Josette Andrews (née Norris; born December 15, 1995) is an American middle to long-distance runner. Raised in

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, Norris graduated from

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in 2014, where she won the Meet of Champions in the 1,600 meters event during her junior season.

NCAA championships

She competed for the

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and

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. She competed at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

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and placed fourth in the 5000m final.

Outdoor track and field

Professional

Norris chose to focus on the 5000m event in the 2020 US Olympic Trials, making it to the final but placing 8th and failing to make the Olympic team. Despite this disappointment, she attended the Sound Running Sunset Tour in

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, California and ran a time under 4 minutes to set her personal best in the 1500m. Following the closure of the

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she attended two

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events,

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and Lausanne Athletissima, competing instead in the 1500m and placing 3rd in both. Having qualified for the Diamond League Final in

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, she attended to compete in the 1500m and earned a bronze medal there as well.

Personal life

Andrews is married to professional runner and Olympian,

Robby Andrews Robert Adrian Andrews (born March 29, 1991) is an American middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 meters. While competing with University of Virginia he won the men's 800 meters at the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Fie ...

Competition record

USA National Championships

Track and Field

International Competitions

Track and Field

Circuit performances

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Josette 1995 births Living people American female middle-distance runners American female long-distance runners Sportspeople from Tenafly, New Jersey Tenafly High School alumni Track and field athletes from New Jersey North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes Georgetown Hoyas women's track and field athletes 21st-century American sportswomen