Chad Noelle
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=Chad Noelle
|nationality=American
|birth_date=April 12, 1993
|sport=Track
|education=Oklahoma State University
|height={{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight={{convert|67.1|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|event=1500m, 800m
|pb= 800 meters: 1:48.06{{cite web|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/node/453811|author=All-Athletics|title=Profile of Chad Noelle|access-date=2017-02-11|archive-date=2017-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091026/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/453811|url-status=dead}}
1500 meters: 3:38.35
}}
Chad Noelle is an American professional middle-distance runner. He was the NCAA Champion at 1500m at the 2015 NCAA Championship while competing for Oklahoma State University. He later competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Running career
= High school =
Noelle grew up in upstate New York and competed for Greene Central High School. He played soccer before focusing on track later in high school. He first drew attention in 2009 when ran 4:20.84 for 1600m as a sophomore at the New York State Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tullyrunners.com/Outdoor09/NYSBoysTwo.htm|title=Tully Runners|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}} The following year, he worked with Robb Munro, a coach at a nearby high school, as his school did not have indoor track or a cross-country team.{{Cite news|url=http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2011-02-08/11498/Greenes-Noelle-signs-scholarship/|title=Greene's Noelle signs scholarship|newspaper=The Evening Sun|access-date=2016-10-12}} His first high school cross-country race as a Senior he won the Foot Locker Northeast Regional in 2010 and then placed 10th at the Foot Locker National Championships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.footlockercc.com/2010/2010boysfinalresults.html|title=2010 Boys Results|website=www.footlockercc.com|access-date=2016-10-12}} He finished his high school career with 5 New York State titles, a 5 time All-American, winner of the 2011 Milrose Games Boys Mile and was named 2011 Gatorade New York Player of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/chad-noelle/31641|title=Chad Noelle 2010 - 2011 NEW YORK BOYS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.athletic.net:8081/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=1239250|title=Chad Noelle|website=Athletic.net|access-date=2016-10-12}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He set NYS Section 4 records in the 1600m (4:10.54), mile (4:09.02) and 3200m (8:56.02).{{Cite web|url=http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=1239250|title=Chad Noelle|website=Athletic.net|access-date=2016-10-12}} He also ran 1:53.54 for the 800m.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tullyrunners.com/Outdoor2011/Sec4ClassC.htm|title=Tully Runners 2011|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
= College =
Noelle was heavily recruited out of high school and elected to attend the University of Oregon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1740|title=Chad Noelle - 2011 Cross Country Roster - GoDucks.com {{!}} The University of Oregon Official Athletics|website=www.goducks.com|access-date=2016-10-12}} At Oregon he broke 4 minutes in the mile in 2013 running 3:59.57 at 19.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3733699/Oregon/Chad_Noelle.html|title=TFRRS {{!}} Chad Noelle|website=www.tfrrs.org|access-date=2016-10-12}} Outdoors he was an All-American in the 1500m and ran 3:41.09.{{Citation|title=Videos - Chad Noelle -1500 meter winner - Portland Track Festival 2013|url=http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=91862-Chad-Noelle-1500-meter-winner-Portland-Track-Festival-2013|accessdate=2016-10-12}} He also ran 1:49.33 at 800m while competing for Oregon. At the end of 2013 he transferred to Oklahoma State University.
Over the next 3 years at OSU Noelle improved dramatically. He became a 4 time Big 12 Champion, set the school records at 1000m (2:22.55) and the DMR (9:26.60),{{Cite web|url=http://www.okstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1545|title=Chad Noelle - 2015-16|access-date=2016-10-12}} earned 4 more All-American honors, and helped the Cowboys to multiple Big 12 team titles. In 2015 during the indoor season he ran the mile in 3:57.78 at the Iowa State Classic. That season he anchored the Cowboys to a Big 12 title in the DMR and won the mile. He then placed 5th in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Track Championships. He followed that with an undefeated outdoor season, winning every final he ran in. At the Payton Jordan Invite he ran 3:38.35, which remained the #1 time in the NCAA that season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.flotrack.org/video/768997-mens-1500-h02-chad-noelle-new-ncaa-lead|title=Men's 1500 H02 (Chad Noelle new NCAA lead!)|website=FloTrack|access-date=2016-10-12}} He later won the NCAA 1500m title, closing his last lap in under 51 seconds.{{Citation|last=Oklahoma State Athletics|title=Chad Noelle: NCAA 1,500m Champion|date=2015-06-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHucyvOpmq4|accessdate=2016-10-12}} In 2016 he ran 7:54.06 in the 3000m{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4564021.html|title=TFRRS {{!}} Chad Noelle|website=www.tfrrs.org|access-date=2016-10-12}} and competed in the 1500m at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
= Professional =
In 2016 after graduating from OSU Noelle signed a sponsorship with Asics. He now trains in Boulder, Colorado{{Cite web|url=http://www.athletic.net:8081/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=10344551|title=Chad Noelle|website=Athletic.net|access-date=2016-10-12}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:American male middle-distance runners
Category:Track and field athletes from Oklahoma
Category:Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys track and field athletes
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners