Bio

2012 at Defiance: During the indoor campaign, posted season best times, as well as fifth-place finishes in the 800-meter dash (2:00.54) and distance-medley relay (10:59.34) at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on February 18 … Outdoor season-best time of 52.36 in the 400-meter run and member of the fourth-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:30.74) at the HCAC Championships.

2011 at Defiance: Recorded the Defiance College indoor record as a member of the distance-medley relay team that ran a 10:41.18 at the All-Ohio Championships on February 12 … Helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a second-place finish at the HCAC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:31.00 … During the outdoor campaign, ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that notched a season-best time of 3:24.03 at the HCAC Championships.

High School: Varsity letterman all four years at Thomas Worthington High for head coach Andy Cox … Earned all-conference and all-district honors, as well as being a regional and state qualifier.

Personal: Son of Mike and Kerri Murphy … Majoring in psychology.