Noah McCardell

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Nottingham, Pa.
Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
High School:
Solanco
Major:
Finance

AT DELAWARE
Third-year member of the squad as a redshirt sophomore wide receiver • walk-on who adds depth and is a key practice player.

2017 SEASON
Did not see game action in second year at Delaware and will be a redshirt sophomore in his third season.

2016 SEASON
Did not see game action in first year at Delaware and retained freshman eligiblity • named to Colonial Athletic Association Academic All-Conference team.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter and two-year captain in football at linebacker, punter, and quarterback for head coaches Joe Pearson (2012-13) and Anthony Cox (2014-15) at Solanco High School • helped team improve from 1-9 his freshman year to 11-2 as a senior in 2015 when the squad won the section title, earned a spot in the state playoffs, and won a playoff game for the first time in school history • earned second team All-Lancaster Lebanon League Section 2 honors at quarterback and punter as a senior and honorable mention Section 2 honors at quarterback in 2014 • threw for 616 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 1,099 yards and 25 scores as a senior • led the conference in touchdowns with a school-record 33 • also averaged 35.2 yards per punt • threw for 444 yards and ran for 817 yards and nine TDs as a junior • had 294 yards passing, 77 yards rushing, and 28 tackles as a sophomore • averaged 30.5 yards per punt and had 40 tackles as a freshman in 2012 • also competed one year in wrestling, three years in baseball (junior varsity Rookie of the Year in 2013), and two years in track & field • threw javelin for track & field team in 2015 and 2016 for head coach Ivan Haynes and led team to the league title in 2015 and was a district qualifier in 2016 • National Honor Society student • Lancaster South Rotary Student of the Month • earned school's Registry Excellence Award.

PERSONAL
Noah Christian McCardell ("mick-cardle") • born July 7, 1997 in Lancaster, Pa. • honor student as a finance major with a minor in financial planning at Delaware • aspires to become a financial analyst • enjoys hunting and hiking in his spare time • fan of all the Philadelphia sports teams • son of Randy and Kimberly McCardell • father works as an electrician at UD • mother is a health & physical education teacher at Oxford (Pa.) Area High School • has an older sister • mother played field hockey and lacrosse at Slippery Rock University; uncle, Dan Kilby, played soccer at Elizabethtown (Pa.); uncle, Chuck Kilby, played soccer at nearby Goldey Beacom College; and cousin, Meredith Dollinger, played field hockey at Millersville (Pa.).