2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Daliadiz Ortiz
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Radians
- Hometown:
- Cidra, Puerto Rico
| Ortiz's Career Best Performances | |
| Event | Mark (Date) |
| Indoor | |
| Shot Put | 10.49m (34-5) (2/19/16) |
| Outdoor | |
| Javelin | 50.92m (167-0.75) (4/15/16) |
| Shot Put | 10.28m (33-8.75) (3/4/16) |
As a redshirt junior (2015-16)
Indoor Track & Field
- Personal-best 10.49m (34-5) in the shot put at the LSU Twilight (2/19) for a sixth-place finish
- Competed in seven-regular season meets and the American Outdoor Championships
- Personal-best 50.92m in the javelin at the Long Beach Invitational for fourth place
- Gold Medal at the American Outdoor Championships (48.66m, 5/14)
- Three additional event titles: Alabama Relays (47.59m, 3/18), Tulane Twilight Invitational (46.48m, 3/4), Baylor Invitational (45.37m, 3/4)
- Seven of the top nine best marks in the javelin out of the Tulane team
- Posted one result in the shot put, a personal-best 10.28m at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (3/4)
Indoor Track & Field
- Did not compete in the indoor season
- Competed in seven regular-season meets, the American Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals
- Posted the top eight marks among Tulane athletes in the javelin throw
- American Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week on 3/24
- Gold Medal at the American Outdoor Championships (49.06m/160-11)
- Personal-best 50.17m (164-7) and event title at the South Alabama Invite (4/10)
- Event titles at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (49.72m/163-1), the McNeese Cowboy Relays (48.69m/159-9.25) and the Yellow Jacket Invite (46.71m/153-3)
Indoor Track & Field
- Did not compete in the indoor season
- Third Team All-Louisiana team member in the javelin
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
- Competed in eight regular-season meets, the Conference USA Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals
- Personal-best 49.95m (163-10) throw at the Seminole Twilight (5/9) for the fifth-best mark in school history
- Gold Medal in the javelin at the C-USA Outdoor Championships (48.79m/160-1, 5/18)
- 17th at the NCAA East Regionals (47.79m/155-9, 5/29)
- Event titles at four meets: Jaguar Opener (49.02m/160-10), LSU Alumni Gold (48.65m/159-7), South Alabama Invitational (47.97m/157-4), Tulane Team Challenge (47.53m/155-11)
- 2nd at both the Stanford Invitational (49.28m/161-08, 4/4) and the Southern Miss Invitational (48.86m/160-4, 3/15)
Indoor Track & Field
- Did not compete in the indoor season
- Competed in only one regular-season meet due to injury, posted results in the javelin
- Threw 48.32 meters (158-6) at the Tulane Team Challenge (3/2) for the longest by any athlete in Conference USA on the season and the sixth-farthest mark in school history
About Daliadiz Ortiz
Prep: Competed on the national and international circuits due to her high school not sponsoring track and field...is the Puerto Rico Youth & Junior National Record Holder in the javelin...in 2010, claimed a sixth place finish at the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore... claimed Gold at the Central American Youth Athletics Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2010...was a three-time Puerto Rico Youth/Junior National Champion...won the Silver medal at Puerto Rico's Senior National Championship in 2010 and 2011...claimed the Bronze medal at the Senior International Championships in Cali Columbia during the 2011 season...in 2011, she earned the "Best International Performance" designation from the Puerto Rico Track and Field Association... was the National Athlete of the Year in 2011...finished seventh at the World Youth Championships in Lille, France in 2011...earned the Silver medal at the Central American Scholar Games in Puebla, Mexico in 2009...also lettered in volleyball and basketball.
Personal: Has one brother.
