Liam Murphy (runner)

Liam Murphy
Personal information
Born (2002-02-04) February 4, 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests*All information from athlete's World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Liam Murphy (born 4 February 2002) is an American middle-distance runner. In 2025, he ran 3:33.02 for the 1500 metres to set a new NCAA record.[1]

Early life

From Millstone, Pennsylvania, he attended Allentown High School and was a soccer player in his youth before focusing on athletics in 2018. He committed to attend Villanova University in October 2019.[2][3][4]

Career

He worked at Villanova University under head coach Marcus O'Sullivan. He broke 4 minutes for the mile indoors in 2023 and anchored the Villanova team to a win in the 4xmile at the Penn Relays that year, going from ninth place to first during a final sprint over the last 150 meters.[4]

In April 2024, he lowered his 1500 metres personal best to 3:36.48 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in California.[5] He was a finalist at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing eleventh, and also reached the final of the 1500 metres at the US Olympic Trials in June 2024 running a personal best 3:36.37, and placed eleventh again, with both events in Eugene, Oregon.[6][7][8]

He finished ninth at the 2024 NCAA Division I cross country championships in November 2024.[9] He placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships over 3000 metres in March 2025.[10] He set a new NCAA record of 3:33.02 for the 1500 metres later that month at the Raleigh Relays, breaking the time of 3:33.74 from 2022 set outdoors by Eliud Kipsang and also the absolute 1500 metres record of 3:33.41, set by Gary Martin and Ethan Strand during the indoor season.[11][12]

He competed at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships but did not qualify for the final, run out of the qualifying places in a slow tactical race in a time of 3:52.44.[13][14] On 12 July 2025, he placed fifth in 3:37.41 at the Ed Murphey Track Classic, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event, in Memphis, Tennessee.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Liam Murphy". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ^ Franco, Kyle (26 April 2025). "Villanova's Liam Murphy, an Allentown High product, wraps up Penn Relays career as a collegiate". Trentonian.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jim (Oct 27, 2019). "Liam Murphy of Allentown Commits to Villanova". Milesplit. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Carino, Jerry (30 April 2023). "Penn Relays: Millstone's Liam Murphy is now a Villanova track & field legend". app.com. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Villanova runner Liam Murphy has the Penn Relays and Paris Olympics in his sights". Inquirer.com. 22 Apr 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  6. ^ Davern, John (Jun 23, 2024). "Liam Murphy Qualifies for the Olympic Trials Final, after 11th at NCAA". flotrack.org. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  7. ^ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ Lambert, Jim (13 June 2024). "NJ's Orji Makes 3rd And Final Olympic Team, Murphy Advances". Milesplit. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ^ Gault, Jonathan (11 March 2025). "2025 NCAA Indoors Men's Preview: Ethan Strand, Gary Martin, Nathan Green & More Go for Glory". Lets Run. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  10. ^ "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ^ "LIAM MURPHY BREAKS MEN'S 1,500M COLLEGIATE RECORD AT RALEIGH RELAYS". Runnerspace. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Villanova University's Liam Murphy shatters the NCAA 1500-meter". Runnerstribe. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  13. ^ Gault, Jonathan; Johnson, Robert (June 12, 2025). "2025 NCAAs Day 1: 1500m Bloodbath as Abel Teffra & Liam Murphy Are Eliminated". Lets Run. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  14. ^ Hutchinson, Emma (12 June 2025). "Liam Murphy Misses Men's 1500m Final At NCAA Championships". Flotrack. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  15. ^ Woods, David (July 12, 2025). "QUINCY WILSON POPS OFF WITH RECORD-BREAKING 44.10 AT ED MURPHEY CLASSIC". Dyestat. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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