 The SLHS Athletic Department awarded him as their Male Athlete of the Year in 1995 and he was awarded the Gerald Anuszewski Award as “The Southern Lehigh High School Ideal Athlete”.In addition, Noel was a 1995 Lee Iacocca Leadership Award Nominee and the Southern Lehigh National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Nominee for 1995.Upon completion of his SLHS career in 1995, Noel accepted a full-athletic scholarship to the University of Virginia (UVa) to play football for George Welsh and the Cavaliers.