University of Iowa Athletics
2023 as a senior
- Saw action in all 111 sets
- Reached the 2,000 career assists milestone on October 20th at Penn State
- After 592 assists in the 2023 season, Ortega finished her Hawkeye career 9th on Iowa’s all-time assists list with 2,174 career assists, passing Jitka Stehnova (2,159; 2002-03).
- Totaled 182 digs, 21 kills, and eight service aces
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
- Academic All-District
- Fall 2023 Dean’s List
2022 as a junior
- Saw action in 86 sets
- Registered 357 assists to total 1,582 career assists, ranking 10th most all-time at Iowa
- Totaled 93 digs and 10 kills
- Invited to participate in the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Program
- Academic all-Big Ten honoree
- Letterwinner
2021 as a sophomore
- Saw action in all 107 sets
- Recorded 838 assists on 2330 total attempts
- Served at a .918
- Tallied 201 digs
- Named to Academic All Big Ten and Fall Dean’s List
- Letterwinner
Spring 2021 as a freshman
- Started all but two matches this season
- Led Iowa with 387 assists and averaged 5.2 assists per set
- Recorded 30+ assists twice this season and 20+ assists in eight matches; tallied double-digit assists in all but one match
- Set personal bests in assists (34) and digs (12) Feb. 20 against Rutgers
- Second on the team with 19 aces; recorded six matches with two aces
High School
- Four-time all-conference honoree
- Named All-Metro three times
- Named Academic All-State her junior year
- Named All-District her senior year
- Two-time team captain during her junior and senior seasons
- Played on the Iowa team in the Iowa vs Illinois All-Star match
- Won the 17 National Division at USA VB Nationals in 2019
- Three-year varsity basketball letterwinner and was named All-Metro and All-Conference
- Invited to the USA HP A1 training program and team to play in the USA HP Championships in Fort Lauderdale, FL (placed fourth)
- High school coach was Heath Donath
- National Honor Society member, junior and senior year
- Graduated with first honors (GPA of 3.75-3.99)
- Member of Ambassadors, junior and senior year
- Directed Dancing with the Stars fundraiser for 9 years, raising over $100,000 for Davenport North athletic teams with her mom
Personal
- Born Oct. 17, 2001
- Daughter of Shelly and Mike Ortega
- Majoring in Sport and Recreation Management
