .418, second highest average ever at NC State...Finished his career ranked first in doubles, third base hits, fourth in runs scored, fourth in home runs and third in runs batted in. One of just five Wolfpack baseball players to be voted first-team all-conference three times.
ACADEMIC HONORS
208 Scholar Athletes (semester gpa's above 3.000)
106 Dean's List Honorees
First-Team Cosida/Verizon Academic All-District
Rebecca Anderson
Women's Soccer Academic All-American
Gretchen Lear (third-team)
Women's Soccer Academic All-District
Lauren Bendahan (second-team)
Gretchen Lear (first-team)
Jenny Pearce (second-team)
Henry M. Beamer Endowed Scholarship Winner
Gretchen Lear
College Team Academic Award
Women's Soccer 3.29 (by NSCAA and Adidas)
Cross Country Academic All-American Qualifiers
David Patterson
Kristin Price
Academic All-American Team (with distinction)
Women's Cross Country (3.5 team GPA)
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners
Diana Henderson, CC/ Track
Gretchen Lear, Women's Soccer
Mitchell Watson, Men's Soccer
Winter NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Nominees
Aimee Panton, Gymnastics
David Patterson, Indoor Track
Stephanie Southard, Gymnastics
ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Winners
Diana Henderson
Gretchen Lear
All-ACC Academic Football Honorees
Chris Colmer
Austin Herbert
All-EAGL Academic Honorees
Kylah Bachman
Cara Dougherty
Beth Faulkner
Mary Freyvogel
Cori Goldstein
Marlyn Madey
Aimee Panton
Molly Pennington
Alexis Pero
Stephanie Southard
Adina Stock
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Nominees
Desiree Mittman, Track & Field
Kelly Jordan, Women's Soccer
Melissa Pressley, Women's Soccer
Adrianne Adams, Track & Field
Jorge Gutierrez, Men's Swimming/Diving
