Grayson Murphy - Track & Field Coach - University of Utah Athletics

Grayson Murphy

Title:
Volunteer Cross Country and Track & Field Coach

Five-time All-American Grayson Murphy begins her second season with the Utes as a volunteer coach with the cross country and track & field program.

Arguably, one of Utah’s most decorated athlete in program history, Murphy has also seen success on the pro circuit. She most recently defended her USATF Mountain Racing Championship crown in August (2021) after breaking the course record by nearly nine minutes at the Skibowl Ski Resort. Back in 2019, Murphy captured her first USATF Mountain Racing Championship title and earned a spot on Team USA at the World Mountain Running Championships. She then turned around and captured the World Mountain Running Championship title two months later in Argentina.

In just two years, Murphy left her mark on the Utah program in the record books and still holds the school record in the outdoor 3000m steeplechase (9:48.57) and indoor 5k (15:44.45). She is also third in the outdoor 5k (15:58.29), third in the outdoor 10k (33:17.85) and sixth in the indoor 3k (9:29.71).

Murphy also racked up the awards during her time at the U, garnering back-to-back first-team All-America honors in the outdoor 3000m steeplechase (2017 & 2018), consecutive second-team All-America honors in the indoor 5000m (2017 & 2018) and All-America honors in cross country (2017). Additionally, she earned all-region honors in cross country back-to-back season (2016 & 2017) and was a two-time All-Pac-12 honoree in cross country – including first-team honors in 2017.

A standout in the classroom, Murphy was also a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree in cross country (2016 & 2017) and a 2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic recipient in track.

Murphy started her career at Santa Clara, where she competed her first two collegiate seasons. Her 6k time of 20:46 is still second-best in program history for the Broncos in cross country. Meanwhile, she’s still the program leader in the outdoor 1500m (4:27.67) and 3000m steeplechase (10:23.22) while her outdoor 3000m (9:59.20) and 5000m (16:26.70) are still second-fastest in Santa Clara history.

Murphy graduated summa cum laude from Utah with a degree in civil engineering in 2018.