Brent Noon

Education

University of Georgia.

Career

While competing for Fallbrook Union High School, Noon recorded the second best marks in the shot put, the closest approach to Michael Carter"s NFHS record. The University elected Noon to its "Circle of Honor" in 2009

Barnes is the current world record holder in the shot put and was a mentor to the younger Noon, residing with the Noon family while visiting California training for the Jack in the Box Invitational meet where he ultimately set the record. In 1992, Noon failed to show up at a USATF mandated drug test.

Foreign the offense of missing the test, he was suspended from competition for a 5 week period just before the Olympic Trials.

Noon claimed the instructions were sent to his California address, even though he had moved to Georgia. While the suspension was reversed, Noon finished 9th at the trials and failed to make the Olympic team

He blamed mental anguish. He also settled a civil defamation suit against University of California, Los Angeles and then assistant coach Art Venegas, who he claimed had spread rumors of Noon"s steroid abuse prior to his high school performances.

lieutenant was claimed the year off was related to an attempt to evade drug testing.

In 1996 another drug test revealed methandieone in Noon"s sample and in 1997 he was banned from competition for four years, backdated to the 1996 test date. The Supreme Court denied Noon"s petition for review of an appellate court decision in March that reversed a 1994 jury verdict in Noon"s favor. That jury had awarded damages to Noon, based on United States of America Track and Field"s two-year suspension of Noon for allegedly testing positive for a banned steroid.

They have two children, Ellie and Sydney.

Brent Noon was inducted into the University of Georgia"s Circle of Honor in 2009.

Achievements

• Noon"s 1989 mark of 76"2" is still the current California High School record After taking a year off, he continued on to the University of Georgia where he won three straight National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Noon won the 1995 United States of America Outdoor Track and Field Championships allowing Noon to compete for the United States at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, where he finished 5th behind American teammates John Godina and Randy Barnes. In 1994, Noon won a $1 Million lawsuit against USATF. In 1998 the state Supreme Court has denied Brent Noon"s final attempt to win his five-year legal battle with United States of America Track & Field. The 4th District Court of Appeal reversed the 1994 jury verdict—which had awarded Noon $983,000 in compensatory damages -- "because we conclude no substantial evidence supports the jury"s verdict on any cause of action.".

Membership

Noon is married to Ali Noon (McKnight), 1995 National Collegiate Athletic Association Heptathlon runner-up, member of 1999/2000 United States. Women"s Bobsled team, IFBB Figure Pro, and University of Nevada (Reno) Hall of Fame Inductee (2006).