Slippery Rock University Athletics

Career Highlights

• One-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Kristine Murphy … Majoring in Early Childhood / Special Education.  

2021 (Outdoor): Competed in the pole vault at six meets … Recorded a season-best clearance of 2.95 meters to place fourth at the Mountain Cat Last Chance Meet … Opened season with back-to-back seventh-place finishes at the Dave Labor Invitational (2.63 meters) and the IUP Invitational (2.90 meters) … Cleared 2.93 meters to finish eighth at the SRU Invitational … Picked up a seventh-place finish after clearing 2.75 meters at the Penn State Behrend Invite.

2019-20 (Indoor): Competed in the pole vault at seven meets … Placed ninth at the PSAC Championships with a season-best clearance of 3.19 meters … Registered a mark of 3.15 meters to take third place at the Edinboro Last Chance Meet … Posted top-10 finishes at both the Al Hall Freedom Games (fifth / 2.70) and the YSU Mid-Major Invite (seventh / 2.75) … Rounded out the year with clearances of 2.87 meters at the Youngstown State Invitational (22nd place) and 2.85 meters at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier (11th) ... PSAC Scholar Athlete. 

2019 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets … Recorded a new PR in the pole vault at 3.16-meters during the SRU Last Chance Open … Had four top-ten finishes including one top-five finish ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2018-19 (Indoor): Placed sixth in the pole vault with a clearance of 2.75 meters at the Al Hall Freedom Games … Hit a career-high with a clearance of 2.79 meters at the YSU Invite.

High School: Lettered four times in track & field at New Brighton Area High School … A four-time qualifier at the WPIAL Championships … Broke school record in the pole vault on several occasions including a final mark of 9’8” … Owns pole vault record for ShowTyme STAGS rec team (10’10”) … Named New Brighton’s women’s Field MVP twice.