2016: Scored in all eight meets ... Led the Seahawks across the finish line in five meets, including the NCAA Mideast Regional (DeSales, Nov. 12) ... Notched a pair of Top 25 finishes ... Season-best finish of 19th at Stevenson's Shannon Henretty Invitational (Sept. 10) ... Finished 25th at Hood Open (Oct. 15) ... Season-best time of 27:53 at Hood Open.
2015: CAC All-Academic Team ... Scored for the Seahawks in all eight meets, mainly as the No. 2 finisher ... Registered a pair of Top 20 finishes ... Season-best finish of 18th at York's Coach Achtzehn Classic (Sept. 12) and Hood Open (Oct. 17) ... Season-best time of 28:08 at CAC Championships (Oct. 31).
2014: First year on team...Competed in six of the seeven meets during the 2014 season... Personal record of 26:55.1 at CAC Championships ... Placed in Top 20 twice ... Career-best finish of 16th at Hood Open (Oct. 18).
Magruder HS: 2013 graduate.
Personal: Eric Bryce Ortiz ... Dean's List (Fall '15) ... Orientation Leader ... Waterfront Recreational Supervisor ... Windsurfing Club ... Dance Club ... Outdoor Adventure Club ... Born December 26, 1994 in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Son of Eduardo and Leslee Ortiz ... His father played tennis at Armstong Atlantic ... His mother swam for Cal Poly ... Has a brother, Evan.
Future Aspirations: To become an astronaut.
Best SMCM Sports Moment: Finishing third for St. Mary's at regionals during my first season returning to cross country since high school. I took a year off from the sport and I cannot believe how much I have improved since senior year of high school.
