A former Mountain Home High School student athlete is returning to his alma mater as a new member of the athletic staff. Wil Norris has been selected as the new head cross country coach and assistant track and field coach for the Bombers and Lady Bombers.
Norris says he is looking forward to taking the reins on a program influential on his life as a high school student.
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Norris graduated from Mountain Home in 2012. During his time as a Bomber, he was crowned the individual cross country state champion and helped lead Mountain Home to the team title in 2011. In track, he was two-time state champion in the 3,200-meter run and took the 1,600-meter run title in 2012. He captured three All-State selections in cross country and two in track.
Norris says the coaches he had during his time at Mountain Home had a big influence on his success.
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Norris continued his athletic career at Arkansas State University. He holds the Red Wolves’ school record for the top finish in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter runs, and he won the Sun Belt Conference title in the 10,000-meter run during his senior year in 2016.
While in Jonesboro, Norris earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in exercise science with an emphasis in biomechanics, but he says he has always been interested in becoming a coach.
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Norris joins the coaching staff following the resignation of Robert Blades. Blades led the Mountain Home boys to the cross country state championship in 2019.
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