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Graduation vs. games. How athletes at Duke, UNC and NC State balance the two. | News & Observer

With the Triangle buzzing as eight area colleges celebrate graduation this weekend, senior athletes from the region’s three ACC schools have different plans.

With baseball still in its regular season and sports like lacrosse, track and field and tennis in the postseason, not all of the senior athletes get to walk with their classes at N.C. State, Duke and UNC.

N.C. State held its graduation ceremony on Saturday at PNC Arena. The Wolfpack’s track team was in Miami for the ACC championship meet so its seniors missed the ceremony. UNC and Duke also had athletes participating in that meet who were not in town for their graduations on Sunday morning.