2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster
Noah Adams
- Position:
- High Jump
- Hometown:
- Macon, Ill.
- High School:
- Meridian
2021
Indoor
- Finished in 10th at the Big Ten Championships in the high jump with a 6'6.75" jump
- Placed second at the Badger Icebreaker in the high jump
- Took fifth in the high jump at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational with a jump of 6'6"
Outdoor
- Finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Invite #1 in the high jump with a 1.91 m leap
2020
Outdoor
- Season canceled due to COVID-19
Indoor
- Placed 4th at the Illini Invitational in the high jump with a height of 6'9.5" (2.07 m)
2019
Outdoor
- Competed at NCAA West Prelims in the High Jump
- Set a new PR at the Ole Miss Classic with a jump of 2.11 meters, placing first
- Finished 16th at Big Ten Championships with a jump of 2.03 meters
- Won the event title at the Illini Open in the High Jump with a mark of 2.05 meters
Indoor
- Set a new indoor personal best at Big Ten Championships with a jump of 2.03 meters.
- Placed second at the Illini Open
- Competed at six meets for the Illini
2018
Outdoor
- Competed at the SIU Spring Classic in the high jump
Indoor
- Competed at two meets in the high jump
- Placed 5th at the Illinois Open
2017
Outdoor
- Competed at Big Ten Championships in the high jump
- Cleared 6'7" (2.01m) at the Redbird Invite
- Placed third in the high jump at the Illinois Twilight
Indoor
- Competed at Big Ten Championships in the high jump
- Set a season-best height of 6'6.75" (2.00m) at the Illini Classic
- Placed runner-up in the high jump at the Border Battle in his Illini debut
High School
- Won the state high jump crown in 2015
- Three-time IHSA State Championships high jump medalist
- Adams followed his state title up with a runner-up finish at state, clearing 6'10" (2.08m) in 2016
- Indoors, Adams owns top-10 finishes at the Illinois Top Times meet each of the last three years.
- Placed second at the USATF Illinois Association Jr. Championships and third at the USATF Youth National Championships.
- Two-time ESPYs Boy's Track Athlete of the Year
- Two-time Herald and Review Macon County Track Athlete of the Year
- Coached by Drew Holl
- Three-time letterwinner in basketball
Personal
- Son of Rod and Gretchen Adams
- Born on September 20, 1997
- Has one sibling, Shelby
- Majoring in criminal justice
- Cites Erik Kynard as his favorite athlete
- Chose Illinois because he grew up cheering for the Illini and says his Illini hero growing up was Dee Brown
- Plans to become a conservation officer after graduation
Career-Best
Indoor Track & Field
High Jump - 6'9.5" (2.07m) - Illini Invitational (1/24/20)
Outdoor Track & Field
High Jump - 6'11" (2.11m) - Ole Miss Classic (3/30/19)
Updated March 2021
Track & Field Illinois Tune Up 5/8/26
Friday, May 08
Track & Field Gary Wieneke Memorial 5/2/26
Saturday, May 02
Track & Field Gary Wieneke Memorial 5/1/26
Friday, May 01
Illini Deca-Jam 4/11/26
Saturday, April 11
