Cross Country/Track & Field

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16): (XC) Earned Second Team All-West Coast Conference honors with a 6k time of 21:34.9 to finish in 15th place at the WCC Championships ... Murphy and Mary Kriege were the first Broncos to earn all-conference honors since 2010 ... posted the fastest Bronco time and finished 17th overall by running the 5k at the USF Invitational in 18:42.2 … finished in first place overall with a 5800m time of 21:36 at the San Francisco State Quad Meet as the Broncos defeated Saint Mary’s in a dual … ran the fastest time for Santa Clara with a 6k mark of 22:39 to finish in 43rd place overall at the Roy Griak Invitational … ran the second-fastest 6k time in program history and set a personal best with a time of 20:46.4 to finish in 13th place in the Invitational race at the Bronco Invitational.

(TRACK) Joined Mary Kriege as the first female runners in program history to qualify for the NCAA West Region Preliminary Meet ... qualified in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and at 5,000 meters ... ran twice at 1,500 meters, three times in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and and three times at 5,000 meters ... posted school records at 1,500 meters and in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... posted the second-fastest times in program history at 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters ... totaled 12 Top 10 finishes between her first two seasons on the track ... won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a 10:49.72 at the Kim Duyst Invitational ... won the 1,500-meter race and set a program record with a 4:27.67 at the West Coast Last Chance Meet ... ran a 5,000-meter time of 17:09.21 to take 34th place at the NCAA West Region Preliminary Meet ... ran a 3,000-meter steeplechase program-record time of 10:23.22 to take 19th place at the NCAA West Region Preliminary Meet

AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15): (XC) Posted the Broncos' fastest individual time at the season-opening USF Invitational by running the 5k in 19:23.9, good for 23rd place ... finished with a time of 22:59.4 in the women's 6k at the West Coast Conference Preview Meet ... ran the women's 6k at the Stanford Invitational in 23:18 ... finished 22nd overall with a Bronco best time of 18:47.17 in the women's 5k at the Montana Invitational ... was the Broncos' fastest runner in the women's 6k invitational at the Bronco Invitational with a time of 21:59.9  ... posted Santa Clara's fastest time — also a personal best mark — at the West Coast Conference championships with a 21:30.9 mark in the women's 6k ... closed out the season with a Bronco-best 6k time of 22:33 at the NCAA West Region Championships.

(TRACK) Ran a 10:13 in the 3000m, setting a PR at the West Coast Challenge … set a school record in the 3000m steeplechase running an 11:03.93 at the Kim Duyst Invitational March 7 … ran a 4:47.99 in the 1500m at the Aggie Open March 14 … ran a 17:52.74 in the 5000m at the Johnny Mathis Invitational March 21 … set a school record in the 3000m steeplechase with a 10:44.71 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival April 3 … ran a 10:48.21 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays April 16 … ran a 4:41.64 in the 1500m at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational April 24 … ran a 10:41.68 in the 3000m steeplechase at the West Coast Last Chance Meet May 9 … ran a 10:46.45 in the 3000m steeplechase at Portland Twilight May 17.

COLLEGE PERSONAL BESTS

ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE: Played soccer at Sweet Briar College (Sweet Briar, Va.) in 2013-14 … competed in track, running PR’s of 59.00 (400 meters) and 2:23.21 (800 meters) ... graduated from West High School (Salt Lake City) in 2013.

COACH MONTORO ON MURPHY: “Grayson is another multi-sport athlete who will be putting 100 percent of her energy and effort into distance running at SCU. A stellar high school soccer athlete, Grayson also ran very well at 800m and 400m in high school. She will be a great addition to our middle distance group and has the potential to be very competitive at the longer distances in the future as well."