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NIC’s Mott earns named Softball Athlete of the Year

North Idaho College sophomore Madi Mott, (Gladstone High/ Gladstone, Ore.), notched a pitching record of 25-2, was named East Region MVP and Pitcher of the Year, posted a conference-best ERA of 1.61 and was first in strikeouts with 240 K’s on the season.

When she wasn’t on the mound, Mott was wreaking havoc against opposing pitchers with her .508 batting average. She launched a league-leading 27 home runs and 74 RBI (9th best). She was twice named All-American and Player of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and was the Championship Tournament MVP in 2018 and 2019 after leading NIC to back-to-back conference titles. Her combined two-year pitching record was 54-3. Mott has signed with NCAA Division II St. Leo University in St. Leo, Fla.

Hall named

associate

head coach

of N.C State

wrestling team

North Carolina State wrestling coach Pat Popolizio announced the promotion of Adam Hall to associate head coach. Hall, a Bonners Ferry product who continued his career at Boise State, joined the Wolfpack in the summer of 2015 as an assistant coach, and since that time N.C. State has finished in the top-20 at the NCAA Championships in all four seasons Hall has been on staff.

“Adam’s commitment to this program has elevated him to this position,” Popolizio said. “He has shown tireless work ethic, along with being a great role model for all of our student-athletes. He has been instrumental in the success our program has achieved both on and off the mat in the recent years. With people like him, that is how we have been able to move forward as a program.”

During Hall’s time on staff with Wolfpack wrestling, N.C. State has won both a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference Championships (2019 and 2016) and a pair of ACC regular season titles (2019 and 2018). The Pack also won both team trophies in 2018-19 for the first time since 2004, and back-to-back regular season titles for the first time since 2001-02.

N.C, State has also posted four straight seasons finishing in the top-10 in the NWCA Coaches’ Poll. The Wolfpack has been ranked in the top-10 in 57 straight polls over the last four seasons.