2023-24 Season
A W&M Provost Award winner … Named to the highest list of High Honors with Distinction on the to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll during the fall.
Cross Country: Competed in four of six events … Earned a top 25 finish at the season-opening Spider Alumni Open (9/2/23) in a time of 14:37.2 … Finished 41st (22:38.0) at the CAA Championships (10/27/23) at the Tribe’s fifth runner.
Indoor Track & Field: Competed in the 3000m and 5000m at the CAA Championships (2/22-23/24) … Finished 13th in the 5000m at the event in a time of 17:33.70 … Ran a career-bests 10:08.14 to finish fourth in the 3000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/9-10/24) … Placed third in the 5000m in a time of 17:30.29 at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/18-20/24) … Crossed the line in second at the Navy Indoor Invitational (12/2/23) in the 3000m.
Outdoor Track & Field: Competed in the 5000m and 10,000m at the CAA Championships (5/10-11/24) … Placed second in the 3000m at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational (3/16/24) in a time of 10:09.76 … Garnered a fifth-place showing in the 5000m (17:42.06) at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/22/24) … Ran a career-best 37:03.34 in the 10,000m at the Colonial Relays (4/4-6/24) to finish eighth.
2022-23 Season (at The Citadel)
Cross Country: Ran PR 6K time of 22:50.6 and placed 128th at the NCAA Southeast Regional (11/11) … Led the team, finishing 37th at the SoCon Championships (10/30) … Placed 11th at the USC Upstate Invitational (10/15) … Finished seventh at the Winthrop/adidas Invitational (9/17) … Placed fourth at the CSU Invitational (9/2) with the second-best 4K time in The Citadel’s history.
Indoor Track & Field: Set a school-record time of 17:36.25 in the 5000m at the SoCon Championships (2/25-26), finishing 11th … Won the mile at the USC Open (2/17), running the second-best time in school history of 5:14.53 … Finished second at the South Carolina Invitational (2/3-4) in the 3000m in a school record time of 10:08.59 … Placed second in the 5000m at the Carolina Challenge (1/20-21) in a time of 17:38.86.
Outdoor Track & Field: Placed sixth in the 10,000m at the SoCon Track and Field Championships (5/8-9) … The time of 37:35.23 was the fastest in school history … Finished first in the 10,000m at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (3/10-11) in a time of 38:05.37 … Won the 5000m at the Catamount Classic (4/14-15) in a time of 17:56.16 … Finished third in the USC Open (4/22) in the 5000m with a school-record time of 17:45.53.
2021-22 Season (at The Citadel)
Cross Country: Competed in all seven meets... Ran a career best 5K time of 18:23.00 at Queen City Invitational on Sept. 24... Ran sub-19 in two other 5K meets, including 18:50.0 at Charleston Southern in season opener Sept. 4, then at Queens Royals Challenge at 18:54.90 on Oct. 8... Wrapped up season as The Citadel's top finisher at NCAA Southeast Regionals in Louisville, Kentucky with a career-best 6K time of 23:49.7.
Indoor Track & Field: Ran the fastest time in The Citadel history in the 3000 meters with 10:34.03 at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 26-27… Ran the second fastest 5000m time in school history at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships … Finished third in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:40.03 at the U of SC Indoor Open… Competed in the 5000 meters at the South Carolina Invitational Jan 28-29 and the mile at the 2022 Liberty Open on Feb. 5.
Outdoor Track & Field: Placed sixth in the 10,000 meters with 39:00.59 at the SoCon Outdoor Championships April 30-May 1 … The 10,000m time was the fourth best in The Citadel history … Also ran the 5000 meters at the SoCon Championships… Ran the fastest time in The Citadel history in the 5000 meters with 18:03.89 finishing in sixth place at the Gamecock Invitational on April 16… Competed in the 3000 meters at the Weems Baskin Relays March 25-26… Placed fifth… Ran the 5000 meters at the ECU Bill Carson Invitational April 1-2… Placed seventh.
2020-21 Season (at The Citadel)
Cross Country: Competed in all six meets... Posted sub-20 times in four 5K meets, including a season-best 19:05.62 for fourth place at USC Beaufort on Oct. 24, 19:45.86 for ninth place at Newberry Oct. 30, and 19:49.36 for sixth place at Mercer Sept. 19... Finished season at 5K SoCon Championships hosted by Mercer, leading team with a 33rd-place finish, clocking in at 19:40.14.
