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.Schwartz, Paul. "Josette Norris ends college career with fourth-place NCAA finish" , The Record, June 26, 2019. Accessed October 24, 2021. "And after all that Norris had gone through in the five years since she graduated Tenafly High School as one of the top distance runners in the nation – the injuries, the transfer from North Carolina to Georgetown, the occasional loss of confidence – it was all forgotten as she began the final 400 meters of her college career.... Norris was a two-time high school All-American at Tenafly, winning the State Meet of Champions at 1,600 meters as a junior in a Bergen County and state meet record of 4:41.61, which still stands."
NCAA championships She competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Georgetown Hoyas. She competed at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas and placed fourth in the 5000m final.
Outdoor track and field Representing Georgetown Hoyas2019NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAustin, Texas4th5000 m15:52.05
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 2020 Olympic Games she attended two Diamond League 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.
Competition record
USA National Championships Track and Field 2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon8th5000 m15:48.702022USATF Indoor ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington2nd1500 m4:06.13USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon12th5000 m16:06.832023USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon4th5000 m15:01.802024USATF Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico2nd3000 m9:03.10USA Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon11th5000m15:26.252025USATF Outdoor ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd5000 m15:15.01
International Competitions Track and Field 2021Prefontaine ClassicEugene, Oregon3rd1500 m4:00.07Lausanne AthletissimaLausanne, Switzerland3rd1500 m4:03.27Zürich Diamond League FinalZürich, Switzerland3rd1500 m4:00.412022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia5th1500 m4:04.712024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom11th3000 m8:41.93
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