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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

Will Norris

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spirit Lake, Iowa
  • Highschool Spirit Lake H.S.

Biography

2016: CoSIDA Academic All-American; national qualifier in the 3K (indoor) and 5K (outdoor); GPAC Champion in both the 5K and 10K; all-conference in the 3K; competed in 14 meets with 15 top 10 finishes; won six races and school record holder in the 5K.

2015: all-conference in the 5000m with a fifth place finish at GPAC meet; all-conference honors in the 3000m with a fifth place fourth; competed in 12 meets with 11 top 10 finishes.

2014: competed in four events in earning his first letter for the outdoor season; earned all-conference honors in the 5000m; three top 10 finishes.

High School: four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field; four-time all-state selection who won the class 2A cross country state championship in 2012; state runner-up in 2011 and also placed at the 2009 and 2010 state meets; ran for a Spirit Lake team that won the team title in 2009 and finished second the next year. 

Academic: Community Development major. Personal: son of Clay and Kathy; brother to Andy, Blake, Kristi, Faith and Sam; also an All-American for the Red Raider cross country team; national qualifier and all-conference honors as a freshman in 2013. 

Season Results: bold denotes top 10 finish/* denotes personal best

2017 Outdoor:
 Wildcat-1500m: 4:11 (3rd)
 BVU-5K: 14:55 (1st)
 
Wisconsin-Platteville: 5k: 15:18 (48th)
 Drake Relays-10K: 31:20 (20th)
 GPAC-10K: 33:13 (3rd/All-Conference)
            5K: 15:37 (4th/All-Conference)
 NAIA-5K: 15:55 (14th)
        10K: 31:27 (4th/All-American)

2017 Indoor:
 
SDSU2-5K: 15:47 (32nd)

2016 Outdoor: 
 Wayne State-5000m: 15:20 (1st)
 Bronco Invite-10,000m: 33:37 (1st)
 Sioux City-5000m: 15:31 (2nd)
 Red Raider-1500m: 4:07 (3rd)
                             5K: 15:06 (2nd, School Record)
 Kip Janvrin-5K: 14:52 (4th; School Record/NAIA Provisional)
 GPAC-5K: 15:11 (1st; GPAC Champion)
            10K: 32:24 (1st; GPAC Champion)
 
NAIA-5K: 15:07 (11th)

Indoor: 
 Dordt-3000: 9:05 (3rd)
 Minnesota State-Mile: 4:33 (7th)
                           3000m: 8:45 (1st)
 Dennis Young-3000m: 8:44 (1st; meet record)
 Buena Vista-Mile: 4:31 (5th)
 SDSU-3000m: 8:37 (11th; NAIA Auto)
 GPAC-3000m: 8:46 (4th; All-Conference)
 
NAIA-3000m: 8:48 (10th)

2015 Outdoor:
 Wildcat  - 5000m: 15:31.08 (2nd)
 Dordt  - 5000m: 15:32.69 (3rd)
 *Red Raider Open - 5000m: 15:23.69 (1st)*
 Sioux City Relays - 5000m: 15:33.65 (8th)
 Mount Marty - 1500m: 4:07.98 (7th)

                         4x400m: 3:44.89 (11th)
 GPAC-5000m: 15:44 (5th; All-Conference)

Indoor: 
 Dordt - 3000m: 9:03.16 (3rd)
 *Wartburg -3000m: 8:55.04 (1st)*
 Buena Vista - 5000m: 15:50.42 (4th)

 Dennis Young-1 mile: 4:46.9 (11th)
                           3000m: 8:58.9 (1st)
 SDSU - 3000m: 9:04.35 (19th)
 GPAC - 3000m: 8:58.59 (4th; All-Conference)

2014 Outdoor:
 Wildcat-5000m: 15:57.05 (6th)
 Red Raider Open-1500m: 4:18.64 (19th)
                               5000m: 15:54 (2nd)
 Drake Relays-Distance Medley: 10:30.1 (15th)
 GPAC-5000m: 15:51.6 (7th; All-Conference)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior