Will Norris is only the second native Iowan to claim the Twin Cities title

Will Norris is a marathon champion. And it's a prestigious marathon that he won.

The former Spirit Lake prep and Northwestern College Hall of Famer withstood a challenge from Tesfu Tewelde of Eritrea over the final 2 kilometers to capture the win at a warm Twin Cities Marathon in St. Paul, MN, on Sunday, Oct. 5. Norris, 30, was the strongest man as the heat and humidity ramped up and took the top prize of $14,000 in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 39 seconds.

Norris, who resides in Charlottesville, VA, is only the second native Iowan to claim the Twin Cities title, now in its 43rd year. The first was Clinton's Phil Coppess, who owned the course record of 2:10:05 from 1985 until 2016 when it was topped by Kenya's Dominic Ond

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