University of Massachusets Athletics

2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Norberg

Michael Norberg

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  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Norfolk, Mass.
  • High School:
    King Phillip
2024-25: Cross Country:  Raced in five meets, scoring in four … Earned third or the Minutemen and 33rd overall (30:49.3) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/15) … Was the No. 3 runner for UMass and sixth overall (24:09.5) to help the Minutemen win the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship (11/2) … Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference honors for a top-15 finish … Took third for the team and 54th overall (23:55.3) at the Princeton Cross Country Fall Classic (10/18) … Led UMass in second overall 24:29.0) at the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup (10/11) … Claimed 26th overall (26:40) at the Ted Owen Invitational (9/21).

2023-2024: Cross Country: Raced in six meets, scoring in three … Took second for UMass and 73rd overall, clocking in at 30:54.4 (10K) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/10) … Finished as the No. 2 runner for the Minutemen, placing fourth overall with a time of 25:23.0 (8K) at the New England Championships (10/7) … Was fifth for UMass and fifth overall (19:54.80, 6K) at the Ken O’Brien Minuteman Invitational (9/2).

2022-23: Cross Country: Raced in five meets, scoring in four … Placed fourth for UMass and 116th overall (31:57.6) at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/11) … Led the Minutemen for the first time on the season in 45th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/29), finishing the 5-mile course in 25:23.2 … Was 10th overall and second for UMass in the field of 130 competitors in 25:05 at the New England Championships (10/8) … Crossed the finish 328th (25:27.4) at the Paul Short Run (9/30) … Took fifth overall (19:46.60) and fourth on the squad at the Ken O’Brien Minuteman Invitational (9/10).

2021-22: Cross CountryRaced six times, scoring in three meets … Led UMass in 116th overall at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships (11/12) with a time of 33:12 … Was the top finisher for UMass at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/30), taking 46th overall in 25:57.9 … Placed second for the Minutemen and 16th overall at the Vermont Invitational (9/4) in 26:20.10.

Before UMass: Competed in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field at King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts … Earned 12 total letters … Wom Multiple League All-Star Awards in 2018-19 … Was a Boston Globe All-Star in 2019 … Helped set the MSTCA Division II Relay Meet Distance Medley Relay Meet Record and School Record with a time of 10:25.87 … Was an Eagle Scout … Honor Roll Student.

Personal: Born Michael Thomas Norberg … From Norfolk, Massachusetts … Son of Margaret and Charlie Norberg … Twin brother of Jack … Father was on Crew Team at University of Tampa and helped win numerous national championships … Intends to major in Finance.
MWXC: Ken O’Brien Minuteman Invitational Highlights (09/11/21)
Saturday, September 11
XCTF: Minuteman Invitational (09/07/19)
Saturday, September 07