2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
High School: Competed all four years and won eight letters for coaches Mike Placko and Ashley Smith at Clayton High School ... Led the Clippers to four state championships in track and field from 2022-25 ... Helped the team capture three conference and three sectional championships ... Won the state championship in the 400-meter dash as a senior ... Also captured state championships in the 55 and the 200 during her high school career ... Won sectional championships in the 200-meter dash and the 400 in both indoor and outdoor track and field as a senior ... Three-time sectional champion in the 400 ... Earned team MVP honors at three championship meets ... Eight-time Tri-County Conference first-team selection ... Set career-best times of 7.37 seconds in the 55, 12.33 seconds in the 100, 25.24 seconds in the 200 and 56.39 seconds in the 400 ... Selected as team MVP by NJ.com ... Named Clayton Athlete of the Year as a junior and a senior ... Member of the squad that was named NJ.com's 2024 Girls Team of the Year ... Three-time recipient of Clayton's Coaches Award ... Recipient of the Tri-County SJCA Scholar Athlete Award ... Class salutatorian ... Also played field hockey in high school.
Personal: Full Name: Leila Pasante Ortiz ... Born in Voorhees, N.J. ... Daughter of Gabriel and Ivonne Ortiz ... Majoring in biology (pre-health) ... Has an older brother, Elijah.
