Kevin Murphy

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Bridgewater, Mass.
High School:
Bridgewater-Raynham

2006-07 (Junior): Outdoor Track: At the New England Championships (5/12) ran the anchor leg of the second-place 4x800 relay team ... at the A-10 Championships (5/6) placed fourth in the 800 meters (1:53.69) ... had his top time and the team[apos]s best performance in the 800 meters (1:53.04) at the UMass Eight Way Meet (4/28) which stands as the facility record ... Indoor Track:At the IC4A Championships (3/3) ran the third leg of the 10th-place distance medley relay ... at the A-10 Championships (2/17) placed sixth in the 800 meters (1:58.75) and ran the third leg of the third-place 4x800 relay ... ran his top time in the 800 (1:55.55) at the Reebok Indoor Games (1/26). 2005-06 (Sophomore): Outdoor Track: At the A-10 Championships (5/7) took seventh in the 800 meters (1:54.92) ... ran the lead leg of the fourth-place 4x800 meter relay team at the New England Championships (5/13) ... Indoor Track: At the New England Championships helped the 4x800 meter relay team finish sixth (7:46.60) ... helped the 4x800 meter relay team to a fourth place finish (7:57.96) at the A-10 Championships (2/18). 2004-05 (Freshman): Competed in the 400 meters and 800 meters during the outdoor season ... season-best performance in the 400 meters was a sixth-place finish in 53.77 seconds for his section at the Raleigh Relays (3/25) ... during the indoor season, competed in three races during the season running the 500 meters twice and the 1,000 meters once ... top time in the 500 meters was 1:08.46 set at the Rhode Island Mega-Meet (2/5) where he finished 10th. Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner for track and field and three-year letterwinner for cross country at Bridgewater-Raynham High School ... nine-time Old Colony League all-star in track and cross country ... named team captain as a senior. Personal: Kevin James Murphy ... born Oct. 16, 1986 in Mattepoisett, Mass. ... son of James and Justine Murphy ... has three sisters: Deirdre, Meghan, and Maureen ... majoring in history.