2020-21 Women's Swimming Roster

Sierra Ortiz

  • Position Butterfly/Backstroke
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Las Cruces, N.M.
  • Highschool Las Cruces HS
  • Major Animal Science

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2020-21):
Competed in one meet…swam the 500 Free, 50 Back and 100 Back at Idaho (11/20)…left team after season.

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Finished fourth in the 200 back (2:10.53) against No. 8 Stanford (10/23)…finished third in the 100 back (58.46) at the Wyoming/Colorado State (11/8-9)…recorded CSCAA National Invitational times in the 50 back (26.85) and 200 back (2:01.35) and posted personal-best times in every event competed in at the Phil Hansel Invitational in Houston (11/21-23)…finished third in the 200 back (2:07.65) against No. 8 USC (1/10)…finished third in the 200 back (2:04.72) at Utah (1/17)…recorded a CSCAA National Invitational time with a personal-best in the 100 back (55.86) at the Pac-12 Conference Championships (2/26-29)…earned a trip to the CSCAA National Invitational in Cleveland (3/12), set a personal-best in the 50 back (26.83) and finished seventh in the 100 back (57.39).

HIGH SCHOOL
Swam at Las Cruces High School…earned five varsity letters after competing in high school events as an eighth-grader…named a team captain her final three seasons at LCHS…as a SOPHOMORE, set a district record in the 400 free and district champ in the 100 back…as a JUNIOR, was part of the state-champion 200 free relay team…as a SENIOR, won the 100 fly at districts, was part of the 200 medley and 200 free relay teams who finished second at state and also placed third at the state championships in the 100 back.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Chris and Janel...older brother Ryan...career goal is to be a veterinarian...related to the guy who invented the chuck wagon...maintained a 4.0 GPA all four years…member of the National Honor Society…selected as the Las Cruces Mayor’s Top Teen for academic and leadership achievements...pursing a animal science and pre-vet degree at WSU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Butterfly/Backstroke
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Butterfly/Backstroke