2017-18: Placed 21st behind a time of 20:31.04 in the 1,650 free at the Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/16-18/18) … Helped WP to a first-place finish in the B Final of the 200 free relay (1:44.61), touched fifth in the 400 free relay B Final (3:55.98), placed 13th in the 800 medley relay (9:08.05) and took fourth in the 200 medley relay B Final (1:57.54) at Mets … Garnered two second-place finishes in the 500 free (6:05.89) and 100 free (1:02.16) in a clash with The College of New Jersey (2/3/18) … Posted times of 6:00.63 and 12:19.36 in the 500 and 1,000 frees, respectively, while also helping WP take home the 200 free relay (1:50.22) against Ramapo (1/30/18) … Finished first in the 500 free (6:02.22) at Montclair State (1/27/18) … Bested the field in both the 500 free (6:03.43) and 1,000 free (12:46.27) while also helping to win the 200 free relay (1:51.19) during a 96-49 victory at Bard (1/20/18) … Secured wins in the 1,650 free (21:01.59) and 500 free (6:02.37) and contributed to the first-place 200 free relay (1:53.66) to aid WP in a 90-67 triumph against SUNY Cobleskill (1/16/18) … Was a double winner, taking home the 1,000 free (12:28.31) and 500 free (6:04.57) while swimming the fastest split of the 200 free relay (1:51.97) as part of a 106-98 victory against Lehman (1/13/18) … Claimed the 500 free (5:55.62), defeating Staten Island by a score of 103-73 (11/7/17) … Touched the wall first in the 1,000 free (12:18.20) and 500 free (5:49.78) and swam a leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:55.01) during a 130-90 win at Maritime (10/31/17) … Notched a double-winning performance, claiming the 1,000 free (12:17.02) and 500 free (5:54.12) while also swimming a leg of the first-place 200 free relay (1:47.01) in a 113-106 triumph against Baruch (10/24/17) … Posted a runner-up time of 12:16.81 in the 1,000 free, came from behind in the 500 free (5:51.56) and contributed to the winning 200 free relay (1:49.50) during a season-opening 110-74 victory against FDU-Florham (10/21/17).
2016-17: Placed 24th behind a career-best time (20:05.48) in the 1,650 free at the Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/17-19/17) … Helped WP to a sixth-place finish in the A Final of the 200 free relay (1:45.77), touch second in the 200 medley relay B Final (1:53.84), place 14th in the 800 medley relay (9:02.23) and take fourth in the 200 free relay B Final, setting a season-best time (3:53.85) at Mets … Touched first in the 500 free (5:55.56) at The College of New Jersey (2/4/17) … Won the 1,000 free (12:14.15) against Ramapo (1/31/17) … Claimed the 200 (2:12.80), 100 (1:01.26) and 500 (6:05.36) frees to help WP secure a 113-57 win against Bard (1/21/17) … Was the fastest in the 500 free (5:52.69) and combined to win the 200 free relay (1:52.36) during a 123-84 victory at Lehman (1/14/17) … A triple winner, touching first in the 1,000 (12:20.33), 200 (2:12.02) and 500 (5:58.86) frees at Division II Queens (1/12/17) … Claimed the 1,650 (20:38.06) and 500 frees (5:51.88) while combining to win the 400 medley relay (4:21.09) when WP defeated Brooklyn, 114-78 (12/10/16) … Won the 1,000 free (12:18.36) during a 107-80 triumph against Purchase (11/15/16) … Came from behind in the final length to win the 200 free (2:14.67) by a difference of .03 and was part of the victorious 200 free relay (1:52.22), defeating Staten Island by a 144-80 score (11/8/16) … Used an impressive comeback to secure the 1,000 free (12:26.73) and also won the 200 free (2:13.59) during a 130-86 victory over visiting Maritime (11/1/16) ... Victorious in both the 1,000 (12:28.18) and 200 (2:14.77) frees and was a part of the winning 200 free relay (1:53.14) when WP defeated SUNY Cobleskill, 103-84 (10/29/16) … Was a double winner touching first in the 200 (2:14.27) and 100 (1:00.91) frees as part of an 88-85 triumph against Old Westbury (10/19/16) … Claimed a victory in the 200 free (2:11.90) during a 102-85 season-opening win against Wilkes (10/8/16).
2015-16: Finished 15th in the 1,650 free (20:19.36) at the Metropolitan Championships (2/19-21/16) … Also helped WP place second in the 200 free relay B Final (1:45.00), 11th in the 800 free relay (8:41.34) and 13th in the 400 free relay (3:53.83) at Mets … Named the Jan. 18 NJAC Rookie of the Week … Triumphed in the 50 free (27.48) during a 73-54 win at Bard (2/13/16) … A part of the winning 200 free relay in a time of 1:52.79 at Montclair State (1/30/16) … Finished third in the 100 free (1:01.66) at Ramapo (1/26/16) … Won the 500 (5:54.92) and 1,000 (12:20.99) frees in a 105-57 victory against SUNY Cobleskill (1/19/16) … Touched first in the 500 (5:55.17) and 1,000 (12:14.54) frees during a 136-85 win against Lehman (1/16/16) … Captured first in the 1,000 free (12:31.61) and posted her season-best time of 5:52.89 to win the 500 free in a 126-101 victory against Division II Queens (1/12/16) … Finished second in the 500 free (5:56.70) at Division II Adelphi (12/12/15) … Took home first place in the 1,000 free (12:16.67) during a 106-91 win at Purchase (12/9/15) … Touched first in the 1,000 free (12:09.35) against Mount Saint Mary (12/5/15) … Swam an exceptional 1,650 free (20:39.90) for the win in a 103-79 victory against Mount Saint Vincent (12/1/15) … Triumphed in the 500 free (5:58.64) to help defeat Staten Island, 118-61 (11/10/15) … A member of the 200 free relay team that took first place (1:52.80) during a 101-88 season-opening win at FDU-Florham (10/23/15).
Prior to William Paterson: A team captain, MVP and honorable-mention all-conference selection her senior season at Wallkill Valley Regional H.S. … Holds the school records in the 200 and 500 frees ... Lettered in field hockey, cross country and track and field, garnering all-conference accolades in the last two sports … A member of the National Honor Society …. Competed for the Lake Stockholm swim team.
Academics: A Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Dean’s List student … Named to the 2017-18 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mention and 2015-16 Metropolitan Conference All-Academic Team … Majoring in English.
Murphy’s Personal Bests
Event |
Time |
Season |
50 Free |
25.71 |
2017-18 |
100 Free |
58.18 |
2016-17 |
200 Free |
2:08.64 |
2015-16 |
500 Free |
5:47.97 |
2016-17 |
1,000 Free |
12:09.35 |
2015-16 |
1,650 Free |
20:05.48 |
2016-17 |
50 Fly |
30.72 |
2015-16 |