About Inductee

Teresa Lewis Orcutt may have been the most versatile athlete in this year's class during her prime. At Huntsville's Randolph High School in 1980-81, she was a state champion and an All-American in swimming, a state champion runner in cross country, and a member of the state championship team in track and field. At Tulane University in New Orleans, she was a three-time All-American swimmer from 1982-85 and set school records in the 200, 500, 2000, and 1650 freestyles. After college, she was a member of the Modern Pentathlon World Team in 1987-93 and 1995, was a silver medalist in the Pentathlon in 1989 and was the Pentathlon national champion three years later, and was the Fencing national champion in 1995. She served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lt. Col. In 2013. She is married to a Brigadier General, Daniel Orcutt, stationed at Tyndall AFB in Florida.