Indoor Track & Field: Finished 15th in the 5000m at the SoCon Championships (2/27-28) in time of 18:23.09 … Ran a leg on the sixth-place DMR at the SoCon Championships … Finished third at the VMI Winter Relays (1/29-30) in the 1000m (3:16.41) and eighth in the 3000m (10:35.53) … Ran a leg on the DMR that finished second at the event.
Outdoor Track & Field: Finished third in the 5000m at hte Gamecock Invitational (4/10) in a time of 18:29.57 … Placed sixth in the 1000m (39:39.98) at the High Point Vertklasse Meeting (4/1-2) … Ran a leg on the fourth-place finishing 4x800 relay at the Weems Baskin Relays (3/26-27) … Placed sxith in the 3000m (11:07.39) at the Weems Baskin Relays.
2019-20 Season (at The Citadel)
Named to the Dean's List in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020.
Cross Country: First women's runner in program history to earn Southern Conference All-Freshman Team honors … Competed in seven races … Started her season off with a 17th-place finish with a 5K time of 19:32.3 at the Carolina Challenge (Aug. 31) … Shaved 10 seconds off her 5K time in her next race, posting a 19:22.3 at the adidas XC Challenge (Sept. 20) … Set another personal best in the 5K with a 19:18.0 at the Queen City Invite (Sept. 27) … Turned in a time of 19:55.6 in the 5K at the Disney Cross Country Classic (19:55.6) … Set her season-best time of 18:58.8 in the 5K, and finished 12th overall, at the 13th-Annual Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 19) … Finished the Southern Conference Cross Country Championships with a time of 20:13.4 (Nov. 2) … Recorded a 6K time of 24:37.5 at the 2019 NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 15).
Indoor Track & Field: Competed in six indoor meets … Started her season off by running the 5,000-meter race in a time of 19:01.38, finishing 10th at the Gamecock Opener (1/17-18/20) … Competed in both the mile and 3,000-meter race at the VMI Team Challenge (1/25/20), finishing eighth with a time of 5:33.04 in the mile, and turning in a time of 11:10.47 in the 3,000m … Set her best season time in the 5,000m of 18:48.01 (ranks 5th in program history), finishing 11th at the Carolina Challenge (1/31-2/1/20) … Followed that up with her season-best 3,000m time of 10:52.19 (ranks 7th in program history), finishing seventh at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/13/20) … Posted a mile time of 5:39.19, finishing 10th in the mile at JDL … At the USC Indoor Open (2/22/20), recorded a pair of season bests, including setting the program freshman record in the mile with time of 5:20.66 (ranks 4th in indoor program history) … Also notched a time of 2:37.20 in the 800-meter race … Closed out her first indoor season by competing in the 5,000-meter race and the distance medley relay at the 2020 SoCon Indoor Championships (2/29-3/1/20) … Posted a time of 18:51.69 in the 5,000m and helped the DMR team finish with a time of 12:57.30.
Outdoor Track & Field: Season canceled due to COVID-19
Prep
Earned seven varsity letters, including four in track and field and three in cross country … As a senior, qualified for and placed sixth in the Maine Class B Cross Country State Meet with a 5K time of 20:32 and had a season personal record of 20:28 for the season … Raced in the mile and two-mile races in outdoor track with a season PR of 11:52 in the two-mile and 5:34 in the mile … Won the 3,200-meter race at the 2019 Western Maine Conference meet … Qualified and finished first in the Maine Class C State meet in the 3,200-meter race, qualifying for the 2019 New England Track & Field Championships … As a junior, placed in the top 30 at the Southern Maine Classic with a time of 20:49 for the 5K in cross country, and earned the Most Valuable Runner Award for her team … Qualified for the Maine Class B State meet in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter as a sophomore … Finished 10th in both events with a personal-record time of 5:31 in the 1,600m and 12:23 in the 3,200m … Competed in her first year of cross country as a sophomore and qualified for the Maine Class B State meet with a personal record of 21:21 in the 5K, earning Most Valuable Runner plaudits for her team … As a freshman, competed in her first year of track and field, qualifying for the state meet in the mile where she finished 10th with a time of 5:33 … Was named the Rookie of the Year for the team … Was a competitive gymnast from age 8-16 … Competed on the swim team as a senior … Was an Honor Roll student all four years of high school.
Personal
Full name is Heidi Ann Fortin … Daughter of Scott and Tina Fortin.
