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Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 12, 2026

Jon Noll

Co-holder of the 111-yard US backyard record and Team USA selection for 2026

Jon Noll is an American backyard ultra runner from Verona, Wisconsin, who shares the 111-yard US record and has won 24-hour and 48-hour fixed-time races.

United StatesVerona, WisconsinM40–44
111Backyard bestShared US record · Big’s 2025346.00848-hour kilometersJackpot winner · 2019161.4224-hour milesSix Days in the Dome winner · 2026
01 · Athlete overview

The record so far

Jon Noll is an American ultrarunner from Verona, Wisconsin, whose best results have come in backyard and fixed-time racing. At Big’s Backyard Ultra in October 2025 he completed 111 yards, 744.366 km, level with Harvey Lewis. The pair finished joint third behind Phil Gore’s 114 yards and Ivo Steyaert’s 113 and share the US national record.

That race was his fifth straight start at Big Dog’s in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. He ran 62 yards for fourth place at the 2021 individual championship and 74 yards for third at the US site of the 2022 World Team Championship, which Team USA won. He followed with 98 yards and seventh place in 2023 and 72 yards at the 2024 US team race. He also won both editions of Wisconsin’s Big Hill Bonk, in 2021 and 2022.

Noll’s fixed-time record includes wins at the 2018 Cornbelt 24-hour run with 205.996 km and the 2019 Jackpot 48-hour race with 346.008 km. He also won the 2019 Kettle Moraine 100 in 16:17:31. In June 2026 he won the Six Days in the Dome 24-hour invitational in Milwaukee with 161.42 miles, a mark the US 24 Hour Team called the leading qualifier for its 2027 team, pending final results. He is second on Team USA’s selection list for the World Team Championship, which starts on October 17, 2026.

02 · Career highlights

Defining performances

2026

Six Days in the Dome 24-hour champion

Won the invitational with 161.42 miles, the best mark on UltraSignup’s list of top performances in the race.

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2025

US backyard record: 111 yards

Completed 111 yards at Big’s Backyard Ultra to share the US national record with Harvey Lewis.

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2023

Seventh at the individual world championship

Completed 98 yards, 657.188 km, at Big’s Backyard Ultra.

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2022

World Team Championship title with Team USA

Ran 74 yards, the third-best total at the US site, as the United States won the team title.

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2019

Jackpot 48-hour champion

Won with 346.008 km, more than 80 km ahead of second place.

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2018

Cornbelt 24-hour champion

Won the Iowa track race with 205.996 km.

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03 · Selected results

Performance history

Selected ultramarathon results for Jon Noll
DateEventPerformanceResultSource
Six Days in the Dome 24-Hour Invitational24-hour indoor trackInvitational runners could start on June 20 or 21. UltraSignup lists 161.4156 miles; an early report gave 161.300 miles pending final results. DUV had not listed the race when checked.161.42 mi · 259.77 km1st overallView ↗
Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultraDUV gives Lewis and Noll the same men’s rank; some databases list Noll fourth.111 yards · 744.366 kmJoint 3rd · US recordView ↗
Backyard Ultra Team World Championship — United StatesBackyard ultra72 yards · 482.8 km8th overallView ↗
Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra98 yards · 657.188 km7th overallView ↗
Backyard Ultra Team World Championship — United StatesBackyard ultraTeam USA won the 2022 World Team Championship.74 yards · 496.244 km3rd overallView ↗
Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra62 yards · 415.772 km4th overallView ↗
Big Hill Bonk – Wisconsin’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra34 yards · 228.004 kmWinnerView ↗
Jackpot Ultras 100 Mile — US Championship100-mile road13:52:393rd overallView ↗
Kettle Moraine 100100-mile trail16:17:31WinnerView ↗
Jackpot Ultras 48 Hour48-hour road346.008 kmWinnerView ↗
Cornbelt 24 Hour Run24-hour track205.996 kmWinnerView ↗
04 · Keep exploring