Josette Andrews

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

Josette Norris

at the 2021 Olympic trials
Personal information
Born	(1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 28)
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	1500 metres, 5000 metres
College team	North Carolina Tar Heels[1] Georgetown Hoyas[2]
Club	On Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m: 3:59.72[3] 5000 m: 14:43.36[3]

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.^[4]

NCAA championships

She competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels^[1] and Georgetown Hoyas.^[2] 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Georgetown Hoyas
2019	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Austin, Texas	4th	5000 m	15:52.05

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Personal life

Andrews is married to professional runner and Olympian, Robby Andrews.^[7]

Competition record

USA National Championships

Track and Field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2021	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	8th	5000 m	15:48.70
2022	USATF Indoor Championships	Spokane, Washington	2nd	1500 m	4:06.13
	USATF Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Oregon	12th	5000 m	16:06.83
2023	USATF Outdoor Championships	Eugene, Oregon	4th	5000 m	15:01.80
2024	USATF Indoor Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2nd	3000 m	9:03.10
	USA Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	11th	5000m	15:26.25
				1500m

International Competitions

Track and Field

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2021	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, Oregon	3rd	1500 m	4:00.07[3]
	Lausanne Athletissima	Lausanne, Switzerland	3rd	1500 m	4:03.27[3]
	Zürich Diamond League Final	Zürich, Switzerland	3rd	1500 m	4:00.41[3]
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	1500 m	4:04.71
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th	3000 m	8:41.93

References

1. "Josette Norris - Cross Country". University of North Carolina Athletics. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
2. "Josette Norris - Women's XC/Track". Georgetown University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
3. "Josette Norris". World Athletics. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
4. Schwartz, Paul. "Josette Norris ends college career with fourth-place NCAA finish" Archived October 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, 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."
5. "How Josette Norris Rebounded From a Disappointing Trials to Run a Huge PR". runnersworld.com. July 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
6. "Josette Norris Wraps Up Her First European Adventure in Zurich". womensrunning.com. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
7. "Fastest Married Couple Mile PR Combo - Mile History". Bring Back the Mile. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

External links

• Josette Andrews at World Athletics
• Josette Andrews at www.USATF.org