The Citadel Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean's List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team (XC)
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)

CROSS COUNTRY BIO 

CAREER MARKS (TFRRS)
 

800m	2:37.20	USC Indoor Open (2/22/20)
Mile	5:20.66 ! **	USC Indoor Open (2/22/20)
3,000m	10:52.19 ***	JDL College Team Challenge (2/13/2020)
5,000m	18:48.01 ****	Carolina Challenge (1/31-2/1/2020)

! – Program freshman record
** – Ranks 4^th in program history
*** – Ranks 7^th in program history
**** - Ranks 5^th in program history

JUNIOR (2022)
10,000m *** (OUTDOOR) 39:00.59 SoCon Outdoor Championships (4/30-1/5/22)
5000m **** (OUTDOOR) 18:03.89 Gamecock Invitational (4/16/22)
5000m * (INDOOR) 18:31.28 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-2/27/22)
3,000m ** (INDOOR) 10:34.03 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-2/27/22)
* - Ranks 2^nd in program history
** - Ranks 1^st in program history
*** - Ranks 4^th in program history
**** - Ranks 1^st in program history
 
INDOOR: New PR in the 3000 meters with 10:34.03 at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 26-27… School record holder… 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: Ran a personal best in the 10,000 meters with 39:00.59 at the SoCon Outdoor Championships April 30-May 1, finished sixth … Also ran the 5000 meters at the SoCon Championships… New PR 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.


FRESHMAN (2020)
INDOOR: Competed in six indoor meets … Started her season off by running the 5,000-meter race in a time of 19:01.38, finishing 10^th 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 5^th in program history), finishing 11^th at the Carolina Challenge (1/31-2/1/20) … Followed that up with her season-best 3,000m time of 10:52.19 (ranks 7^th in program history), finishing seventh at the JDL College Team Challenge (2/13/20) … Posted a mile time of 5:39.19, finishing 10^th 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 4^th 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.

HIGH SCHOOL: 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 10^th 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 10^th 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 … Major is nursing … Plans to commission into the army upon graduation.