Todd, Murphy Finish 1-2 at Deseret News 10K

SALT LAKE CITY - Former Utah track and field student-athletes Jocelyn Todd and Grayson Murphy finished first and second, respectively, at the Deseret News 10k race, held on Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City (July 24).

Todd, who competed one season at Utah (2015-16), won the race in 32:31.2. Todd is working towards a doctorate in biomedical engineering at Utah. She previously won the 2017 Deseret News Half Marathon.

Race update! Definitely tested and surprised myself today by running 32:30 to win the @deseretnewsmarathon 10k against a really awesome group of talented women. Excited for this PR and the gains it implies for other distances. Ready to take an easy week to reset and then get back after it! ????

A post shared by Jocelyn Todd (@jocelyn.todd) on Jul 24, 2018 at 10:44am PDT

Murphy recently finished her career at Utah as a five-time All-American and ran a personal-best time of 33:12.4 in the event. Her collegiate best in the event, set earlier this year, was 33:17.85. Murphy graduated from Utah with a degree in civil engineering.

First day at the new job! ??Pro-debut with a 2nd place and a shiny new 10k PR... Turns out road racing and pro running is pretty neat.?? • • Huge congrats to @jocelyn.todd on taking home the ??and thanks to Des News for putting on the event! #TimeToFly #HOKAONEONE #WomenWhoFly #NAZElite #RunUtah ??: @madmuuurph

A post shared by Grayson Murphy (@racin__grayson) on Jul 24, 2018 at 11:16am PDT

Read more in the Deseret News.

Also notable was Louise Mercer in 12th, who competed last season for Utah.

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