Thomas Noel Class: Junior Hometown: Louisville, KY High School: Trinity Height: 6-1

AS A FRESHMAN: Raced in both the Valparaiso Invitational and the National Catholic Invitational on the season...finished in 20th individually with a time of 21:01 and helped team to a first place finish at the Valparaiso Invitational...also helped team earn first place at the National Catholic, while individually placing in 15th place in a time of 27:04.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Trinity High School in Louisville, Ken. ... earned all-conference and all-city honors for four consecutive years in both track & field and cross country ... earned all-state honors in both sports his junior and senior seasons ... was named team MVP his senior season of cross country ... has the record for most mileage in four years at Trinity with 7,239.3 miles ... led his cross country team to their first state championship in nine years ... member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club ... born April 8, 1989 in Louisville, Ken. ... son of Sarah and Robert Noel ... has one younger sibling, Alexander ... cousin Phil Whelan attended Notre Dame and ran on the Irish track & field team ... plans to major in engineering at Notre Dame ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies program.