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Illinois State University Athletics

2019-20 Track & Field Roster

Tori Ortiz

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Batavia, Ill.
  • Highschool Batavia HS

Biography

CAREER RESULTS
 
Career Highlights
2020 MVC Scholar-Athlete
12/10/19 - MVC Female Track Athlete of the Week
2019 MVC Outdoor Champion (4x400m relay)

 

2019-20 INDOOR (So.): Ran at five meets during her sophomore campaign...Won every event she competed in at three of the five meets she competed in (EIU Early Bird, Coughlan-Malloy Cup, EIU Friday Night Special)...Ran a personal-best time of 24.70 seconds in the 200m at the Meyo Invitational...Earned All-Valley honors in three of her four events at the Valley Championships and scored points in all four events...Placed second in the 400m with a lifetime best time of 55.75 seconds, which is the seventh-fastest time in ISU indoor track & field history...Finished third in the 200m with a time of 24.80 seconds...Helped the 4x400-meter relay to a third-place finish, finishing with a combined time of 3:46.14...Scored two points for the Redbirds in the 60m, finishing seventh with a time of 7.75 seconds after recording a personal-best time of 7.61 seconds in the prelims.

2018-19 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Scored points for the 'Birds, finishing seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.09 seconds at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)...Earned All-MVC honors as a member of the third-place finishing 4x100-meter relay and the MVC Champion 4x400-meter relay...Competed as a member of the 4x100-meter relay that finished second with a combined time of 47.06 seconds at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)...Clocked in at 24.94 (wind-aided) seconds in the 200-meter dash and helped the 4x100-meter relay team to a fifth-place finish at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4/26-27)...Recorded four top-three finishes at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (4/19-20), placing first in the 4x400, second in the 100-meter dash and the 4x100 and third in the 200-meter dash...Competed in the 100, 200 and 4x400 at the Tennessee Relays (4/11)...Won every event she competed in at the Redbird Invitational (4/6), recording a personal-best time of 24.70 seconds in the 200-meter dash...Also won the 100-meter dash and was a member of the winning 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams...Opened outdoor season with a personal-best time of 12.21 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Ole Miss Classic (3/30).

2018-19 INDOOR (Fr.): Recorded a personal-best time of 7.66 seconds in the 60-meter dash prelims at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24)...Scored points in the 60, finishing seventh and the 200, finishing eighth at the MVC Indoor Championships...Posted a personal-best 400-meter dash time of 58.05 seconds at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9)...A member of the third-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in with a combined time of 3:45.91 at the Meyo Invitational (2/1-2)...Finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.71 seconds and eighth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.90 seconds at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26)...A member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:52.62 and finished third in the 200 and fourth in the 60 at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/12)...Opened the season at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8), competing in the 300 and the 4x400.

BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL: Finished 10th in the 100-meter at the 2018 IHSA Class 3A State Championships...also qualified for the 2018 IHSA Class 3A State Finals in the 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay, finishing seventh in the 4x100-meter relay...set seven school records during senior campaign...holds the school record in the 100-meter dash (12.06), 4x100-meter relay (48.06), and 4x200-meter relay (1:43.03), among others...also qualified for the IHSA Class 3A State T&F Championships in 2016 (4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay) and 2017 (4x200-meter relay)...earned All-Conference distinction in 2015, 2016, and 2018...helped team to Upper Eight Conference Championships in 2015, 2017, and 2018...team captain during junior and senior seasons...member of the National Technology Honor Society...Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL: Born January 7, 2000, in Winfield, Illinois...daughter of Jemise Ortiz and Chad Lockhart...step-father, Chad Lockhart, attended ISU...plans to major in exercise science, with hopes of completing ISU's accelerated nursing program to become an ER or ICU nurse.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore