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General Info — Carolina’s most experienced player with 52 career starts and 56 career appearances … Teams with Chris Carrieri to form one of the top offensive duos in the ACC … A good scorer on the front line … Within reach of Carolina’s all-time Top 10 in career goals and points with 25 and 58, respectively … Needs just one goal to tie for ninth place in school history in goals … Needs 10 points to move into the Top 10 in points. Junior (1999) — Tied for fifth in the ACC with nine goals … Fifth in the conference in goals per game with 0.47 … Led the Tar Heels with three multi-goal games … Tied for second on the UNC team in scoring with 20 points (nine goals and two assists) … Led Carolina with four game-winning goals … Named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week on Sept. 20 after scoring game-winning goals in Carolina’s wins over Lehigh and Alabama-Birmingham in the Nike Carolina Classic … Also named to the All-Tournament team for his efforts … Had two goals against UAB … Had three goals, including the game-winner, in the win over Winthrop on Oct. 6 … Also had a pair of goals, including the game-winner, in a win at NC State. Sophomore (1998) — Finished second on the team in shots, goals and points scored … Tallied 46 shots, seven goals and 18 points … Appeared in all 19 games and started 17 … Started every game but the season opener against UNC Asheville and the ACC Tournament game versus No. 15 Maryland … Tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the final regular season game at South Carolina but was able to see limited action in the ACC Tournament … Scored the game-winner in the victory over Appalachian State on Oct. 13 … Scored a season-high two goals in the win over the Mountaineers … Had a goal and an assist in the victory over San Francisco on Sept. 6 … Also scored goals against UNC Asheville, Dayton, High Point and No. 19 South Carolina … Registered back saves against UNC Greensboro and Radford. Freshman (1997) — Got off to a slow start but played like one of the best freshmen in the nation as the season progressed ... Scored 20 points in the final 12 games of the season ... Led Carolina and finished sixth in the ACC with nine goals ... Second among Tar Heels with 39 shots on goal and 20 points ... Scored his first collegiate goal versus No. 6 Creighton Sept. 21 and went on to score 11 points in a three-match span against No. 6 Duke, Wofford and No. 4 Maryland Oct. 5-12 ... Had back-to-back two-goal games against the Blue Devils and the Terriers ... Scored both of UNC’s goals against Duke, had two goals and an assist versus Wofford and scored Carolina’s only goal against Maryland ... Also had a goal and an assist on the game-winning goal in the win over Appalachian State on Oct. 29 and a goal at South Carolina. Prep — Among the nation’s finest high school soccer players ... Parade and NSCAA/Umbro All-America as a senior ... Named one of the nation’s top 25 recruits by USA Today ... NCSCA, Gatorade and Raleigh News and Observer state player of the year as a senior ... One of Soccer America’s Super 11 Recruits for Region III ... Scored the game-winning goal with 3:30 left in the N.C. East-West All-Star game and was named the contest’s MVP ... Four-year starter at forward for Sanderson H.S. ... Co-captain of the 1996 Sanderson team that won the N.C. state title ... Three-time first-team all-conference, all-Metro, all-region, all-state and all-South choice ... Starter for the U.S. under-17 and under-18 National Team since 1994 ... Captain of the N.C. Olympic Development Program team since 1992 ... Starter for the Region III ODP team since 1994 ... Leading scorer for the U.S. in the CONCACAF under-17 World Cup qualifier in El Salvador in 1994 ... Played for the U.S. in the under-17 World Cup in Ecuador in 1995 ... Tournament MVP of the 10-team Tournoi International in Voreppe, France in 1996 ... Played over 30 international games outside the U.S. before enrolling at Carolina ... Club team won state championship six of his eight years and went to regionals four times ... Also ran track at Sanderson for three years, earning all-conference and all-region honors in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and relays ... Three-time academic all-conference choice. Personal — Majoring in communication studies ... Plays club soccer with the Raleigh Capitals … Joshua Caleb Norkus is the son of Charley and Becky Norkus ... Involved in Campus Crusade for Christ, FCA and Athletes in Action ... Born March 14, 1979 in Raleigh, N.C. … Enjoys drawing and skateboarding.
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