Tamara Ortiz

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Westerville South

2023-24: Appeared in 12 games with nine starts as a freshman … averaged 28.1 minutes per game and ranked first on the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game … eclipsed 20 points twice against South Alabama (Nov. 9) and Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 28) … logged 41 minutes against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 28) … missed 16 games due to injury.

High School: Graduated from Westerville South High School in 2023 … named Ohio Division I second-team All-State (2023) … named All-Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division Player of the Year (2023) … two-time All-OCC first-team selection … district champion (2023)

Club: Played for Ohio Lady Hoopsters, Ohio Impact and Ohio United

Personal: Daughter of Isreal Ortiz and Elva Millan … has three older brothers: Cesear, Rico and William … first-generation college student … favorite NBA player is Ja Morant

Why CMU?: “CMU just made me feel like home, made me feel like I needed to be here for the next four years … the people and coaches at CMU are really great people.”