The University of North Carolina Athletic Program is one close family, and family is so much bigger than sports.
On Tuesday, Aven Alvarez, a freshman defender on the North Carolina women’s soccer team, received the surprise of a lifetime from her own family.
Alvarez’s father, Daniel, was stationed overseas, serving in the United States Army. During a team meeting before practice, Alvarez sat surrounded by her teammates, and in walked her father. He was seen holding a poster board that read: “I’ve waited 6 months to hug my Tar Heel.” …