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2026 Men's Track & Field Roster

Edgar Ortega

Edgar Ortega

  • Event(s):
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    145
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Major:
    Communication
  • Hometown:
    Riverside, CA
  • High School:
    Martin Luther King Jr. HS
  • Previous School:
    Riverside City College

Summary

Biography

TFRRS PROFILE

2026
• Competed in seven meets for the Eagles
• Finished 11th in the 1500m at the PacWest Championships, posting a season-best time of 3:59.92
• Recorded a season-best time of 15:16.24 in the 5000m at the ULV Leopard Invitational
• Ran a season-best time of 9:24.27 in the 3000m at the Rossi Relays

2025
• Competed in 6 meets for the Eagles
• Earned 13th place in the 10,000m at the PacWest Championships
• Posted a season-best 10,000m time of 32:28.45 at the PacWest Championships
• Recorded a season-best 5000m time of 15:11.98 at the Ben Brown Invitational/AstroAI Distance Classic
• Posted a season-best 1500m time of 3:59.34 at the PLNU Ross and Sharon Irwin Invite
• Academic All-PacWest

RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE 
• Ran a year of cross country and track for the Tigers 
• Helped both teams to Orange Empire Conference Championships
• Made a Cross Country State Team Appearance and finished fourth in CCCAA State Meet
• Cross country 2nd All-Team Conference and track and field 1st All-Team 

HIGH SCHOOL 
• Graduated in 2021 from Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Riverside, California
• Recorded a three-mile 15:30 personal-best 
• Ran cross country and track for the Wolves 
• Helped his teams to Big 8 League Championships in both sports in 2020-2021
• His cross country accomplishments include two-time Big 8 2nd Team award, Scholar-Athlete Award, Most Improved Runner Award, 
• His track achievements include Newcomer of the Year award, two-time Scholar-Athlete award, Most Outstanding Distance Runner, third place in the 1600m at the Big 8 League Finals
• 2020-2021 PEAK Award Winner

PERSONAL 
• Born on April 17 to Alejandra and Ray 
• Has three siblings; Mylo, Victoria and Raymundo 
• Enjoys sports commentary and video making 
• Majoring in Communications with hopes of becoming a college professor 
• Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 16:9
• Reason Why I Chose Biola: “I chose Biola because I wanted to be surrounded by a faith based community that unites everyone together.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6" 0 lbs
  • 2026Junior

    Distance
    5'6" 145 lbs
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