AKRON, Ohio – The awards keep rolling in for Olympic Bronze Medalist and former University of Akron All-American Clayton Murphy as United States of America Track and Field (USATF) tabbed him as its Breakthrough Athlete of the Year for 2016 at the Jesse Owens Awards in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Dec. 3.
Parlayed by his patented finishing kick, Murphy became the first United States men's 800-meter runner to win an Olympic medal since 1992, chasing down the bronze medal over the final 100 meters on the strength of the fifth-fastest time, 1:42.93, in American history, at the XXXI Summer Olympics on Aug.