HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of Foothill HS in Pleasanton, Calif...four-year letterwinner for coach Chuck Lemoine and the Falcons...earned first team all-East Bay Athletic League honors as both a junior and senior after leading his team in goals...also competed in football and track at Foothill...played his club soccer for Ballistic United of Pleasanton, where he scored 32 goals in 32 games during the 2008 season.

PERSONAL
Born August 4, 1989...parents are Jeff and Dana Norton...was born in Ethiopia...majoring in graphic design.