Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll	Spring 2021, Fall 2021
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2021

Villanova: Possesses good football instincts … Has an accurate throwing arm … Has a good grasp of the Villanova offensive scheme.
 
2021: Missed the season due to injury.
 
2020 (Spring 2021): Redshirted.
 
Coatesville High School: Played football and was a track & field athlete … Set the Pennsylvania state record for career touchdowns with 179 … All-time leading passer in the Ches-Mont League, the district and among Pennsylvania big schools … Named the Pennsylvania state Player of the Year as a senior …Three-time first team all-state performer … Two-time Eastern Pennsylvania Player of the Year as a sophomore and a senior … Chosen as the all-area Player of the Year as a sophomore and a junior … Four-time first team Ches-Mont pick … Named to the Eastern Pennsylvania All-Decade team and the Ches-Mont first team All-Decade squad … Recorded a school record 47 victories as a starting quarterback … Threw for 10,176 yards and 129 touchdowns while amassing 13,120 total yards and the record 179 total touchdowns … Team won two district titles and four Ches-Mont titles … Selected as a Mr. Pennsylvania Football finalist and won the Michael Payton Quarterback of the Year as a senior in 2019 … High school teammate of fellow Villanova incoming freshman Dapree Bryant … As a track & field athlete was a Ches-Mont and District 1 champion in the javelin … Finished third at the state meet as a sophomore in 2018 … Inducted to the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 1/25/01 in Harrisburg, Pa. … Oldest of three sons of Matt and Corrie Ortega … Has two younger brothers, Tommy (18) and Matt (15) … Both parents played college sports … Father was a football and track & field athlete at Saint Francis (Pa.) … Mother was a track & field athlete at Saint Francis (Pa.) … Has a relative, Charlie Fortney, who played college basketball at UNCG … Hobbies include playing golf and spending time with his family … Chose to attend Villanova because it would challenge him both academically and athletically, as well as having a great relationship with the coaching staff … Has yet to declare a major.