Senior (2016):
Scored for the Eagles in two of his four competitions ... Top Emory finisher and placed 18th out of 136 runners at the Falcon Classic with an 8k time of 25:53 that tied a season high and tied his second-best effort as an Eagle ... Clocked another 25:53, good for third on the team and 31st overall in a 391-runner field at the Great Louisville Classic ... Also competed at the Furman Classic and the UAA Championships.

Junior (2015):
Ran in all eight meets, scoring for the Eagles on five occasions ... Clocked a pair of season-best tying 8K times, the first coming at the Charlotte Invitational, which ranked second on the team and eighth out of 107 entries, and the other occasion at the JSU Foothills Invitational that was second out of 47 runners ... Team's final scorer at the NCAA D-III Championships (26:50) ... Helped Emory defend its title and captured all-region honors at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships, finishing third on the team and 21st overall out of 203 runners with a time of 27:05.2.

Sophomore (2014):
Emerged as a key contributor for the Eagles ... Selected as the program's Most Improved Runner ... Scored in all eight races ... Personal-best 8k performance of 25:41 led the squad and ranked sixth out of 201 runners, enabling him to capture all-region honors at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships ... The Eagles' No. 4 finisher at the NCAA Championships with a performance of 25:56 that represented his second-best mark ... Second on the team and ninth overall in a 62-runner field at the Gulf Coast Stampede (26:46) ... Capital One Cross Country/Track and Field Academic All-District Team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. 

Freshman (2013):
Competed in two meets ... Clocked a season-best 8K time of 28:29 in the Silver Race of the Greater Louisville Classic that placed fourth on the squad and 77th out of 320 entries ... Also raced at the Sewanee Invitational. 

High School:
Earned four letters in both cross country and track and field at Mills High School ... Was coached by Tim Tuff ... Top time in the 1600 meters was a 4:21 .. Came through with a 5K performance of 16:16 ... Was named his high school's Athlete of the Year in 2013 ... Scholar Athlete as a senior.

Personal:
Son of Brian and Linda Murphy.

Quote:
"I chose Emory because of the strength of the school's academics and athletics.  Emory offers a rich variety of classes and a successful pre-medical program."

Grant Murphy's Top 8K Times