Noel Bass

Hometown:

Petoskey, MI
Year:

SR
High School:

Petoskey
Major:

Elementary Education

Bio

2024 at Taylor:

Competed in all six races, including the CL and NAIA Championships.
Finished top-three on the Trojans in all six races.
Placed 7th overall at NAIA Nationals with personal-best time of 21:06.9.
NAIA All-American and All-Crossroads League.
CSC First-Team Academic All-American, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete, Academic All-CL, Academic All-Crossroads League, and an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

2023 at Taylor:

Ran in six races, including the CL and NAIA Championships.
Recorded a personal-best 21:07.5 at the Blazing Tiger Classic on Oct. 21.
Finished top-three on the Trojans in all six races, including first at the Blazing Tiger Classic.
Placed 31st overall at NAIA Nationals with a 22:25.9.
NAIA All-American, All-Crossroads League, CSC First-Team Academic All-American, Academic All-CL and an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

2022 at Taylor:

Competed in six events, including the NAIA National and Crossroads League Championships … Posted a season-best time of 17:33.3 at the NAIA Nationals, where placed second overall … Claimed three of TU’s six fastest individual times of the season … Finished within the top-three TU runners in all six meets … Finished seventh overall or better in each of her six events.
Won Indiana Wesleyan Invite (Sept. 9).
Crossroads League Runner of the Week (Sept. 5-11).
NAIA National Runner of the Week (Sept. 5-11).
Finished Runner-Up at Louisville Classic (Oct. 1).
Posted Fastest Individual Time in Program History (Oct. 1).
All-Crossroads League.
NAIA All-American.
USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: Earned eight varsity letters while running track and cross country for coach David Farley at Petoskey … Three-time cross country and track all-state performer … Regional champion in track for the 4x800m, 1600m, and 3200m … Regional champion in cross country in 2021 … Member of state champion team for both track and cross country … Named the Female Athlete of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year … Three-time Academic all-state for both track and cross country … AP Scholar award.

Personal: Daughter of Carl and Jennifer VanderWall … Sister, Ahna, ran track and cross country at Taylor … Majoring in elementary education.