2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Alexa Fortman
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ohio
- Last School:
- Belmont University
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Ottawa-Glandorf High School
Collegiate Career
Prior to Ohio State
at Belmont
- Earned bachelor's degree in exercise science at Belmont in Fall 2025
- Enrolled in master's program in kinesiology specializing in sports management
Prior to Ohio State
at Belmont
- Two-time Academic All-MVC and two-time CSC Academic All-District Team
- Earned All-MVC honors 11 times combined in indoor and outdoor track
- Set school records in DMR (11:36), 800m indoor (2:09.05) and outdoor (2:08.83) and 600m indoor (1:32.53)
- Member of 2023 MVC championship team
- 2022 and 2023 OHSAA state champion in both the 400m and 800m
- 2023 OHSAA State Champion in 4x400M Relay
- 2022 and 2023 OATCC indoor 800m state champion
- Broke division state records in both indoor (2:11.15) and outdoor 800m (2:08.6)
- New Balance Nationals qualifier indoor and outdoor in 2023 (indoor - 800m, outdoor - 400/800/4x400) and placed ninth in the 800m
- Set high school records in 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x800 relay and cross country 5K
- Ranked No. 1 in 800m in Ohio as a senior and ranked in the top 10 nationally in the 800m in 2022
- Archie Griffin Award winner
- Class valedictorian
- Scholar-Athlete award winner
- Parents are Ross and Missy and has two younger sisters, Liana and Kyla
- Plans to pursue a career in pharmaceutical or orthopedic sales
- Enjoys reading and traveling
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