Cornell University Athletics

PRIOR TO CORNELL
A two-time Cal-Hi Sports All-State selection and three-time All-State nominee at tight end ... two-time All-CIF Southern Section selection at tight end and defensive end (2022, 2023) ... two-time all-league selection (2022, 2023) ... a Press-Enterprise All-Inland Empire selection in 2023 ... rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports ... a four-year varsity starter who totaled 2,007 receiving yards on 108 receptions with 19 touchdowns, averaging 18.6 yards per catch ... helped Redondo Union High School to the CIF Southern Section championship game as a senior ... as a sophomore, led all tight ends in California and the nation with 126.5 receiving yards per game while serving as a team captain ... also lettered in volleyball and basketball ... a six-time principal's honor roll honoree, AP Scholar and Summa Cum Laude graduate.

PERSONAL
Son of David and Sherin Ortiz ... has three brothers, Kayne, David Jr. and Isaiah, and a sister, Alexis ... from Temecula, California ... born in Orlando, Florida ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.