Guy Murray

Guy Murray

College coach infobox
Name = Guy Murray
Sport = Track and field, cross country


ImageWidth =
Caption = Discretion is the greater part of valor
DateOfBirth =
Birthplace =
DateOfDeath =
Deathplace =
College = Detroit
Title = Head coach
Championships =3 Horizon League Men's Indoor Track
• (1996, 2000, 2003)
4 Horizon League Women's Indoor Track
• (1996, 1998, 1999, 2002)
2 Horizon League Women's Outdoor Track
• (1999, 2000)
Awards = 10 Horizon League Coach of the Year
CurrentRecord =
OverallRecord =
Runner = *
Years = 1985-1989
Team = Detroit
Position =
Coach = *
CoachYears = 1989-1993
1993-present
CoachTeams = Detroit (asst.)
Detroit

Guy Murray is the current men's and women's cross country and track and field head coach at the University of Detroit Mercy. Murray was one of the top runners in U of D history as a distance runner and he was also a marathon runner. As a coach, Murray has won numerous awards and championship in collegiate running.

Running career

Murray was a standout runner at Brandywine High in Niles, Michigan before running at the University of Detroit [ [http://www.marathonguide.com/news/newsviewer.cfm?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elive2run%2Ecom%2FMarathonGuide%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F2000%2FSun%5F000611%5F1%2Ehtml News ] ] . At Detroit, Murray was a four year letter winner (1985-1989) in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track and field. In cross country, Murray was All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) in 1986 and followed that by winning the Dominick Taddonio award, awarded to the cross country MVP, in 1988. In track and field, Murray was All-MCC in 1989. He earned the University of Detroit President's Award, awarded to the top senior student-athlete, in 1989.

Following his college athletic career, Murray competed in the Grandma's Marathon and finished 19th in 1999 to qualify for the US Olympic Trials. At the 2000 trials, Murray finished 57th. [ [http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=1256000507&Gen=B&Begin=1&End=78&Max=78 US Men Olympics Trials Race Results 2000 ] ]

Coaching career

Following his graduation, Murray was an assistant to then head coaches Earl Clark and Kevin Donner from 1989-1993. In the fall of 1993, Murray was named director of track and field/cross country. In 1996, both his men's and women's indoor track and field teams won the MCC conference championship. Since then, the men's indoor track and field team was the MCC/Horizon League champions in 2000 and 2003. The women's indoor track team was the MCC/Horizon League champions in 1998, 1999, and 2002. The women's outdoor track and field team was the MCC champions in 1999 and 2000.

In 2004, the men's track and field team was honored by the United States Track and Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) by having the highest GPA average in the country with a 3.324. The men's track and field team has been honored as an All-Academic Team by the USTFCCCA from 2003-2008 by having an average GPA over 3.00. The women's track and field team has been All-Academic in 2003 and from 2006-2008. The men's cross country team was All-Academic in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The women's cross country team was All-Academic in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. [ [http://ustfccca.cstv.com/ot/ustca-awards-all-academic-div1.html USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic] ] Individually, seven different Titans have been selected Academic All-America by the USTFCCCA: Kim Hemstreet (2002), Kim Jess (1995), Andrea Karpala (2003, 2004, 2005), Ryan Byrne (2005, 2008), Krista Switzer (2006), Sinisa Simic (2007), and Amanda Smith (2008). [ [http://ustfccca.cstv.com/genrel/071207aaa.html The 2007 USTFCCCA Division I Men's All-Academic Teams :: ] ]

Murray has had 2 NCAA championship qualifiers; Kim Hemstreet in 2002 for cross country and Paul Caraballo in 1997 for the high jump. Caraballo placed seventh at the NCAA championships in the high jump earning him all-american honors.

Bio

Murray currently lives in Redford, Michigan with his wife Patricia and their two children Kaitlin and Colin.

ee also

* Detroit Titans

References

* http://www.detroittitans.com/news.jsp?id=1143038271342


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Murray (Sly Cooper) — Murray the Hippo (also called The Murray , although more by himself than anyone else,) is a fictional hippo featured in the Sly Cooper video game series for the PlayStation 2. He has no known surname in any of the games, although he is often… …   Wikipedia

  • Murray (surname) — Murray is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb (or Moreb); the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray… …   Wikipedia

  • Guy — or Guys may refer to: * Man, in slang * Guys , a group of two or more people, originally used to refer to groups of males, now commonly used to refer to any groups, although the singular guy might not be used to refer to an individual female. *… …   Wikipedia

  • Murray Chotiner — Murray M Chotiner Born October 4, 1909(1909 10 04) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Died January 30, 1974(1974 01 30) …   Wikipedia

  • Murray Humphreys — Born January 1, 1899 (1899 01) Chicago, Illinois, United States Died November 23, 1965 (1965 11 24) Chicago, Illinois …   Wikipedia

  • Murray Leinster — Born William Fitzgerald Jenkins June 16, 1896(1896 06 16) Norfolk, Virginia Died June 8, 1975(1975 06 08) (aged 78) Gloucester, Virginia Pen name Murray Leinster, William Fitzgerald, Lou …   Wikipedia

  • Guy Carleton — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Guy Carleton, Primer Barón de Dorchester. Guy Carleton, Primer Barón de Dorchester, Order of the Bath, KB (Strabane, Condado de Tyrone, Irlanda, 3 de septiembre de 1724 – 10 de noviembre de 1808 Stubbings, Maid …   Wikipedia Español

  • Guy Carleton, barón de Dorchester — Guy Carleton, Primer Barón de Dorchester. Guy Carleton, Primer Barón de Dorchester, caballero de la Orden del Baño (Strabane, Condado de Tyrone, Irlanda, 3 de septiembre de 1724 – 10 de noviembre de 1808 Stubbings, Maidenhead, Berkshire),… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester — Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB (Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, September 3, 1722 ndash; November 10, 1808 Stubbings, Maidenhead, Berkshire), known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish British soldier who twice served as …   Wikipedia

  • Murray Bookchin — Full name Murray Bookchin Born January 14, 1921 New York City, New York Died July 30, 2006(2006 07 30) (aged 85) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”