Max Murphy

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Bettendorf, Iowa.
High School:
Pleasant Valley

2026 OUTDOOR SEASON: Made his Tar Heel outdoor debut running the 1500m at Raleigh Relays... Ran in the 5k at Duke Twilight...

2025 XC SEASON: Made his season debut at the Charlotte Opener (5k) as he finished in third... Competed at the Queen City Invite (8k)...

2024 XC AT UNC: Scored at the Charlotte Opener to help the Tar Heels to a first place finish for UNC debut … 15th-place finish in the Virginia Invitational … finished 94th overall in the Nuttycombe Invitational as Carolina took fourth as a team …

At Iowa (2021-24): Qualified for the 2023 NCAA Championships with a ninth place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships … Came in 69^th at the national championship meet with a collegiate-best time of 30:13.9, fifth-best in Iowa history … Finished as runner-up in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters at the 2023 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships … Finished sixth in the 5,000 meters at the 2022 Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships … Set the school record in the 1500 meter indoor (3:40.63) and 5,000 meter outdoors (13:39.77) … Four-time Academic All-Big Ten.

High School: Graduated from Pleasant Valley High School … 2019 state cross country champion … Two-time conference champion, district champion and all-district … Set two school records (5k, 1600M) … Placed fourth at Nike Cross Regionals and qualified for Nike Cross Nationals.

Personal: Born Feb. 20, 2002 in Bettendorf, Iowa … Parents are Dorrie and Derek Murphy … Brother to Sam and Ben Murphy … Owns a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.