2017 - 2018 OKLAHOMA
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
LUKE
MURPHY
DISTANCE RUNNER
LINCOLN CHRISTIAN HS
TULSA, OKLAHOMA
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-7
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
1ST - 16:29.7
CLASS 4A STATE MEET
20TH
NXN SOUTH
63RD
FL SOUTH
“Luke is an amazing runner to watch because he truly makes racing look easy and effortless. He goes out strong and sets the tone of the race for all other runners, and he does not fail to keep that high intensity pace the whole race.”
Kaleb Fischer
Weatherford High Head Coach

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-7, 130-pound senior won the Class 4A state meet this past season with a time of 16:29.7, breaking the tape 12.98 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Bulldogs to a fourth-straight first-place finish as a team. Murphy took 20th at the Nike Cross Nationals South Regional championships and finished 63rd at the Foot Locker South Regional championships.

Academic Achievement


Murphy has maintained a weighted 4.13 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

Exemplary Character


A member of the Lincoln Christian High student council, Murphy has participated in service-mission trips to Israel and Honduras and he has volunteered locally as a teacher’s aide at his church.