Year: | Junior |
Hometown: | Pleasant Hill, Calif. |
High School: | College Park HS |
Position: | Distance |
Anthony Ortolan has quickly become a dual threat scorer
for the Gauchos on the track. He took 7th in the 3000m steeple at
the 2013 Big West Championships and came back to take 6th place in
the 5000m. After a break-through cross country season, look for him
to continue to translate his strength onto the track in
the distance events.
2012-2013
Ortolan notched his first collegiate win, in the
800m, to open the 2013 season at the Gaucho Round Up. Ran his
first 3000m steeple at the Cal Poly Dual Meet, running a 9:44.68.
Continued that settple success at the Big West Championship where
he placed 7th in only his second race over the barriers, running a
new best of 9:33.94.. Ran a lifetime track 5k PR at the Irvine
Spring Break competition with a 14:53.53 effort.
2011-2012
Appeared in nine meets as a freshman. Had a season best
1500m at the Oxy Invite with a 3:51.99. Ran 14:58.84 in his first
track 5k to take second at the Cal Poly Invitational.
Prep
Was the Cross Country NCS team champion his
Sophomore and Junior year at College Park High School... Qualified
his Sophomore year in the 800m of the NCS Meet of Champions...
Placed 9th place at state cross country meet junior year... State
meet qualifier in the 800m Junior year... Ran Mt. Sac with the time
of 15:18 his senior year... Finished 25th in Div. 1 with time of
15:30 at State Cross Country meet senior year... Broke the
school record in both the 800, 1600, Distance Medley Relay,
and the 4X1600 relay... Captain of the track and cross country team
both Junior and Senior year... Track team MVP his Junior and Senior
year... Placed second at the NCS Cross Country finals
individually... His Cross Country team placed second his
Senior Year... His Junior Year he placed third in the 800 at the
NCS Meet of Champions.
Personal
Son of Don and Sharon Ortolan... Scholar Athlete and honor
roll all 4 years of high school... Played soccer for a club team
and his high school...His most memorable sports moment is
competing in the 800 at the state meet his junior year... Favorite
sports team is the San Jose Sharks.. His favorite athletes are
Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton, Chris Solirsky, Michael Johnson, and
Nick Symmonds... Favorite movies are Inception, Dark Knight, Casino
Royale, and the Prestige... Enjoys books by Ken Kesey and Laura
Hillenbrand... He enjoys going to the beach, swimming, biking,
trying new things, and traveling.
Personal Bests
5000m- 14:53.53 (2013 UC Irvine Spring Break Invite)
3000m Steeple- 9:33.94 (2013 Big West Championships)
Big West Championships
2013- 3000m Steeple, 7th, 9:33.94
2013- 5000m, 6th, 15.14.76