Nathan Forney made his first national appearance in the winter of 2019 as a junior with the distance-medley relay team. He teamed with Trevor Dilley, Jacob Thompson and Ian Kellogg to ultimately finish eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Boston, Mass.

Forney ran the 400-meter leg for the group, which used various lineups throughout the year and secured comfortable victories to claim All-Ohio and OAC titles. Forney joined the quartet when they ventured to Tufts Final Qualifying and posted a new school record of 9:57, good enough to rank top-10 nationally and punch a ticket to Boston.

The squad then combined to run 10:05 at nationals, with the anchor Kellogg crossing in eighth to grab the last All-American podium spot. Their time was less than a second out of sixth place in a highly-competitive field.

Forney later earned All-Ohio honors during outdoor season as part of the 4x4 relay.