Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2023 (GR): Competed in one out of the nine meets … Ran the 100 and 200 meters at the Battle in the OC (4/20) … Had a season-best 100 meters in a time of 13.07 (4/20).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2023 (GR): Did not compete this season.

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2022 (SR): Competed in six of the 10 meets … Had personal bests in the 100 meters in a time of 13.42 and 200 meters in a time of 27.29 (at Beach Opener on 3/5) … Ran the 400 meters twice (best was 1:04.33 at the Triton Invitational on 4/9) … Debuted in the 400-meter hurdles and finished in a time of 1:12.12 at CSUN (4/2).

PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2022 (SR): Ran at all three indoor meets … Season bests were 8.58 in the 60 meters at Portland (2/5) and 28.04 in the 200 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (2/11).

PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2021 (JR): Competed at two meets ... Ran the 200 meters twice (best was 28.95 at Azusa Pacific on 4/3) and the 100 meters once (13.88 at Azusa Pacific on 4/10).
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2020 (SO): Competed at both outdoor meets before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Had the team’s second-fastest time in the 100 meters (13.69 at Santa Barbara on 2/22) ... Also competed in the 200 meters (27.62 at Long Beach State on 3/7) and the long jump.
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2020 (SO): Took part in all three indoor meets ... Ran 8.47 in the 60 meters (1/25 at New Mexico) and 27.96 in the 200 meters (2/14 at Boise State).
 
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2019 (FR): Ran at nine of the 10 meets ... Had Pepperdine’s fastest 400 of the season in 1:03.14 at Pomona-Pitzer (4/6) ... Was the team’s second-fastest in the 200 (27.26 at UC San Diego on 4/13) ... Best 100 was 13.35 at the Ben Brown Invitational (3/9).
 
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2019 (FR): Competed at three meets ... Bests were 27.77 in the 200 at Washington (2/8) and 1:03.38 in the 400 at Boise State (2/2).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Genevieve High School, located in Panorama City, Calif., in 2018 ... Ran three years of varsity track ... Was the Santa Fe League’s champion in the 300 hurdles as a senior, and was runner-up as a junior and third as a sophomore ... Was part of multiple school records, including the 300 hurdles ... Earned all-league first team honors as a senior ... Also lettered in soccer ... Earned First Academic Honors her final three years.
 
CLUB: Ran with Plyometric Fusion Track Club from 2015-18 and competed at the 2017 and 2018 AAU Junior Olympics and the 2018 USATF Junior Olympics.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... Daughter of Lisa and Adam Ortega ... Has one sibling, Chris ... Chose Pepperdine “for the level of competition and elite coaching at the Division level and the high-quality academics.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys crossfit, hiking and watching basketball ... Lists her sports hero as LeBron James ... Favorites include Sage Watson (pro athlete), Los Angeles Lakers (pro sports team), Looking for Alaska (book), Finding Dory (movie), Last Chance U (TV show), Drake (musical artist), peanut butter (food) and basketball (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is “the adrenaline I get from competing and the way that nothing else really matters when I’m on the track.”