2014 (Water Polo)
Capped off his career as a team captain who started in 21 of the 22 games he played during his final campaign…tied for third on the team with three field blocks and finished tied for fourth with 13 assists…added 10 steals, eight goals and six drawn ejections…drew two ejections with a field block and assist against Gannon (Oct. 3)…scored twice against Iona with a steal and an assist (Oct. 4)…handed out two assists against Mercyhurst (Oct. 9)…in SCIAC opener against Chapman (Oct. 18) contributed two steals and a field block…final game for Kingsmen featured an assist, a drawn ejection and a field block.
2013 (Water Polo)
Appeared in all 30 games, starting 29 times as a junior…threat at both ends of the pool…tied for third on the team with six field blocks…was fourth on the squad with both 30 steals and 15 assists…also added 19 goals and drew 16 ejections for the Kingsmen…had eight multi-steal games, with a season-best three against both St. Francis (Sept. 14) and UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 27)…recorded six multi-goal games with hat-tricks against Chapman (Oct. 19) and Occidental (Nov. 16)…drew multiple ejections in four contests with three against Cal Baptist (Sept. 20)…handed out multiple assists in three games with a season-best four against Cerritos College (Sept. 27).
2012 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 27 games, earning 25 starts…balanced player who tied for second on the team with 10 field blocks…also coming up with 25 steals…offensively scored 15 goals with 14 assists while drawing 19 ejections…earned AWPCA All-Academic recognition for the second consecutive year.
2011 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 24 games, starting twice for the Kingsmen…scored eight goals with nine assists (three against Fresno Pacific)…grabbed 22 steals and earned 12 exclusions…earned AWPCA All-Academic recognition.
El Modena High School
Three-year member of Vanguards water polo team...competed in four years of varsity swimming...earned second team all-Century League in each of his three years of water polo...member of 2009 team that ranked fourth in Division II...member of two school relay record teams.
Personal
Full name: Nathan Robert Ortega...born on Oct. 26, 1993 in Anaheim, Calif...is the oldest of Joseph and Kelley Ortega's two children...has a brother Nolan...has a dog Roxy...family currently resides in Orange, Calif...was part of Key Club...credits getting third place in the National Junior Olympics when he was 16...majoring in exercise science...career aspiration is to become a physical therapist.
Favorites
Movie: Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Music: School Bay Q
Food: Italian
Sport (other): Women's Beach Volleyball
Teams: Anaheim Ducks
Book: Where the Red Fern Grows
Color: Red
TV Show: Family Guy, American Dad
Super Hero: Aquaman
Hobbies/Special Talents: Surfing, Snorkeling
