CROSS COUNTRY BIO
HONORS
2016 USTFCCCA All-Region Team
2015 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championship qualifier (800-meter, 1 mile)
2015 PSAC Outdoor Championship qualifier (1500-meter)
2015-16 PSAC Indoor Championship qualifier (800-meters)
2016 PSAC Outdoor Championship qualifier (800-meters, 1500-meters)
2016 PSAC Outdoor Championship-2nd place 800-meters
2016 PSAC Outdoor Championship-3rd place 1500-meters
2016-17 PSAC Indoor Championship qualifier (5000-meters)
2016-17 (INDOOR):
Qualified for PSAC's in the mile at the Gulden Invitational, posting a third-place mark of 5:06.38 (1/21) ... Posted a 18:11.93 qualifying time in the 5000-meter run at the Bison Opener (12/4).
2016 (OUTDOOR) Finished third at 1500-meters at PSACs to earn All-PSAC honors with a time of 4:36.66, a new PR (5/14)....Part of the 4 x 800 relay team that was fourth in 9:37.80 (5/14)...Took second to earn All-PSAC honors at 800-meters at the PSAC Championships finishing in a PR of 2:15.08 (5/13)...Ran a season-best time in the 800-meter run at the Bison Classic finishing in a time of 2:18.38 (4/17)... Recorded a season-best time in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:40.18 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/16)...Ran a season-best time in the 800-meter run at the Coach P Open, finishing third in a time of 2:19.46 (4/10).
2015-16 (INDOOR) In the 800-meter runs was seventh in 2:19.15 in the PSAC Indoor Track and Field Championship (2/28)... Set a new school record and improved her PSAC qualifying time, in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.98 at the Bison Tune-Up (2/12)... Placed fifth in the mile with a time of 5:09.16, improving her qualifying time for PSACs at the YSU National Invite (2/6)... Qualified for PSACs in the mile run with a time of 5:18.02 at the Gulden Invitational (1/23)...
2014-15 (OUTDOOR): Finished sixth at the PSAC Championships in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.47... Also took fifth in the 1500-meters with a time of 4:41.18 (4/30)... Placed 2nd in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:45.28, a PSAC qualifying for PSACs. Won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:24.25 at the Jim Taylor Invitational (3/29)... Took first place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.01 and also placed second in the 2000-meter run with a time of 11:23.04 at the tri-meet with Kutztown and East Stroudsburg (4/4)... Took 32nd place with a time of 2:18.88 in the 800-meter dash, qualifying for PSACs and placed 21st in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:39.01. Was also a member of the 4x800 relay team that finished 11th with a time of 10:25.31 at the Bison Open at Bucknell University (4/12)... Took second in the 800-meter with a time of 2:19.44 at the All - American Meet at East Stroudsburg (4/18)
2014-15 (INDOOR) Placed second in the distance medley with a time of 12:13.62 in the 2014-15 PSAC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/28)... Qualified for PSAC's with a time of 2:19.32 at the Bison Open (1/31).... Competed in the 800-meters and finished with a time of 2:22.22 and was also apart of the distance relay team which finished with a time of 12:03.35, placing them among the top 15 in the country this year at the Bison Tune Up (2/13)... Finished the 600-meter run with a time of 1:46.39 at the Deneault Invitational (2/21)
2013-14: (OUTDOOR) Was part of the third place finishing 4 x 800 relay team at the PSAC Championships (5/3)...Ran a career-best 2:30.34 for 800-meters at the Maroon and Gold Invitational (4/27).
CAREER BEST:
Personal Profile: Daughter of Miguel Ortiz and Christine McShea;
If you had to spend a week alone on an island what three things would you want to have with you (cell phone/Ipad/tablet not allowed): Shoes, sleeping bag and granola bars;
If you could own any car that would be a: Nissan Juke;
My all-time favorite movie is: Remember the Titans;
If I had to be on a reality TV show I would want to be on: The Bachelor;
My favorite cereal is: Fruity Pebbles;
My favorite "pump up" song is: Break Free;
My pre-game superstition is: Eat angel hair pasta the night before;
What Olympic sport do you think is odd, but like to watch: Equestrian
