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Keith Norris enters his third season as the head coach of the Johns Hopkins wrestling program. Norris led the squad to a fourth place finish at the Centennial Conference Tournament in his first season and a third place finish in 2006-07. He has coached both David Kraus and Eric Fishel to appearances in the NCAA Championship. Last season the Blue Jays earned a second place finish at the Washington & Lee Invitational under Norris.
Prior to taking the job at Hopkins, Norris served as the head coach at Calvert Hall. The Cardinal program flourished under his leadership, with three straight 15-win seasons and six team tournament titles. In addition to coaching one of the most successful programs in the MIAA, Norris was also given the opportunity to coach Maryland to a victory in the prestigious Maryland-Virginia Senior All-Star Classic. He also spent four years as the head coach at Loch Raven High School. There Norris produced four regional champions and had three wrestlers place at the Maryland State Championships.
A native of Hereford, Maryland and Parkton High School, Norris was a four-year member of the Kent State University wrestling team. In 2000, he placed fourth at the Greco-Roman South Regional Olympic Trials and earned a silver medal in the Greco-Roman Grand National Championships.
Norris graduated from Kent State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education and a 3.79 cumulative grade point average. He is currently a teacher at Hereford Middle School where he leads the school's adaptive special education program.
