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Murphy Included on Bowerman Award Pre-NCAA Prelims Watch List

THE BOWERMAN PRE-NCAA PRELIMS MEN'S WATCH LIST RELEASE

NEW ORLEANS, La. – University of Akron junior Clayton Murphy (New Paris, Ohio) continued his standing as one of the elite athletes in the country as he was among those included on the Pre-NCAA Prelims Watch List for The Bowerman Award, the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced.

Perform has been an understatement for Murphy this season as established school records in the mile, 800 meters and 3,000 meters and as part of Mid-American Conference Champion 4x400 and Distance Medley relay squads.