2007-08: Placed 97th (21:36.0) at Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship (5k) ... finished 166th (20:12.5) at Albany XC Invitational (5k).

2005-06: Posted a 10th-place finish in the 10000m (40:08.74) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... finished 12th (11:43) at Central Connecticut Mini Meet (3200m course) ... recorded a time of 20:33 at Boston University Invitational (5k).

High School: Earned four varsity letters each in cross country and indoor and outdoor track at St. Mary's Academy-Bay View, helping it capture the Eastern Division Outdoor Championship in 2003, 2004, and 2005 ... indoor track awards include: third team all-state in 3000m (2005), all-division in 1000m and 3000m (2005), and all-class in 1500m and 3000m ... outdoor track honors include: third team all-state (3000m), all-class and all-division in 1500m and 3000m (2001-05) and 4x100m relay (2003-05) ... freshman state champion in 1500m and runner-up in 3000m ... named Most Outstanding Athlete of senior class ... cross country captain and Team MVP in 2004 ... member of Habitat for Humanity, Peer Ministry, honor toll, R.I. Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Providence Journal Honor Roll (2005).

Personal: Born December 29, 1986 ... daughter of Linda and Michael Murphy ... has two siblings - Sean and Ryan ... enjoys New England sports and spending time with friends ... lists the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots as her favorite pro teams ... elementary education and history major at URI.