Matt Norton

Bio

Personal Best:
8,000 – 28:45

As a Senior:
Ran in six of the Pride's seven races on the fall...ran his best 8k time of 29:13.68 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 17...earned a spot on the Second Team All-NECC with a 13th place finish (30:10.04) on Nov. 5...named to the NECC All-Sportsmanship Team...winner of the Male Mother Regis-Casserly Award, the highest honor given to male Regis student-athletes

As a Junior:
Took part in six of seven races for the Pride...finished 11th at the NECC Championship for the second consecutive year with a time of 29:11.6...registered a time of 28:49.8 at the NCAA New England Regionals on Nov. 14

As a Sophomore:
Appeared in eight races for the Pride...placed 11th at the NECC Championship on Nov. 1 with a time of 29:55.77

As a Freshman:
Won the Rookie of the Week award in the NECC five times in the 2013 season… Placed 8th at the Daniel Webster Invitational with a time of 31:15…Placed 158^th out of 350 at the James Earley Invitational with a time of 29:38…Was awarded the Rookie of the Year award in the NECC due to his 5th place finish (29:13) at the NECC Championships on October 26^th…Named to the All-Conference Team at the NECC Championships…Ran a time of 28:56 51 at the ECAC Championships, placing 156^th out of 330 competitors…Ran a personal best time of 28:45 at the 2013 NCAA Regional Championships

Before Regis:
Ran on the cross country, indoor, and outdoor track teams at Cardinal Spellman High School in Weymouth, Mass…Placed 27^th at the 2012 MSTCA Bob McIntyre Twilight Invitational with a time of 17:09…In outdoor track, ran a time of 50.7 in the 400, 2:06 in the 800, 4:42 in the mile, and 11:06 in the 2 mile…Had a third place finish at the South Shore Decathalon...Catholic Central League MVP (winter and spring)...Brockton Enterprise All-Scholastic...Three season captain...All-State qualifying high jumper

Personal:
Matt is a public health major from Weymouth, Mass...He is the son of Patrick and Judi Norton...Matt has two siblings; Josh and Kaitlyn