Holly Aiken
eddie faulkner
Eddie Faulkner
Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Special Teams Coach at NCSU Arriving at NC State in 2014, Faulkner previously coached at alma maters Wisconsin and Ball State. For the Wisconsin Badgers he played in five straight bowls, including back-toback Rose Bowls in 1999 and 2000. A professional career included stints for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Edmonton Eskimos. Faulkner and wife Anissa recently welcomed baby Xavier Starling, a brother for Eddie IV and Madison Rose.
Nevada Mareno
Cross Country/Distance Runner All-American Leesville Road High School rising senior Mareno was recently awarded the News & Observer girls’ Player of the Year 2016. Her junior year achievements in regional and national meets have garnered her the confidence and experience to have a big senior year
too. In December 2015 she placed third overall at the Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals. She was named MVP at NC High School Athletic Association’s 4A track and field championships by winning three state titles and setting two state records.
Art & design
has been inducted into the Ravenscroft School Hall of Fame, Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Hall of Fame, and the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame.
Holly Aiken
Holly Aiken Bags, Designed and Built in NC Aiken studied design at NC State and launched her own line of vinyl bags in 2004; then, like her mother Patsy Aiken (who with her husband built a successful brand of children’s clothing), she built her business from the ground up. Using distinctive retro colors accented by stripes and cut-out shapes, all bags are made in North Carolina and sold in her Raleigh store, Stitch, as well as boutiques across the country. Two of her pieces are on display in the permanent collection of the NC Museum of History. midtownmag.com | 75