Tessa Murray

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Mount Vernon, Wash.
High School:
Mount Vernon HS

2013 NCAA Preliminary Round Qualifier - 5000m (Outdoor)
2013 Mountain West Champion - 5000m (Outdoor)

2014-15 CROSS COUNTRY - (Nov. 22) Was the fourth scoring Bronco at the 2014 NCAA National Championships...finished the 6-kilometer course in 21:31.8...(Nov. 14) Placed 30th out of 230 runners at the NCAA West Regional...was the fourth scoring Bronco in a time of 21:05.1....helped advance the women's team to NCAA Nationals with an auto-qualifying bid...Finished 26th at the Roy Griak Invitational in 22:02.2 and the third Bronco to cross the finish line...Finished fifth at the Utah Open (Sept. 5) in 14:51.4 in her first cross country race since the 2012-13 season…INDOOR – Did not compete…OUTDOOR – Took 15th in the 5,000m (16:14.95) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, giving Murray second team All-American honors…PR’d at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 5,000m with a 16:02.04…took fifth at the Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5,000m (16:25.40)…was runner-up at the Border Clash in the 1,500m after running a 1,500m…also competed at the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Stanford Invitational in the 1,500m and 5,000m, respectively.

2013-14: CROSS COUNTRY - A member of the team, but did not race.

2012-13: CROSS COUNTRY - Raced in five meets...led the Broncos in two meets...57th at the 2012 Pre-National meet (6K, 21:07.7)...32nd at the NCAA West Regional (20:35)...placed sixth at the Mountain West (MW) Championships 6K (21:05.86)...sixth at the Roger Curran Invite 4K (14:52.35)...23rd at the Roy Griak Invite (22:00.5)...All-MW First Team...All-MW Cross Country Academic honoree...MW Scholar Athlete...INDOOR - Did not compete...OUTDOOR - An NCAA Preliminary round qualifier in the 5000m, placing 32nd...won the San Francisco State Distance Carnival 5000m (16:39.76)...MW Champion in the 5000m (16:45.29)...All-MW honoree (5000m)...All-MW Track & Field Academic honoree...MW Scholar Athlete...ran the school's second-fastest 5000m in 16:20.04 at the Mt. SAC Relays.

2011-12: CROSS COUNTRY - Ran in five meets...placed sixth at the Roger Curran 4K (15:21.51)...eighth at the Santa Clara Invite 5K (17:20.1)...13th at the MW Championship 6K (21: 46.8)...38th at the NCAA West Regional 6K (21:16)...93rd at the Roy Griak 6K (22:14)...All-MW Second Team...All-MW Academic honoree...MW Scholar Athlete...INDOOR - Raced in the Mile, 3000m and 5000m...had a best of 5:06.73 in the Bronco Classic Mile to place fifth...second at the Bronco Invite Mile in 5:13.13...second at the Jacksons Invite 3000m in 10:12.33...ran 18:08.60 to place 17th in the MW 5000m...OUTDOOR - Ran the 1500m three times...won the Cal St. LA Twilight in 4:42.17...10th in the MW 1500m (4:43.74)...had a best of 4:41.74 to place second at the BYU/USC Triangular...All-MW Academic honoree...MW Scholar Athlete.

2010-11: CROSS COUNTRY - Raced in six meets...placed 19th at the WAC Championships (18:22, 5K)...was second-best for the Broncos at the NCAA Regionals (22:10.75, 6K)...ran a 5K best of 17:40.80 at the Santa Clara Invite to finish second for the Broncos and 21st overall...sixth at the Bob Firman, 33rd at the Coyote Invite...INDOOR/OUTDOOR - Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL - Ran cross country and track and field as a senior...placed eighth in the 3200m at the 3A Washington State track meet in 2010...placed 19th at the state cross country meet in 2009...an All-Northwest Conference cross country selection in 2009.

MAJOR - Marketing

CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
4K - 14:25.64
5K - 17:20.1
6K - 20:35

Indoor
Mile - 5:06.73
3000m - 10:12.33
5000m - 18:08.60

Outdoor
1500m - 4:29.88
5000m - 16:02.04