Joe Nooner  (2015)

Conway High School, Hendrix College, West Memphis High School
  • Conway High School  (1963-65) Ranked 10th in state in shot put, 1965
  • Hendrix College (1966-69) Shot put school record, 1969
  • Coached high school track and field 40 years
  • Luxora Schools (1969-70)

West Memphis School District: 1971-2010
  • 1971-2010. Head Boys Track and Field coach for 35 years (1974-2009)
  • Coached six Boys State Championship teams, 1973, 1974  (asst.) 1980-1995 (indoor)
  • Boys teams won 15 of 16 Conference Championships from 1980-1995
  • Head Boys and Girls coach 1997-2009; Girls were 3-peat conference champs 2000-2002 Coached State Champion/Meet of Champions winners in shot, discus, high jump, long jump, pole vault, 100m, 100HH, 110HH, 200m, 300LH, 300IH, 400m, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x100, 4x400, 4x800, pentathlon, heptathlon, decathlon.
  • State’s fastest times list (Ark Democrat Gazette): 880 yard dash Cornelius Tate (1:51.83 FAT) 1980, 100m Anthony Hampton (10:50 FAT) 1989, G 200m Marquita Aldridge
  • (24.0 hand times-state heptathlon 2001) Coached overall record holders Porter Warren 300IH (1980) and 4x800 (1991)

Service and Legacy:
  • Organizer, host and meet director for FCA Relays for 29 years (1976-2005), one the largest meets in the mid-South with teams from a six-state area.
  • Track Athletic Congress Level Two Certified Instructor
  • Two-term past president of the Arkansas Track Coaches Association
  • Served two terms on the AAA Track and Field Advisory Committee as 4A-5A representative and as Decathlon-Heptathlon representative (2002-2011)
  • Head javelin judge for 1989 World Fire and Police Games
  • Served as Meet Referee and Head Field Events Referee for multiple state meets, numerous conference meets, several SACA track and cross country championships; also multi-event Referee at the 2013 Sun Belt Indoor Championships.