2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Drake Murphy
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Galveston, Texas
- High School:
- Ball HS
| Personal Bests | ||||
| Indoor | Date | |||
| 400m | 48.34 | 2.12.16 | ||
| Outdoor | Date | |||
| 200m | 22.39 | 3.26.19 | ||
| 400m | 48.87 | twice, last 4.9.16 | ||
| 800m | 1:54.96 | 4.15.17 | ||
| 1500m | 4:07.10 | 3.16.17 | ||
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Did not compete for the Cougars during the 2016-17 indoor season.
Outdoor: Compete in seven meets for Houston during the outdoor season...Ran a personal-best 1:54.96 in the 800-meter run at the Beach Invitational on April 15...Opened the season with a personal record in the 1,500-meter run after clocking a 4:07.10 to finish third.
2015-16 (Freshman)
Indoor: Competed in three events for the Cougars during indoor...Picked up big points for Houston in the 400m at the American Indoor Championships where he ran 48.73 to finish seventh...Had a personal best 48.34 in the 400m during his first meet at the Don Kirby Open & Elite.
Outdoor: Ran the 200-meters for the first time in the outdoor season at the Victor Lopez Classic in 22.39...Opened his outdoor career with a third place finish in 48.87 during the 400m at the UTSA Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Ball High under Corey Sanders and Mike Lawrence..District champion in each of his sophomore, junior and senior seasons in the 400m...Finished third at Regional Meet in the 400m in his final three high school seasons...Rated as the #2 400m runner during the indoor season
PERSONAL
Full name is Drake Shannon Murphy...Son of Larry Murphy and Kelsey Willis...Has four siblings, Delaney (16), Loren (9), Landon (5) and Kade (5)...enjoys playing guitar, reading, hammocking, biking and watching Super-hero and Star Wars movies
