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Maria Ortiz
Year: Senior
Events: Breast/IM
Hometown/High School: Caliz, Colombia/Bolles School, Jacksonville, Fla.


Ranks third all-time in both 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke

Statistics

2002-03: Finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke at Patriot League Championships in 2:26.43 ... was second in 200 breaststoke against Bucknell in 2:27.37.

2001-2002: Named to the 2002 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a spring semester GPA of 3.60 ... finished third at PL Championships in the 200 breast (2:23.91) ... was fourth in the 100 breast at the PL Championships (1:07.47).

2000-2001: Finished eighth in the 200 breast at the CAA Championships (2:22.91) ... a member of the winning 3x100 breast, 4x100 IM and 200 free relays at the Potomac Relays. 1999-2000: A CAA Scholar-Athlete ... claimed third place finishes in the 100 and 200 breast at the CAA Championships with times of 1:06.14 and 2:21.53, respectively ... placed first in the 100 and 200 breast three times ... finished fifth in the 100 breast (1:06.14) and sixth in the 200 breast (2:22.40) at the CAA Championships.

High School: Participated in the 1999 Pan American Games for Columbia over the summer ... the 1999 South American Champion in the 100 breast ... named a 1998 All-American in the 100 breast ... member of the Colombian National Team ... holds the Colombian national 15-16 girls record in the 100 breast.

Personal: Born Jan. 10, 1981 the daughter of Beatriz Saavedra and Edgar Ortiz ... majoring in International Studies and Economics.

Personal Records

50 Freestyle

Date Meet Time
11/10/01 vs. Georgia Tech 26.29
12/1/00 Princeton Invitational (Preliminaries) 26.40
11/17/02 at Bucknell w/Navy 26.81

100 Freestyle

Date Meet Time
1/29/00 at ODU with William & Mary 55.96
12/4/99 Delaware Invitational 57.28
12/1/00 Princeton Invitational (Relay) 57.28
11/11/00 at James Madison 57.52
11/9/99 Howard Intersquad 57.66

200 Freestyle

Date Meet Time
10/13/00 Potomac Relays 2:08.52

100 Breaststroke | Third All-Time

Date Meet Time
2/26/00 CAA Championships (Finals) 1:06.14
11/17/01 at Navy and vs. Bucknell 1:06.46
2/15/02 PL Championships 1:06.54
11/09/01 vs. Georgia Southern 1:06.67
2/24/01 CAA Championships 1:06.78
2/26/00 CAA Championships (Preliminaries) 1:06.79
12/01/01 at US Open 1:15.20*

*indicates short course meter pool

200 Breaststroke | Third All-Time

Date Meet Time
2/26/00 CAA Championships 2:21.53
11/17/01 at Navy and vs. Bucknell 2:22.33
2/26/00 CAA Championships 2:22.40
2/24/01 CAA Championships 2:22.91
11/10/01 vs. Georgia Tech 2:23.45

200 Individual Medley

Date Meet Time
2/14/02 PL Championships 2:11.17
2/14/02 PL Championships 2:11.33
2/26/00 CAA Championships 2:11.83
2/26/00 CAA Championships 2:12.12
12/07/02 US Open (Preliminaries) 2:12.54
11/09/01 vs. Georgia Southern 2:14.51
12/01/01 at US Open 2:27.92*

*indicates short course meter pool

400 Individual Medley

Date Meet Time
11/12/99 at George Mason with James Madison 4:45.75

 


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