"NC State will be looking for a fourth-straight national crown, a feat only accomplished by Villanova while winning six straight 1989-94. The Wolfpack return four of its national championship squad, but the missing ones are their top-3. Still, three of the returners competed as freshmen last year and there’s no shortage of quality new names this year, including prep star Ellie Shea, who was the top non-African at the World U20 Cross Country Championships last spring. Add in a pair of redshirt freshmen in Angelina Napoleon (a 9:54.08 steepler with an 800 PR of 2:03.97) and Jolena Quarzo (a teammate of Shea at the World XC and younger sister of Gionna Quarzo, part of last year’s title team)."
