Kacy Murphy

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dwight, Ill.
High School:
Dwight HS

2016-17
MVC Scholar Athlete
Outdoor: Scored team points with a sixth place finish in the pole vault at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14)…Her clearance at the conference meet was her best of the season…Finished third in the pole vault at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25)…Took fifth in the pole vault at the Ole Miss Classic (5/6)…Ends her career with the sixth-best clearance in school history...Competed at eight outdoor meets.
Indoor: Placed fifth in the pole vault at the 2017 MVC Indoor Championships (2/25)…Cleared a season-best 12’-2.75” (3.73m) at the Don DeNoon Invitational (2/3)…Finished third in the pole vault at the Saluki Fast Start (12/10)…Ends her career with the fifth-best indoor pole vault clearance in school history...Competed at seven indoor meets.

2015-16
All-MVC, Pole Vault (Indoor)
MVC Scholar Athlete
Outdoor: Scored team points with a sixth place finish in the pole vault at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Clearance of 12'-10” (3.91m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships was the sixth-highest in school history...Tallied four top-five finishes, including a third place finish at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic...Competed in eight outdoor meets.
Indoor: Earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the pole vault at the MVC Indoor Championships...Clearance at the MVC Indoor Championships was the fifth-best indoor in school history...Tallied five top-five finishes, including a third place finish in the pole vault at the Saluki Fast Start meet...Competed in eight indoor meets.

2014-15
MVC Scholar Athlete
MVC Honor Roll
Competed in the pole vault in five indoor and five outdoor meets...Recorded three top-10 finishes during indoor season, setting a new personal-best by clearing 3.55m to take sixth at the SIU Invitational...Finished 15^th at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Scored team points by finishing sixth at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

2013-14
Competed in pole vault in five indoor meets and two outdoor meets...MVC Academic Honor Roll.

High School
Competed in the 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m relays in addition to the pole vault...Four-time state qualifier...Four-time team MVP...Finished fourth place in state...Was also a cheerleader.

Personal
Born Mar. 28, 1995, in Pontiac, Ill., to Roger and Jill Murphy...Father is a farmer and her mother is a flight attendant...Has one older sibling, Aaron...Majoring in pre-med biological sciences.