Following a breakout sophomore year, Noecker returns this fall ready to make a splash on the cross country scene. After running in the team's top seven at the Big Ten and NCAA Regional meets, Noecker found her stride on the track, running the 1200-meter leg on Penn State's NCAA distance medley relay, and helping the 4x1500-meter squad to a new school record (17:57.28). Noecker also clocked a PR 4:28.29 in the open 1500 during the outdoor season.