Prior to Stanford

  • A 2025 graduate of Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
  • Three-time team captain
  • D1 CIF State and Regional champions (2024)
  • D1 State Regional champions (2022)
  • MaxPreps All-America Second Team (2022)
  • AVCA Phenom Watch List (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • PrepVolleyball Class of 2025 Watch List
  • PrepVolleyball No. 8 national rank Class of 2025 (Summer 2022)
  • Daily Breeze Female Athlete of the Year (2024)
  • Two-time All-CIF SS First Team (2021, 2022)
  • Two-time All-Area First Team (2021, 2022)
  • Bay League Most Outstanding Player (2022)
  • Three-time Team MVP (2021, 2022, 2024)
  • All-League First Team (2021)
  • Ann Kang Invitational Honolulu All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Tesoro Tournament MVP (2021)
  • Redondo Tournament All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • Daily Breeze Athlete of the Week (2021, 2022, 2024)
  • D1 CIF Sportsmanship Award (2024)
  • Plays club for Surfside Volleyball
    • Team captain
    • 16U Triple Crown Elite Champions (2023)
    • Triple Crown 16U All-Tournament Team (2023)
    • Red Rock Rave All-Tournament Team (2023) 
    • NEQ Open Division Champions
    • 2024 NEQ 2nd Place Open
    • 2024 NEQ All-Tournament Team

USA Volleyball

  • Member of the U19 National Team (2024)
  • Won gold at the NORCECA Pan Am Cup with the U19 National Team in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico (2023)
  • Placed sixth at the World Championships with U21 National Team in Aguascalientes, Mexico (2023)

Personal

  • Parents are Raymond Ortega and Hannah Demaria-Ortega
  • Has a younger brother, Rivo, and a younger sister, Katherine
  • Cousin, Christopher Demaria, was a pitcher for the Kansas City Royal and Milwaukee Brewers
  • Full name is Kaci Leilani Demaria