Honors & Awards
• Bradley A.D. Honor Roll: Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010
Career Bests
4K: 15:56 at the 2007 Illini Challenge
5K: 19:28 at the 2009 Bradley Open
6K: 24:01 at the 2009 Bradley Classic
(2009 Junior)
Ran a 5K personal best 19:28 at the Bradley Open, finishing 16th ... Was 10th at the SIU Edwardsville Border War ... Clocked a 6K personal best of 24:01 at the Bradley Classic.
Meet Distance Time
Western Illinois Early Bird 6K DNR
Bradley Open 5K 19:28
Missouri State Classic 5K 19:48.5
Notre Dame Invitational 5K DNR
SIU Edwardsville Border War 5K 19:21.42 (course short by 180 meters)
Bradley Classic 6K 24:01
MVC Championship 5K 21:07
NCAA Regional 6K DNR
(2008 Sophomore)
Opened the 2008 season with an 11th place finish at the Western Illinois Early Bird Invitational ... Set a then 5K personal best at the 2008 MVC Championships with a time of 19:50 ... Ran a 6K season best (24:21) at the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional.
Meet Distance Time
Western Illinois Early Bird Invitational 6K 24:26
Bradley Open 5K 20:26
Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational 6K 24:52
Bradley Classic 6K 23:31
MVC Championships 5K 19:50
NCAA Midwest Regional 6K 24:21
(2007 Freshman)
Murphy ran a 4K personal best (15:56) and finished 28th at the 2007 Illini Challenge ... Earned a 26th place finish at the 2007 Bradley Open.
Meet Distance Time
Illini Challenge 4K 15:56
Bradley Open 5K 20:12
Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational 6K 25:52
Bradley Classic 6K 24:22
MVC Championships 5K DNR
NCAA Regional 6K DNR
Prep Overview
Murphy ran cross country, track and wrestled for the Rockets at Rochester (Ill.) High School ... Earned four cross country letters and qualified for state competition four times ... Set two school track records and was a five-time state medalist ... Also wrestled for three seasons, becoming the first Rochester female wrestler to advance to sectionals ... Class salutatorian and member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
The daughter of Robert and Michelle Murphy, Leann was born November 24, 1988 ... Sister ran cross country for three seasons at Bradley University ... Majoring in biology.
