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Grayson Murphy (runner)

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Grayson Murphy is an American female mountain runner.

Amateur career

At West High School (Utah), Murphy was a soccer player and did not run. Initially she attended Sweet Briar College as a soccer player.[1] She started her track career competing as a walk-on for the Santa Clara Broncos and finished competing for the Utah Utes, where she was an All-American in cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track.[2]

International career

Murphy won the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships in her debut at the event.[3] She is also the XTERRA trail run world champion.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Utah track: Grayson Murphy keeps pushing past her limits". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. ^ "An Explosive Run to the Top". June 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Dutch, Taylor (November 25, 2019). "How Mountain World Champion Grayson Murphy Found Her 'Happy Place' on Trails". Runner's World.
  4. ^ "What Gear Grayson Murphy Is Getting Dirty With". June 12, 2020.
  5. ^ staff, By Star-Advertiser; Nov. 25, 2019 (November 25, 2019). "Joseph Gray, Grayson Murphy win XTERRA Trail Run worlds". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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