ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (2018)
BIG TEN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (2015)
TOPDRAWERSOCCER TEAM OF THE WEEK (10/16/18 & 11/21/17)
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2016, 2017, 2018)
BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR (2017)
2018
All-Big Ten Second Team…TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (10/16)…Academic All-Big Ten…Started all 25 matches on the Nittany Lion backline…Netted four points on one goal and two assists…Attempted 22 shot attempts with five on goal…Tallied the game-winning goal in Penn State’s 4-1 win over Bowling Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/9)…Finished third on the team in minutes played (2,190).
2017
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (11/21)…Academic All-Big Ten…Played in all 24 matches, which included six starts…Scored the game-winning goal in Penn State’s season-opening 3-1 victory over BYU (8/18)…Capped off a three-point weekend with an assist against Hofstra (8/20)…Tallied an assist in back-to-back matches against Northwestern (11/5) and Stony Brook (11/10)…Recorded a goal in back-to-back matches in the NCAA Tournament against Wake Forest (11/17) and at West Virginia (11/19)…Posted at least one point in four-straight matches (11/5-19).
2016
Academic All-Big Ten...Started all 21 matches on the Nittany backline...Played 1,932 minutes, which was second-best on the team...Ortega Jurado and the Nittany Lion defense recorded nine shutouts on the year...Tallied two points on the year (2a)...Recorded assists in back-to-back games (9/9-9/11)...Posted an assist in 3-0 win against San Diego State (9/9)...Recorded an assist in 2-0 victory against La Salle (9/11).
2015
Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Midfield)...Appeared in 20 matches and started the season-opener against Hofstra (8/21)...Netted her first career point on an assist in a 4-2 victory over Arkansas (8/30)...Tallied back-to-back matches with at least one point (Iowa - 9/27 & Northwestern - 10/4)...Recorded a career-high two assists in a 5-1 victory over Iowa (9/27)...Scored her first career goal against Northwestern (10/4).
BEFORE PENN STATE
Member of the German U-15, U-17 and U-19 Women’s National Teams...A member of the 1. FFC Frankfurt soccer club that won the 2015 UEFA Women’s Champions League...Competed at the U-17 European Championship (2013) and U-19 European Championship (2015).
PERSONAL
Alina Ortega Jurado was born on April 22, 1997, in Wetzlar, Germany...Parents are Maria Mercedes Jurado Cabrera and Valentin Ortega Sañudo...Has an older sister, Samira…Psychology major...Name is pronounced AH-lean-AH OR-tay-gah Her-rah-doh.
WHY I CHOSE PENN STATE
“It is the perfect place to develop myself in academics and athletics. As soon as I heard that there was any chance to become a part of Penn State, I knew that this was the best choice.”