Alexa Ortiz

Position:
Rower
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Skyview HS
Hometown:
Vancouver, Wash.

OREGON STATE
2012-13
Rowed in the 7-seat of the Second Varsity 8 in a second place finish at the Portland Fall Classic … raced in the 4-seat of the Varsity 8 in a win at the University of Victoria … raced in the 2-seat of the 2V8 in a win at Gonzaga … rowed in the 3-seat of the V8 at the Pac-12 Invitational including a win over Northeastern … rowed in the 3-seat of the V8 at the Clemson Invitational registering wins over Miami, Penn, Tennessee, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Texas and Central Florida … rowed in the 3-seat at the Oregon State Classic helping her crew to victories over San Diego (twice) and Syracuse … rowed in the 3-seat of the V8 at the Pac-12 Championships … named a 2013 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete … earned 2013 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team … named as a recipient of a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship.

2011-12
Split time between the Varsity 4+ and the Second Varsity 8 … raced in the 2-seat of the V4+ in wins over the University of Victoria and Gonzaga … rowed in the 4-seat of the 2V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic finishing sixth in the Petite Final … rowed in the 6-seat of the 2V8 at the Michigan Invitational and at Washington State … rowed in the 5-seat of the 2V8 at Pac-12 Championships … earned 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team … named a 2012 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete … honored by OSU’s Faculty Senate Student Recognition and Awards Committee with the Waldo-Cummings Award which is regarded as the most prestigious acknowledgement given to undergraduates at OSU.

2010-11
Alexa split time between the Varsity 8 and the Varsity 4+ … raced in the V8 in a win at Gonzaga and a second place finish at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta … finished sixth in the V4+ at Pac-10 Championships … earned Pac-10 All-Academic First Team honors.

2009-10
Rowed in the 6-seat of the Novice 8 at the Pac-10 Championships earning a fourth place finish.

SKYVIEW HS
Participated in basketball as a freshman, bowling as a sophomore and pitched on the softball team all four years … graduated valedictorian … received the Young Woman of Achievement for Clark Country, State of Washington Academic Scholar and Comcast Leader and Achiever awards.

PERSONAL
Born in Portland, Oregon … daughter of Pat and Lyn … father, Pat, is a chemical engineer … mother, Lyn, is an administrative assistant … has one sister, Melani … grandfather, Phil Lehenbauer, played baseball at Oregon State … has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award (equivalent of Eagle Award in Boy Scouts) … chose Oregon State because “I loved the campus, the general atmosphere, and also the wide variety of science majors available along with the science research opportunities” … personal interests include volunteering, hiking, camping, going to the beach and reading … majoring in rangeland ecology and management … contemplating a job as a wildlife veterinarian.