Ele Norton

High School:

• Blacksburg XC/Track
• HC Stephen Howard
• 2025 NIRCA XC All-American
• Class President
• Key Club International Ltd. Governor
• Founder and President of STEMinists Chapter
• NHS, SNHS, FNHS
• National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Personal:

• Chose to attend Tech for its focus on STEM and research opportunities
• Aspires to work in data science or become a coding theorist
• Grew up in a running family and joined the middle school cross country team in sixth grade
• Won the Freshman Cake Race as a freshman student and raced at the Atlanta Marathon
• Works part-time at Jacobs Consulting as a data science intern
• Presented at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meeting in Washington D.C. for her research on algebraic coding theory
• Enjoys baking, skiing, hiking, and reading

Family:

• Daughter of Andy and Becky Norton
• Sister of Annika, Norah, Ruby, Caroline, Penny Norton
• Andy Norton is a USATF Masters 50-Plus Men’s National Champion
• Annika Norton ran for the William & Mary (2021-25)