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Ele Norton Season 2026-27

YearJunior
HometownBlacksburg, Va.
EventDistance
MajorMathematics
High SchoolBlacksburg
Ele Norton
Ele Norton

High School:

  • Blacksburg XC/Track
  • HC Stephen Howard
  • 2025 NIRCA XC All-American
  • Class President
  • Key Club International Ltd. Governor
  • Founder and President of STEMinists Chapter
  • NHS, SNHS, FNHS
  • National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Personal:

  • Chose to attend Tech for its focus on STEM and research opportunities
  • Aspires to work in data science or become a coding theorist
  • Grew up in a running family and joined the middle school cross country team in sixth grade
  • Won the Freshman Cake Race as a freshman student and raced at the Atlanta Marathon
  • Works part-time at Jacobs Consulting as a data science intern
  • Presented at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meeting in Washington D.C. for her research on algebraic coding theory
  • Enjoys baking, skiing, hiking, and reading

Family:

  • Daughter of Andy and Becky Norton
  • Sister of Annika, Norah, Ruby, Caroline, Penny Norton
  • Andy Norton is a USATF Masters 50-Plus Men’s National Champion
  • Annika Norton ran for William & Mary (2021-25)