Volleyball
Ortiz, Xiomara
Xiomara Ortiz
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Please send recruiting correspondence to involley@lehigh.edu
- Email:
- xao217@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-5127
Xiomara "Zee" Ortiz enters her fourth season as Lehigh's top assistant coach in 2020. Ortiz arrived in Bethlehem following a three-year stint as the top assistant coach at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y.
In addition to her coaching duties at Hartwick, Ortiz served as the head advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) during which she worked with student-athletes to organize community service events, campus-wide social events and professional development opportunities. She also served on the Hartwick institutional and NCAA departmental awards committees as a representative for student-athletes and athletic staff.
Outside of the collegiate realm, Ortiz also has coaching experience at the club level and through working various high-level summer camps. She served as head coach of the Whirlwind Volleyball Club out of the Binghamton, N.Y. area during the 2013-14 season. Ortiz has also served as camp director for several Bob Bertucci Volleyball Camps and Adelphi University Nike Camps over the last three summers.
A South Setauket, N.Y. native, Ortiz compiled a stellar four-year playing career at Binghamton University as a libero. She played in 116 of the Bearcats’ 117 matches in her four seasons and set program records for career digs (1,925) and digs in a season (551). She was named to the America East All-Rookie Team in 2010 and earned a spot on the American East All-Conference Second Team the following season. She was also a three-time member of the America East Honor Roll.
In her junior season, Ortiz ranked first on the team and third in the America East in digs for the second-straight season. She registered at least 20 digs in 12 matches and recorded 30 three times, including a career-high 32 digs in matches against Cornell and Albany.
During her senior campaign, she accumulated another 468 digs, finishing fourth in the conference and setting the all-time record at BU. She also hit the 32-dig mark for the third time in her career against New Hampshire.
Ortiz graduated from Binghamton University in May 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropological perspectives. She is currently pursuing a master’s of public administration degree through Binghamton.
In addition to her coaching duties at Hartwick, Ortiz served as the head advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) during which she worked with student-athletes to organize community service events, campus-wide social events and professional development opportunities. She also served on the Hartwick institutional and NCAA departmental awards committees as a representative for student-athletes and athletic staff.
Outside of the collegiate realm, Ortiz also has coaching experience at the club level and through working various high-level summer camps. She served as head coach of the Whirlwind Volleyball Club out of the Binghamton, N.Y. area during the 2013-14 season. Ortiz has also served as camp director for several Bob Bertucci Volleyball Camps and Adelphi University Nike Camps over the last three summers.
A South Setauket, N.Y. native, Ortiz compiled a stellar four-year playing career at Binghamton University as a libero. She played in 116 of the Bearcats’ 117 matches in her four seasons and set program records for career digs (1,925) and digs in a season (551). She was named to the America East All-Rookie Team in 2010 and earned a spot on the American East All-Conference Second Team the following season. She was also a three-time member of the America East Honor Roll.
In her junior season, Ortiz ranked first on the team and third in the America East in digs for the second-straight season. She registered at least 20 digs in 12 matches and recorded 30 three times, including a career-high 32 digs in matches against Cornell and Albany.
During her senior campaign, she accumulated another 468 digs, finishing fourth in the conference and setting the all-time record at BU. She also hit the 32-dig mark for the third time in her career against New Hampshire.
Ortiz graduated from Binghamton University in May 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropological perspectives. She is currently pursuing a master’s of public administration degree through Binghamton.
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