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Carson Noecker

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hartington, Neb.
High School:
Hartington Cedar Catholic H.S.
Pronunciation:
Fr.

Awards and Accolades:

- NCAA Cross Country Championships Qualifier (2024)
- Summit League Cross Country All-League First Team (2023, 2024)

- Summit League Cross Country Individual Champion (2023)

- USTFCCCA All-Region (2023)

CAREER RESULTS:
(Cross Country PBs)
4 mile - 18:56.0
8k - 23:15.7
10k - 29:25.8

2024-25:
OUTDOOR:
INDOOR: Opened the season with a 3000m PR of 8:16.47 to finish runner-up at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Meet (1/25)... Won the mile race with a personal record time of 4:10.77 at the SDSU Open (2/1)... Clutched bronze in the 3000m with a time of 8:17.19 at the ISU Classic (2/8)... Finished in the top-3 in the 5000m with a time of 14:15.25 at the SDSU Indoor Classic (2/14)... Placed in the top-10 in the 3000m with a time of 8:23.27 and took third in the 5000m with a time of 14:11.34 at the Summit League Indoor Championships (3/1).
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in seven meets... Finished ninth at the Roy Griak Invitational with an 8K time of 25:16.1 (9/20)... Won the SDSU Classic with a time of 24:11.3 (10/4)... Crossed the line under 24 minutes at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet to finish in the top-five with an 8K time of 23:56.5 (10/19)... Finished runner-up at the Summit League Championships with a time of 23:51.5 (11/2)... Placed in the top-10 with a 10K personal record of 29:25.8 at the NCAA Midwest Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championships (11/15)... Finished 44th with a 10K time of 29:29.7 at the NCAA Championships (11/23).

2023-24:
OUTDOOR: He finished 2nd in both the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at the Summit League Championships to earn all-league honors in both events. His times of of 14:15.41 and 29:59.51 were under the meet record. Set a season best in the 5,000 meters at the Gary Wilson Invite running 14:00.42, which is the best ever for an SDSU freshman. He opened the outdoor season running the 10,000 meters in 29:29.84 at the Washington University Distance carnival, which the best ever for an SDSU freshman.
INDOOR: Earned all-league honors with a 2nd place finish in the 5,000 meters in a season best time of 14:16.83. He also finished 6th in the 3,000 meters. He ran a season best 3,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic in a time of 8:17.04.
CROSS COUNTRY: Named Summit League Athlete of the Year after becoming the first true freshman to win an individual league championship. His first place finish at the league meet in Brookings in a time of 24:17.2, set a Edgebrook Course record and helped the Jacks win their 8^th straight league crown. He was also named meet MVP for his performance. Finished 15^th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in his first 10k race running 30:50.0 narrowly missing an NCAA qualifying berth. Debuted with a win at the Augie Twilight running 18:56.0. Won the SDSU Classic 8k with a time of 24:28.4, which bettered the course record. Finished 15^th at the Griak Invitational with a time of 24:38.7 and 5^th at the Arturo Barrios Invite with a time of 23:15.7. Named Athlete of the Week five times during the season-best ever for a first year Summit League cross country athlete.

BEFORE SDSU: Four-time Nebraska state cross country champion…three-time state track and field champion in the two mile…two-time champion of the mile and 4x800…fastest two mile time of 9:07, fastest mile time is 4:17 and fastest 5k is 14:51