Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics

...I chose Ohio Wesleyan...because of Coach (Paul) Reid and the closeness of the wrestlers when I met them...

Name:  Donovan Ortiz

Class Year:  2023

Major:  Health and human kinetics - exercise science

Why did you choose Ohio Wesleyan?
The reason I chose Ohio Wesleyan is because of Coach (Paul) Reid and the closeness of the wrestlers when I met them, and with OWU being a small school, getting to know who your teachers are and your teachers having a care for your success at OWU.

Why did you choose your major?
The reason I chose this major is to have the chance and opportunity to help people get better and perform well in whatever they do.

What is your favorite memory on an Ohio Wesleyan team?
The team cookouts and overnight tournaments with the wrestling team.

Do you have any pre-event rituals or superstitions?
Definitely listening to music before a match to get ready for my match.

What athletic or academic achievement/accomplishment are you most proud of?
The athletic achievement that I am most proud of is starting on the wrestling team and doing well at meets, and my academic achievement would just be doing well in all of my classes and learning a subject that I enjoy doing.

What are your plans for after graduation?
Hopefully get accepted into graduate school and further my education in HHK and coach a wrestling team at some point.

If you could visit another time, when would it be and why?
If I could visit OWU at another time it would definitely be when the wrestling team has grown and to see how much the team and wrestling has grown at OWU and the changes around the school.

What is your spirit animal and why?
A wolf.  I enjoy being close with my friends and family and getting close with them, and I feel like it would be a wolf because a wolf has its pack of close family or friends.


by Michaela Alfano '25