URTEZ Anissa

General
SOFTBALL COUPLE
In 2020 she became engaged to her partner, Amanda Chidester, who plays softball for United States of America and may also compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "We've had a bunch of conversations about it [competing at the Olympic Games]," Amanda said. "Whoever [wins a] medal, we're going to be happy for each other no matter what. No matter what." Urtez says that while they support each other off the field, they remain rivals on the pitch. "We don't know each other when we're on the field. It's game on." (outsports.com, 15 Dec 2020)

REPRESENTING MEXICO
In mid-2016 she attended a try-out for the Mexican national team after being encouraged by one of her uncles who was a coach with the Mexican team. "I was really nervous. But I just had to remind myself that it was the same game and I got through it." (dailyutahchronicle.com, 27 Apr 2017)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
She signed a contract with the National Pro Fastpitch League [NPF] team Scrap Yard Dawgs in 2017. In 2019 she played for NPF team the Cleveland Comets alongside other members of the Mexican team after an agreement with the Mexican Softball Federation. (thedowneypatriot.com, 25 Oct 2017; clevelandcomets.us, 01 Aug 2019; vallartadaily.com, 02 Jun 2019)

COACH
She has served as an assistant softball coach at the University of Utah Valley in Orem, UT, United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2019; deseret.com, 02 Aug 2018)

FURTHER STUDIES
After completing a bachelor's degree in family and consumer studies at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, she studied a master's degree in education at the University of Utah Valley. (LinkedIn profile, 01 May 2019; deseret.com, 02 Aug 2018)