This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior runner Adelyn Alvis. Last month, Alvis became the first female runner in Orange High history to win an indoor State Track & Field Championship. On February 18, Alvis raced from behind and beat out Ella Myers of North Lincoln to win the 500 meter state championship at the JDL Fasttrack in Winston-Salem. Alvis won by six-hundredths-of-a-second. Throughout her career, Alvis has helped Orange athletics from August-through-May. This past fall, Alvis helped the Orange women’s tennis team make its deepest run in the state playoffs in school history. The Lady Panthers defeated Southern Nash 5-1 in the opening round, a match where Alvis defeated Lareimy Portillo 6-0, 6-1 in singles action. In the round of 32, Orange defeated Wilson Hunt 5-1, the first-ever second round playoff win in school history. Alvis defeated Katie Nguyen 6-1, 6-3. Alvis has been an indoor and outdoor track & field athlete since her freshman year. At the indoor state championships, Alvis finished 5th in the 55 meter hurdles, 5th in the long jump and 9th in the triple jump. Last year at the 3A State Outdoor Track & Field State Championships at North Carolina A&T University, she finished 5th in the long jump and 5th in the 800 meters. Last week, Alvis recorded 1st place finishes in the 100 meters and the long jump in the opening outdoor track meet of the season at Carrboro High.
