Holy Cross Athletics

2014:
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• Ran career-best 8K time of 27:02.60 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational
• Also ran against New Hampshire 6K (37th, 20:55.90), the Patriot League Championship (98th, 27:40) and IC4A Championship 5 mile (80th, 27:56.60)

2013:
• Ran a season-best 8K time of 28:09 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational
• Also ran at the New England Championship (175th JV, 28:41), the Patriot League Championship (102nd, 29:50.76) and the IC4A Championship (140th, 28:46.6)
• Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2012: Did not compete

Before Holy Cross:
• Four-year member of the varsity cross country team at St. Joseph Regional H.S. under head coach Nick DeVito
• Named Most Improved Athlete in 2011 and team MVP his senior year
• Selected second team All-League in 2010, first team All-League in 2011 and 2012 and honorable mention All-County in 2012
• Received the Brett Taylor Scholarship
• Also a three-year member of the winter track and two-year member of the spring track teams
• Won the academic SJR Green Knight Medal, ranked first in history and was an AP Scholar with Honors
• Member of National Honor Society as Vice President

Personal:
• Son of Brian and Mary Murphy
• Has one brother (Thomas) and three sisters (Meghan, Julia and Erin)
• Majoring in Political Science

Murphy's Top 8K Performances