Career
He currently attends Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, California. He broke the NFHS record in the 400 meters with a time of 45.19 seconds at the 2015 CIF California State Meet held at Buchanan High School in Clovis, California on June 6, 2015. His time is the fastest 400 meters run by a United States. high school athlete against other high school aged athletes, along with Aldrich Bailey who also ran 45.19 seconds in Lubbock, Texas on April 28, 2012.
The time, however, is not the fastest 400 meters ever run by a United States. high school aged athlete according to the List of United States High School National Records in Track and Field.
The time of 44.69 seconds set by Darrell Robinson is the fastest. However, it was set at a non-NFHS sanctioned meet, therefore only being acknowledged as a National Record by Track & Field News.
Norman"s NFHS record is currently awaiting NFHS ratification. On June 6, 2015, Norman had arguably one of the most impressive one-day performances by a high school athlete.
The Vista Murrieta High School junior started his day at the 2015 CIF California State Meet by completely separating from the field on the first leg of the 4x100 meter relay, a performance that PrepCalTrack editor Rich Gonzalez described as "jaw-dropping." In his second event of the day, Norman ran 45.19 seconds in the 400 meters, a time that ranked #6 All-Time for United States. high school athletes and tied the NFHS record.
Just one hour later, Norman was back on the track with his team for the 4x400 meter relay and produced yet another memorable performance by roughly splitting 44.9 seconds on the anchor leg to bring Vista Murrieta from 7th place to 3rd place in the event. With a total contribution of 21.5 points out of the 37 points scored, Norman proudly led his school to its first ever State title in any sport. Also worth noting is that including the preliminary rounds from the previous day, Norman ran 7 races within 28 hours at the CIF California State Meet and still produced some of the top marks in the history of high school athletics.
With this being his first competitive race in the 100 meters, Norman shocked some of the most talented United States. high school 100m runners by winning the race in 10.36 seconds (-05 m/s).
On June 27, 2015, Norman set a California State record in the 200 meters at the 2015 United States of America Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon by running 20.24 seconds (+18 m/s), and in doing so equaled the #5 All-Time mark for United States. high school athletes in the event. Although he lost the race to Noah Lyles from T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Norman is now ranked #8 All-Time on the United States. Junior (U20) list and #10 All-Time on the World Junior (U20) list.
Norman"s placement in this race qualified him to compete at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, but he decided to forgo his spot on the United States team to avoid extending his competitive season by another month. Norman"s times from the 2015 season in both the 200 meters and 400 meters makes him eligible to compete at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials, with his ultimate goal being to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.