Cerritos College Cross Country (2013): Helped the team come in fourth place at the State Championships by coming in 45th place overall in a time of 21:19.59, while his time of 22:05.39 put him in 39th place at the Southern California Championships, as the team finished in eighth place… Came in ninth place at the South Coast Conference Championships for the second place Falcons with a time of 20:42 and posted a time of 26:43.33 to place 21st at the UCLA Double Dual… Posted a time of 22:03.50 to come in 18th place at the San Diego Invitational, while his time of 21:00 put him in 20th place at the Lou Vasquez Invitational… Placed 14th at the Palomar Invitational in a time of 22:33…..

Cerritos College Track & Field (2014): Came in third place at the state championships in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:58.05, while he took sixth place at the state championships in the 800 meters (1:54.30)… Won the Southern California and South Coast Conference championship in the 1500 meters, while he won the Southern California championship in the 800 meters and placed second in the conference championships… Also competed in the 3000 meters (9:00.20) and 5000 meters (15:21.07) during the season…..

Katella HS: Voted his team’s Most Valuable Distance Runner as a senior and junior, while he received the school’s Knight of the Year his senior season… Won the Orange League championship in the 1600 meters… Competed in the 400 meters (52.0), 800 meters (1:56), 1600 meters (4:24) and 3200 meters (10:10)… Named his team’s Most Improved Player as a sophomore… Posted a personal best time of 15:44 at the Woodbridge Invitational while on the cross country team… Spent four seasons on the track and field and cross country teams…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when he won the league title in the 1600 meters… Is working on a minor in business… Would like to transfer to either Cal State Long Beach or UCLA… Hobbies include playing soccer… Has five siblings – Vanessa (24), Alonso (23), Brenda (21), Erick (18) and Milly (16)… Is the son of Javier Ortiz… Born in Durango, Mexico on April 4, 1994…..

Favorite Athlete:  Lionel Messi                  Favorite Movie:  “The Fourth Kind”
Favorite Food:  Spaghetti                         Favorite TV Show:  “Nova”
Favorite Book: “The 12th Planet”