University of Massachusets Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Michael Norberg
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Norfolk, Mass.
- High School:
- King Phillip
2023-24
Cross Country:ย Placed 5th in the 6k with a new personal record time of 19:04.4 minutes at the Ken OโBrien Minutemen Invitational (9/9)... Placed 6th for the Minutemen and 211th overall in the 8k with a time of 25:43.4 minutes at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (College) (9/30)... Placed 2nd for the Minutemen and 4th overall in the 8k with a time of 25:23.0 minutes at the NEICAAA Cross Country Championships (10/7)... Placed 6th for the Minutemen and placed 43rd overall in the 8k with a time of 25:05.9 minutes at the A10 Conference XC Championships (10/28)... Placed 2nd for the Minutemen and 73rd overall in the 10k with a time of 30:54.4 minutes at the NCAA D1 Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/10).
Indoor:ย Placed 18th in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:27.09 minutes and earned his name in the record book as 6th all-time indoor at the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)... Placed 5th in the 4x800 meter relay (Norberg, Mullahy, George, Mengist) with a time of 8:11.70 minutes at the UMass Amherst Flagship Indoor Invitational (1/14)... Placed 8th in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:30.77 minutes at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/20)... Placed 6th in the mile with a time of 4:11.60 minutes at the Riverhawk Invitational 1/26-27)... Set a new personal record in the 3000 meter run with a time of 8:16.91 minutes at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9-10).
Outdoor:ย Earned 1st place in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.30 minutes at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/7)... Earned 2nd place in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:05.53 minutes at the A10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4-5)... Earned 2nd place in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:13.27 minutes at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/10-11).
2022-23
Indoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) โฆ Ran the mile in 4:12.88 for 213th place at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11) โฆ Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the New England Championship (2/2-3) โฆ Claimed fourth place in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:24.42 at the New England Championship (2/2-3) Took sixth place in the 3,000-meter run in 8:26.02 Riverhawk Invitational (1/28)
2021-22
Indoor: Competed in the 3000-meter run at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) โฆ Competed in the mile for the Minutemen at the Valentine Invitational (2/12).
Outdoor: Finished 44th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:13.28 at the NCAA East Preliminary meet (5/25-28) โฆ Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:09.06 at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/13-14) โฆ Earned silver in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:17.60 and competed in the 5000-meter run at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/07-08) โฆ Took third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:56.03, good for the fifth-fastest time in program history at the Friar Invitational (4/08) โฆ Captured seventh in the 1,500-meter run in 4:00.66 at the UMass Invitational (4/03) โฆ Took 161st place in the 5000-meter run in 14:46.18 at the Raleigh Relays (3/24-26).ย
2020-21
Outdoor: Placed seventh in steeplechase at 9:30.64 seconds at A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/01-02) โฆ Crossed the finish line second in the steeplechase at a time of 9:27.7 at tri-meet against UVM and Hartford (4/18) โฆ Placed first in the steeplechase in 9:28.98 at tri-meet against BC and BU (4/10).
Before UMass: Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts โฆ Earned 12 total varsity letters โฆ Won Multiple League All-Star Awards in 2018-19 โฆ Was a Boston Globe All-Star in 2019 โฆ Helped set the MSTCA Division II Relay Meet Distance Medley Relay Meet Record and School Record with a time of 10:25.87 โฆ Was an Eagle Scout โฆ Honor Roll Student
Personal: Born Michael Thomas Norberg โฆ From Norfolk, Massachusetts โฆ Son of Margaret and Charlie Norberg โฆ Twin brother of Jack โฆ Father was on the Crew Team at University of Tampa, helped win numerous national championships, and is a member of the UT Hall of Fame โฆ Intends to major in Managerial Economics and minor in Business
