Arkansas State University

2012-13 (Outdoor) - Claimed the 5,000-meter title at the ASU Red Wolves Open (4/27) with a first-place 15:21.43 time ... Captured runner-up honors in the 5,000 meters at the LSU Relays (3/22) by clocking a 15:08.03 time ... Ran a 31:51.82 time to place second in the 10,000-meter run at the UCA (Central Arkansas) Open (3/29) ... Posted a seventh-place 32:27.70 time in the 10,000 meters at the SBC Championships (5/10) ... Turned in a 4:06.73 time in the 1,500 meters to earn 22nd place at the Ole Miss Invitational (4/13) ... Had an eighth-place 4:15.97 1,500-meter time at the UCA Open (3/30) ... Posted a 2:05.07 time in the 800-meter run to place 39th at the Ole Miss Invitational (4/13). 

2012: Achieved first-team academic all-region laurels in cross country at NCAA Division II Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn. ... Coached by Bill Hoffman ... Finished 30th at the 2012 Gulf South Conference Championships (10/23) with a 28:06.0 time ... Top team finisher at the 8K Vanderbilt Commodore Classic (9/25) with a 25th-place 27:17.0 time. 

High School: A three-time (2009-11) all-state selection in cross country and a two-time (2011-12) pick in track at Mountain Home (Ark.) High ...  A 2012 graduate and graduate with summa cum laude honors ... Coached by Phillip Goodwin in track and Robert Blades in cross country ... Earned All-6A East Conference honors three times (2010-12) in track and four (2009-12) in cross country ... State's 3,200-meter champion in both 2011 and 2012 ... Placed first in 1,600-meter run at 2012 state meet ... Established a personal-record 4:19.05 time in the 1,600 meters at the 6A State Meet as a senior in 2012 ... Produced a personal-best 3,200-meter time of 9:22.54 and a 5K time of 15:50.0 in cross country ... Crowned state cross country champion in 2011 and member of state championship team ... Finished first place at 6A East Conference Cross Country meet three years in a row (2009-11) ... Three-year (2009-11) participant at state's all-star cross country meet ... Recognized as a 2011-12 Arkansas High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)-National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA)  Athletic Scholar as a senior ... Was a AAA Interscholastic Star State Finalist (second runner up) in his 2011 junior year ... Member of the All-Arkansas Academic Track Team his final two prep seasons (2011-12) ... Held membership in both the National Honor Society and Key Club.  

Personal: Son of Wilton "Chip" III and Carol Norris ... Father is a family nurse practitioner and an Army National Guard officer (medical officer) ... Mother is employed as a teacher ... Both parents earned master's degrees from Arkansas State ... Born in Plano, Texas ... Has an older sister ... Enjoys playing the guitar, fishing, and hiking ... Majoring in mechnical engineering. 

Career Performances (Track & Field)

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