Cerritos Track & Field (2007): Placed 11^th in the 800 meters at the SCC Preliminaries…..

Cerritos Cross Country (2007): Injuries ended his season early… Finished the SoCal Preview Meet in 136^th place with a time of 23:18, while his time of 22:49 put him in 30^th place at the Orange Coast Classic..…

Cerritos Cross Country (2006): Helped team place fourth at the South Coast Conference Championships…  Placed 47^th overall in a time of 24:43… Personal best time of the year was a 21:25 at the Santa Barbara City Invitational, where he came in 69^th place…..

John Glenn HS: Was a three-sport athlete in high school… Competed on the cross country, track and field and soccer teams… Was the track team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior, while earning All-Suburban League honors in soccer as a junior… Helped the cross country team win the CIF Championship as a sophomore… Also voted the soccer team’s MVP as a junior…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was when he made it to the CIF Championships in cross country… Aspires to be a sheriff… Father played baseball in high school… Likes to play soccer in his spare time… Nicknamed “Mike”… Has six siblings – Maribel (23), Maritza (22), Maricela (21), Aideth (19), Gaby (17) and Joel (4)… Is the son of Constantine and Amalia Ortega… Born in Mexico on August 6, 1988…..