Sofia Pena Ortiz

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sprints
Hometown:
Caguas, Puerto Rico
High School:
Antilles

High School: Attended Antilles High School in Puerto Rico ... Coached by Abel Pitters ... Four-year track and field letterwinner ... Earned Most Outstanding Runner honors ... Helped 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams to finalist finishes and medal-winning performances ... Posted personal-best times of 13.48 in the 100m and 26.56 in the 200m ... Competed at the club level for Club Criollos under coach Orlando Morales before joining the Monstrobolic Team under coach Abel Pitters.

Personal: Born September 18, 2008, in Caguas, Puerto Rico ... Daughter of Adalberto Peña and Suheill Ortiz ... Has three siblings, Kimalice (23), Adrian (16) and Ihan (14) ... Father played collegiate baseball at Huron University ... Plans to major in exercise science ... Chose Marquette because of its Catholic identity, strong academics and the positive reputation of the university community.