Gold Medal Run Qualifies Son of Noel Devine for Junior Olympics

WVU legend and now coach Noel Devine seems to have passed his athleticism on to another son.

Noel Devine Jr. ran a 11.30 in the 100-meter dash at the AAU Region 10 track and field national qualifying event, winning the race for 14-year-old boys. Devine Jr., a Class of 2030 prospect, will now have an opportunity to compete in the 2025 Junior Olympics. at the end of the summer.

The 2025 Junior Olympic Games will be held in Houston, Texas from July 23rd to August 2nd. Jr. posted a video of his run and an image of the leaderboard on X (formerly Twitter).

Gold medal at regionals coming for it all at junior Olympics #classof2030 #juniorolympics #trackstar pic.twitter.com/3SsNJ9oGLN

— Noel Devine jr (@7Goes_stupid) June 26, 2025

Devine was once one of the most electrifying prospects in the country and now it appears history may repeat itself.

Noel Devine Sr. made his return to West Virginia as a coach on Rich Rodriguez’s staff in January. WV Sports Now’s Mike Asti was first to break the news prior to the official announcement.

Devine ran for 4,315 yards and scored 29 touchdowns as a Mountaineer. He also made 98 receptions and racked up 710 more yards as a receiver.

Devine’s return to the Mountaineers comes about a year after he voiced displeasure about how the recruitment of his son, Andre, was handled. The previous WVU staff pulled Andre’s offer in favor of a higher-rated recruit. Andre Devine then ended up at Jacksonville State with Rodriguez.

When WVU failed to sign Andre on National Signing Day in December of 2023, the WVU Sports Hall of Famer unleashed on the old staff. But once his son landed with Rodriguez, he sounded satisfied with how everything turned out at that time.

“Proud moment yesterday seeing my son Andre sign to JSU! Thank you Coach Rod and your coaching staff for welcoming my son with open arms. This means a lot to me and my family my son found a home. The Devine legacy continues with the same culture and traditions Rich Rod taught me,” Noel Devine said on X (Twitter) after Andre signed with Jacksonville State in February of 2024.

Find more coverage of Noel Devine at WV Sports Now.