Background
Van Norman was born in San Diego, California.
Van Norman was born in San Diego, California.
Her position is two-meter offense (center forward). She earned four-time high school All-American honors at University of San Diego High School in San Diego. She was named California Interscholastic Federation player of the year and league most valuable player in her senior season. van Norman earned All-America honors in her 2003 freshman season after leading her University of Southern California Trojans team in scoring with 65 goals.
In 2005, van Norman was third on the team in scoring with 40 goals in her junior season.
In her final season, University of Southern California, with a season record of 27-3, was top-seeded at the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, but van Norman"s six goals in the 3 tournament matches were not enough. van Norman racked up 215 goals in her four years with University of Southern California, third all-time in Trojan history. She also played with the 2002 Pan-American Games championship team
At the 2008 China Summer Olympic games, she and the American team lost 8-9 in the Championship game to the Netherlands and took home the silver medal. In June 2009, van Norman was named to the United States of America water polo women"s senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships.
Van Norman majored in English, and graduated from University of Southern California. Her sister Sarah plays for University of Southern California and is in her senior year as a two-meter player.
Her brother Jordan played water polo for University of Southern California and more recently Whittier College.