North Carolina State University Athletics
Adomaites, Coleman, Cruz Named November Heart of the Pack Winners
12/9/2025 11:00:00 AM | Pack Athletics, Men's Soccer, Women's Gymnastics, Track
The Pack Performance group noted the following about this month's recipients:
Kailee has done an excellent job leading the mental well-being committee of SAAC this year. Under her leadership, she not only played a pivotal role in coordinating and executing Mental Health Awareness Week, but SAAC also sponsored a successful flower bouquet event on wellness day for student athletes. She always demonstrates a positive attitude with her peers. She believes in the importance of impacting others through her service to the community.
James is a fantastic representative of Pack Athletics. He recently graduated from the Next Play leadership program and is constantly looking for ways to improve himself and his peers. James uses his free time to participate and thrive in a multitude of programs and organizations here at NC State, ensuring his impact extends beyond himself. James engages in Pack United, Pack Shop, Athletes In Action, and more.
Ervin is the epitome of what the Heart of the Pack is about. He suffered a season-ending injury before the season even began, and since then, effort has never been a question, as his testing has constantly had results better than expected. He is the ultimate teammate, as while he is sidelined, he is at every practice and game giving excellent feedback, as a coach would, and constantly being a voice of encouragement. He always brings a positive attitude and knows how to impact others as he continues to coach the guys up and bring energy to every session.
About the Heart of the Pack Award
The Heart of the Pack award recognizes those student- athletes who consistently demonstrate the TEAM criteria:
Teammate: exhibiting selfless sacrifice that benefits the team
Effort: showing up daily with determination and grit
Attitude: demonstrating a consistently positive attitude
Mindful: being insightful and open-minded
Student-athletes in every sport will be evaluated and nominated on a monthly basis. The voting will be made by Pack Performance, an interdisciplinary team that work collaboratively in the commitment toward the holistic development of student-athletes.
The team consists of professionals from strength and conditioning, academics, sports medicine, mental health and performance psychology, sports nutrition and student-athlete engagement and leadership.
The award is sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America. Modern Woodmen, a fraternal financial services organization offering life insurance protection for more than 140 years, was founded in 1883 to clear financial burdens – not trees. As a fraternal financial services organization, Modern Woodmen's products and programs support financial security, quality family life and community impact – the common bonds that unite our members nationwide.
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