SPOKANE, Wash.- Gonzaga Women's Cross Country and Track and Field coaching staff added a familiar face, as Alexi Fogo will begin her coaching career by serving as an Assistant Coach under Head Coach Jake Stewart after completing her collegiate running career with the Zags.

"Having Alexi join our staff will bolster our program. For a long time, we've been encouraging her to pursue a coaching career and she felt like a coach withing the program even as an athlete" said Stewart. "Now having the opportunity to work directly with our athletes, speaking to her own experiences and understanding what it means to compete for our program, will be of huge value. Alexi will be a great coach in this program for years to come."

Fogo will bring national competition experience as a member of the 2024 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships qualifying team and an individual qualifier for the NCAA West Regional Track and Field Championships in the 10,000 meters in 2025. She holds top 10 times in the indoor 3k (9:25.88), indoor 5k (16:37.18), and the outdoor 10k (33:45.43).

Demonstrating success beyond the course and track, Fogo was a three-time WCC First Team All-Academic selection and a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree in her undergraduate career. She will assist the team while finishing her M.A. in Sport & Athletic Administration from Gonzaga after earning her B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Psychology from Gonzaga. Additionally, Fogo received the athletic department's Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award and Leadership Award in 2026 and 2025, respectively.