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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Drake Murphy

  • Class Senior
  • Position Sprints
  • Major Psychology
  • Hometown Forestville, MD
  • High School Bishop McNamara
  • Instagram @Geauxdrake
  • Twitter @Geauxdrake
  • Opendorse drake-murphy

Biography

As a senior (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • Represented Maryland in five outdoor competitions, securing three top-10 results
  • Opened the season by taking sixth (14:55) in the 110H event at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17)
  • Earned his second consecutive top 10 in the 110H at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25), taking sixth with a race of 14:83
  • Set personal records in both the 110H (14:50) and the 400H (53.42) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (3/31)
  • Concluded his regular season with a fourth-place result in the 400H (54.94) at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5)
Indoor
  • Took part in six indoor meets
  • Set a personal record in the 400m with a 51.68 at the Navy Invitational (12/3)
  • Finished fifth in the 60H (8.35) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
  • Set a personal-best 8.25 in the 60H at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3)
As a junior (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • Set a personal best 23.97s finish in the 200m in his season opener at the Maryland Invitational (3/19)
  • Had a season best finish of 55.84s at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14) competing in the 400H
  • Competed in the 400H (56.68) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship Meet
Indoor
  • Competed in the 60H (8.46s) at the Dr. Sanders Invite (2/4)
As a sophomore (2020-21)
Outdoor
  • Opened his outdoor season at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26) taking home third in the 110H (15.34) and second in the 400H (56.10)
  • Placed third in the 110H (14.84) at the Rutgers B1G Tri-Meet (4/10)
  • Competed in the 110H (15.39) and 400H (55.48) at the Husker Big Ten Invite (4/16)
  • Competed in the 110H (15.06) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (4/23)
  • Placed third in the 110H (14.90) at the Jim Thorpe Invite (5/7)
  • Competed in the 110H (15.53) and 400H (54.76) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14)
Indoor
  • Opened his indoor season competing in the 60H (8.37) at the Nittany Lion Opener (1/16)
  • Placed fifth in the 60H (8.36) at the Penn State Invitational (1/23)
  • Competed in the 60H (8.40) at the B1G Indoor Invitational (2/12)
As a freshman (2019-20)
Outdoor
  • No outdoor season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
  • Opened college career at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/11) in the 60H (8.47)
  • Ran the 300m (38.64) at the Terrapin Invitational (1/18)
  • Competed in the 60H (8.57) at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24)
  • Crossed the line in 8.81 in the 60H at Penn State National (2/1)
  • Ran the 60H (8.72) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Meet (2/15)
  • Earned seventh in the 60H (8.76) at Navy Select (2/21)
Before Maryland
  • Ran varsity track all four years of high school
  • Coached by Keith Chapman
  • Placed 4th in the 110m hurdles at the Outdoor New Balance Nationals, Emerging Elite
  • 2018 WCAC 110m hurdle champion
Personal
  • Has one older sister, Simone
  • Lists Omar Mcleod as his inspiration
  • Sports hero is Usain Bolt.
Updated June 27, 2023

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    hurdles/sprints
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    hurdles/sprints
  • 2021-22Junior

    hurdles/sprints
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints