In the triple jump, she also placed third at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and was the gold medallist at the 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics.

Raised in University Place, Washington, she attended Curtis Senior High School and competed in track and field while there.

[4] Norris fared less well in her second year, her only top three Big 12 conference came in the long jump indoors.

She placed eighth in the triple jump at the NCAA indoor and outdoor meets.

[2] She had a big personal record improvement at the NCAA outdoors, where her mark of 13.84 m (45 ft 4+3⁄4 in) took her to third place (she managed sixth in the long jump).

[11][12] Andrea finished 13th in the long jump with a 6.32 m (20 ft 8+3⁄4 in) at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Andrea finished 1st in the triple jump with a 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in) at University of Oregon Ducks twilight on May 6, 2016.

Andrea Norris placed sixth in triple jump at 2020 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.