Clayton Murphy
| Year: | Fr. |
| Hometown: | New Paris, Ohio |
| High School: | Tri-Village Local School |
| Position: | Distance |
Honors2x MAC Champion: Mile (2014 Indoor), 1,500m (2014 Outdoor)
4xAll-MAC: First Team (2014 Indoor Mile, 2014 Outdoor 1,500m), Second Team (2013 Cross Country, 2014 Indoor 3K)
as a Freshman (2013-14): Cross Country... All-MAC Second Team honoree ... was the Zips' top runner in each of his first three collegiate meets ... placed third overall at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 5) with a 4-mile time of 20:28, took 176th at the Bluegrass Invitational (Sept. 14) with an 8K time of 24:40.05 and finished fourth overall at the All-Ohio Championships (Oct. 4) after crossing the line in 25:19.13 ... was also UA's second runner at the Great Lakes Regional, finishing the 10K in 43rd place with a time of 31:32 ... was the Zips' third runner at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2), placing 13th with a mark of 25:29.37 ... Indoor... MAC Champion in the mile, running a time of 4:08.69 at the league meet (March 1) ... broke the school record three times, running 4:10.87 at the Penn State National (Feb. 1), 4:05.18 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) and 4:02.04 at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15) ... also medaled in the 3K at the MAC Championships, placing runner-up with a time of 8:20.93 ... Outdoor... NCAA preliminary qualifer in the 1,500m ... MAC Champion in the 1,500m, using a late push to take the title with a time of 4:02.38 at the league championships (May 17) ... won the Olympic Development Elite division of the 1,500m at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 18) with a time of 3:44.53, which was the second-fastest mark in Zips history and a split second faster than former World Youth Champion Johan Rogestedt of Sweden's runner-up mark of 3:44.87 ... followed that up by running the program's fourth-fastest 800m time the following day in a third-place finish at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 19) ... crossed the finish line in 1:50.03 ... won the 5,000m at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12) with a time of 14:42.06 ... also captured the event win in the 800m at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4), clocking a time of 1:52.60 ... Summer... advanced to the finals in the 1,500m at the USA Junior Championships (July 6), placing 11th with a time of 3:59.13.
at Tri-Village Local School: Three-time, All-Ohio cross country runner, placing third at the state meet as a senior (15:32) ... three-time, track & field state qualifier and the state champion in the 1,600-meters (4:11.72) ... school record holder in seven events, including the 400m, 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m, 5K, 4x200 and 4x400 ... also competed in the 800m and 4x400 at the state meet ... also posted personal-record times of 11.84 in the 100m, 49.31 in the 400m and 1:54.19 in the 800m.
Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1995 ... parents are Mark and Melinda Murphy.
4xAll-MAC: First Team (2014 Indoor Mile, 2014 Outdoor 1,500m), Second Team (2013 Cross Country, 2014 Indoor 3K)
as a Freshman (2013-14): Cross Country... All-MAC Second Team honoree ... was the Zips' top runner in each of his first three collegiate meets ... placed third overall at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 5) with a 4-mile time of 20:28, took 176th at the Bluegrass Invitational (Sept. 14) with an 8K time of 24:40.05 and finished fourth overall at the All-Ohio Championships (Oct. 4) after crossing the line in 25:19.13 ... was also UA's second runner at the Great Lakes Regional, finishing the 10K in 43rd place with a time of 31:32 ... was the Zips' third runner at the MAC Championships (Nov. 2), placing 13th with a mark of 25:29.37 ... Indoor... MAC Champion in the mile, running a time of 4:08.69 at the league meet (March 1) ... broke the school record three times, running 4:10.87 at the Penn State National (Feb. 1), 4:05.18 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) and 4:02.04 at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15) ... also medaled in the 3K at the MAC Championships, placing runner-up with a time of 8:20.93 ... Outdoor... NCAA preliminary qualifer in the 1,500m ... MAC Champion in the 1,500m, using a late push to take the title with a time of 4:02.38 at the league championships (May 17) ... won the Olympic Development Elite division of the 1,500m at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 18) with a time of 3:44.53, which was the second-fastest mark in Zips history and a split second faster than former World Youth Champion Johan Rogestedt of Sweden's runner-up mark of 3:44.87 ... followed that up by running the program's fourth-fastest 800m time the following day in a third-place finish at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 19) ... crossed the finish line in 1:50.03 ... won the 5,000m at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12) with a time of 14:42.06 ... also captured the event win in the 800m at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4), clocking a time of 1:52.60 ... Summer... advanced to the finals in the 1,500m at the USA Junior Championships (July 6), placing 11th with a time of 3:59.13.
at Tri-Village Local School: Three-time, All-Ohio cross country runner, placing third at the state meet as a senior (15:32) ... three-time, track & field state qualifier and the state champion in the 1,600-meters (4:11.72) ... school record holder in seven events, including the 400m, 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m, 5K, 4x200 and 4x400 ... also competed in the 800m and 4x400 at the state meet ... also posted personal-record times of 11.84 in the 100m, 49.31 in the 400m and 1:54.19 in the 800m.
Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1995 ... parents are Mark and Melinda Murphy.
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