2021-22 Track Roster
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Wednesday, February 07
EmpowHER: Ally Henson
Thursday, November 30
Passing the Baton from Geiger to Henes
Thursday, June 15
Wolfpack Women's Top Moments - Track & Field
Wednesday, March 09

Nate Kawalec
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chardon, Ohio
- High School:
- Chardon
Bio
1x All-ACC Performer:
Collegiate-Best Marks
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
2021 Cross Country:
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
2020 Cross Country:
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
2019 Cross Country:
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
2018 Cross Country:
- 2022 Outdoor - 5,000m (4th place)
- 2022 - 5,000m
- 2022 Outdoor
- 2021 Cross Country
Collegiate-Best Marks
2022 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Ran the third-fastest 5000m time in program history at the ACC Championships with 13:39.40, placing fourth for Second Team All-ACC honors
- Clocked a personal-best 3:46.55 in the 1500m at the Duke Invitational
- Suited up for NC State at the NCAA East Regional in the 5000m, placing 19th
2021-22 Indoor Track & Field:
- Represented NC State at ACCs in the 3000m, running a 8:21.58
- Posted PRs in the 1000m (2:34.01) and 3000m (8:18.77) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
2021 Cross Country:
- Earned a top-20 finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional, placing 19th (29:52.3) to garner All-Region honors
- Scored for NC State at the ACC Championships with a 43rd-place finish and time of 24:34.0
- Was the third finisher for the Pack at all three of the team’s regular-season meets, his highest placement coming at the adidas XC Challenge in 10th (18:13.5)
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Posted a PR of 14:18.42 in the 5000m at the Virginia Grand Prix, placing 11th
- Took 39th in the 5000m at the ACC Championships
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2020 Cross Country:
- Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Virginia Tech Invite, running a 25:02.7
- Tabbed eighth place at the Wolfpack Invitational with a time of 24:03.6
- Represented NC State at the ACC Championships (70th, 24:33.1)
- Placed 142nd at the NCAA Championships as the Wolfpack’s third finisher with a time of 32:06.7
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2019 Cross Country:
- Made NC State debut at the Notre Dame Invitational, where he placed 121st in 25:00.5
- Scored for the Pack in a pair of postseason meets
- Placed 40th (25:18.4) in his first-ever ACC Championships meet
- Was the fifth finisher for NC State at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 30:54.2 that was good for 34th overall
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- Placed fifth in the mile at the Clemson Elite with a time of 4:21.03
- Ran the 3,000m at the Hokie invite in 8:31.98, good for an eighth-place finish
2018 Cross Country:
- Redshirt season
- Competed unattached at the ECU Pirate Invitational where he secured a second-place finish in 24:39.9