ATHLETE PROFILE
Nia Ortega
🇺🇸 USA 2 races Best time 1:17:49
Finished top 10% of Open Women at HYROX Houston 2026; 2 races, best 1:17:49.
Race insights
Nia Ortega's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Houston: 1:17:49, rank 52 of 527 in Open Women (top 10%). The division median that day was 1:35:22.
At 2026 Houston, running made up 50% of Nia Ortega's 1:17:49 (division median 48%): run time was 6 min 31 sec faster than the median run time, while the workout stations were 7 min 59 sec faster than the median workout time (Open Women).
From 2025 Dallas (1:21:02) to 2026 Houston (1:17:49), Nia Ortega got faster by 3 min 13 sec in Open.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Houston | Open Women | #52 of 527(top 10%) | 1:17:49 | 39:14 | 33:00 |
| 2025 Dallas | Open Women | #137 of 692(top 20%) | 1:21:02 | — | 34:43 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Nia Ortega
At 2026 Houston, Open Women:
- #47 Kate Spencer — 1:16:27
- #48 Andrea De Oliveira — 1:17:00
- #49 Céline Hardy — 1:17:03
- #50 Cassie Fullenwider — 1:17:17
- #51 Ashley Ollo — 1:17:41
- #53 Hannah Lynch — 1:17:53
- #54 Lea Lambert — 1:17:54
- #55 Katherine Lordi — 1:18:02
- #56 Kirsten Tackett — 1:18:09
- #57 Blake Wogoman — 1:18:16