#12 Bailey Ortega Season 2023-24

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