Height: 6-2
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Bay Shore, N.Y.
Previous School: Bay Shore

2016: Finished at 36:18.8 at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 7) ... placed 86th with a time of 33:39.9 at the Albany Invitational (Oct. 15) ... ran a 32:53.2 clocking at the ECC Championships (Oct. 22).

Prior to LIU Post: Competed for the varsity track and field team at Bay Shore High School ... helped the Marauders to three league titles.

Personal: Has one sibling, Charlton ... son of Melissa Ortega ... lists basketball, ultimate frisbee and soccer as his hobbies ... his favorite athlete is Lawrence Taylor ... majoring in nursing.