Josette Andrews (née Norris; born December 15, 1995) is an American middle to long-distance runner. Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Norris graduated from Tenafly High School 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 Georgetown Hoyas. She competed at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

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, Texas 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 Mission Viejo, 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, Prefontaine Classic and Lausanne Athletissima, competing instead in the 1500m and placing 3rd in both. Having qualified for the Diamond League Final in Zürich, 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 Fi ...

Competition record

USA National Championships

Track and Field

International Competitions

Track and Field

References

External links

North Carolina bio

Georgetown bio

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