Colorado State University Athletics

2021 Cross Country Roster

Tanner Norman

Tanner Norman

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • High School:
    Classical Academy
  • Prev School:
    Iowa State
Collegiate Personal Bests
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:12.8
- 6,000 meters - 18:15.6
- 8,000 meters - 23:35.7
- 10,000 meters - 31:00.2
Indoor
- 5,000 meters - 13:55.73 (4th in CSU history)
- 3,000 meters - 8:14.50 (18th in CSU History)
Outdoor
- 5,000 meters - 14:03.85 (11th in CSU History)

Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF)
- All-Mountain West First Team (2021 XC)

Norman at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships
2021
- 39th place, men's 10k (cross country)

Norman at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 6th place, 3,000m (Indoor)
- 6th place, 5,000m (Indoor)
2021
- 4th place, men's 8k (cross country)
2020-21
- 37th place, men's 8k (cross country)

COLORADO STATE
Graduate (2021-22)

(Cross Country): Competed in five meets, finishing as one of the top two Rams in four of them...Second Ram to finish at the NCAA Mountain Regional in 39th...Led the Rams at the Mountain West Championships with a fourth place finish at 23:36, earning All-Mountain West First Team honors...Also first Ram at Bill Dellinger and second at Nuttycombe...Nuttycombe was the meet that CSU finished 10th and above 15 ranked/receiving votes teams.
(Indoor): Competed in two meets, including the Mountain West Championships...Placed sixth in both the 3000m and 5000m at conference to contribute six total points to the team score...In the 3,000m, he clocked a 8:14.50 for a PR and 18th best time in CSU history...At the Iowa State Classic, ran the 5,000m with a time of 13:55.73 which is 4th in CSU history.
(Outdoor): 

Senior (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Made official CSU debut with a third-place finish and second Ram scorer in the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual with a time of 18:15.6...Fourth Ram to score at the Battle Born Collegiate XC Challenge, finishing 45th overall with a time of 24:20.7...Placed 37th at the Mountain West Championship as the sixth Ram finisher...Lost position in the conference meet due to having his shoe torn off from inadvertent contact with another runner. 
(Indoor): Did not compete.
(Outdoor): Competed in two meets...Made CSU outdoor debut at Jack Christiansen Invite, placing second at 14:33...Recorded the 11th-best time in CSU history for the 5K at West Coast Relays with a time of 14:03.85.

Junior (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Did not compete
(Indoor): Competed unattached in the 3,000m at Potts Invitational, finishing 10th with a time of 8:49.66.

BEFORE COLORADO STATE
Iowa State
Sophomore (2018-19)

(Cross Country): Did not compete
(Outdoor): Did not compete.
(Indoor): Did not compete.

Freshman (2017-18)
(Cross Country): Did not compete
(Outdoor): Did not compete.
(Indoor): Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Competed at the prestigious Classical Academy...Won both the 3200 and 1600 at the 2017 Colorado High School State Track and Field Championships… 2016 and 2015 Colorado State Cross Country champion…Named 2016 Colorado Gatorade Athlete of the Year...Took eighth at 2016 Nike Cross Country Nationals…Runner-up at the 2016 Colorado State High School Track and Field Championships in the 3200 and 1600..Born on May 30, 1999...Son of Kellie and Scott Norman...Majoring in finance.

High School Personal Bests
Cross Country
- 4,000 meters - 13:14
- 5,000 meters - 14:59.70
Indoor
- 800 Meters - 2:06.45
- 1,000 Meters - 2:42.20
- Mile - 4:37.92
Outdoor
- 800 Meters - 1:58.48
- 1,500 Meters - 4:04.20
- 1,600 Meters - 4:16.85
- Mile - 4:24.68
- 3,200 Meters - 9:00.62
- Two Mile - 8:56.21
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