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2009-10: [Cross Country] At the Patriot League Championships, finished fourth on the team and 24th overall, completing the 8K course in 27:17 ... was also the Bison's fourth finisher at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, taking 79th (34:14 at 10K) ... opened season with a pair of top-15 finishes at Colgate's Harry Lang Invitational (13th, 21:38 at 6,400m) and Duquesne (15th, 26:37 at 8K) ... [Indoors] Placed fifth in both 3,000 races during the winter ... posted a career-best 8:47.45 in the event at the Akron Quad ... ran 8:50.60 for fifth at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... recorded career-bests in the mile (Bucknell Heptagonal, 4:28.18) and the 5,000 (Bison Open & Multi, 15:13.61) ... [Outdoors] Finished second in the 3,000 at the Bloomsburg Invitational (9:07.15) ... opened season at the Maryland Invitational with a career-best 8:47.98 in the 3,000 ... also competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 ... 2008-09: [Cross Country] Finished 28th overall at the Bison Open (21:35.53 at 4 miles) ... claimed 32nd in the 8K race at the Dickinson Invitational ... completed the 5-mile course at the IC4A Championships in 27:22, placing 87th ... [Indoors] Competed just twice during the winter ... placed 14th in the 3,000 at the Gulden Relays (9:23.88) ... [Outdoors] Took third in the 5,000 at the Susquehanna Invitational (15:42.97) ... improved his 5,000 time to a season-best 15:24.39 at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... posted a season-best 4:13.00 in the 1,500 at the Bucknell Team Challenge ... 2007-08: [Cross Country] Debuted with a 12th-place finish at the Bison Opener (15:26.97 at 3 miles) ... followed with a sixth-place finish at the Bloomsburg Invitational (27:50 at 8K) ... completed the 8K course at the Patriot League Championships in 28:26.70 ... [Indoors] Earned a top-10 finish in the 3,000 at the Bucknell Heptagonal (9:12.10) ... bettered his time to 9:03.11 at the Bucknell Winter Classic ... also competed in the 5,000 ... [Outdoors] Raced four times in the spring, competing in the 1,500m, 3,000m, and 5,000m ... won the 5,000 at the Red Flash Open (16:05.01) ... ran a season-best 15:40.34 in the 5,000 at the Bison Outdoor Classic ... Personal: Parents are Rhoda and Michael Murphy ... has two sisters, Hyland and Annie ... mother was member of crew and hockey teams at Princeton ... father played collegiate tennis ... four-year letterwinner in cross country at Millburn High School ... also earned three letters in indoor track and field and two in outdoor track ... biology major ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. | ||||||||||||||||