Head coach
Thom Ortiz
Thom Ortiz was head coach of Arizona State at eight NCAA championships, 2002–2009. Ortiz's teams finished in the top ten twice. Ortiz's wrestlers won one individual title and earned 14 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 2002–2009 (8) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 43 | 23 | 119–84 | 16 |
As a wrestler
Thom Ortiz wrestled for Arizona State at four NCAA championships, 1987–1990, and went 14–7. Ortiz placed fourth at 142 lb in 1988, seventh at 150 lb in 1989 and second at 142 lb in 1990.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Arizona State | 142 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1989 | Arizona State | 150 | 7 | 7th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 1988 | Arizona State | 142 | 5 | 4th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
| 1987 | Arizona State | 150 | No seed listed | Lost consolation round 3 | 1–2 | 3 bouts |
Thom Ortiz's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Player Bio: Thom Ortiz, Arizona State University Sun Devil Athletics (Coach bio, paragraph beginning "A native of Tucson, Ariz., Ortiz wrestled at ASU").
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Thom Ortiz was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
- A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
- Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
- Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
- The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.
Cite this page: “Thom Ortiz, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_d1dbdff2f9b7465b/thom-ortiz/