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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Liam Murphy

Distance Runner
ALLENTOWN HS
ALLENTOWN, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:23

State Meet of Champions

8th

NXN Final

1st

Manhattan Invitational

3rd

Foot Locker Northeast Regional
“Liam has enjoyed some amazing successes, magnified by the fact that he played soccer until just last year. He has developed a strong sense of his capabilities and worked his tail off to accomplish every one of his very ambitious goals last fall.”
Rick Smith
Head Coach - Allentown coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 128-pound senior raced to the state Meet of Champions individual title this past season with a time of 15:23. Murphy followed up by taking eighth nationally at the Nike Cross Nationals Final, earning All-American honors in the process. He also broke the tape at the Shore Coaches Invitational, the Manhattan Invitational and the Sectional championships, in addition to finishing second at the Group 3 championships. Murphy also took third at the Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships and crossed the line 25th at the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

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Academic Achievement

Murphy has maintained a 3.39 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at Villanova University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Murphy has volunteered locally on behalf of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen.