RALEIGH, N.C. – Qadence Samuels (women’s basketball), Jordan Smith (volleyball) and Kendall Weik (softball) have been named the August 2026 winners of the Heart of the Pack award, as announced by the NC State Department of Athletics on Tuesday.
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