Player Bio: Thomas MurleyPlayer Bio: Thomas Murley
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Player Bio: Thomas Murley

  Thomas Murley
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Elizabethtown, Kty.

Stanford: An NCAA qualifier on the track who also possesses NCAA Cross Country experience, Murley heads into the season as a team leader.

1998 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Finished third at the ASU Invitational, part of a 1-2-3 Stanford sweep ... Fifth man for the Cardinal at the NCAA Regional in Fresno where he finished 14th ... Fourth man at the NCAA Championships with a 46th place finish.

1997 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Best finish during the season was sixth at the Nevada Invitational.

1996 Cross Country Season: Redshirted ... Competed in the junior men's division at the 1996 USAT&F National Cross Country Championships, where he finished sixth and thus nailed down a spot on the U.S. Junior National team to represent the U.S. in Italy at the World Championships in 1997.

1999 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): One of Stanford's top 5,000 and 10,000 meter runners ... Competed two times in the 10,000 meters with a NCAA provisional and career-best time of 29:29.85 at the Cardinal Invitational ... Placed third at the Pac-10 meet in the 10,000 meters and sixth in the 5,000 meters.

1998 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Enjoyed a solid season in the 5,000 and the 10,000 meters ... Produced a NCAA provisional time of 29:35.52 in the 10,000 meters, and a conference qualifying time of 14:28.72 in the 5,000 meters ... Gained valuable experience competing against a quality field in the 10,000 meters at the conference meet.

1997 Track & Field Season: Redshirted ... Won the 10,000 meters at the 1997 Junior National Championships and competed at the Junior Pan Am Championships in Cuba.

High School: A two time Footlocker National finalist, as both a sophomore and again as a senior ... Won state cross country championships from his sophomore year on ... Also the 1994 and 1995 state 1,600 and 3,200 meter champion, winning the 3,200 meters again as a senior ... A graduate of Elizabethtown High School.

Cardinal Catalogue: Art History major ... A two-time (1997, 1998) Pac-10 all-academic cross country ... Also a 1999 Pac-10 Track & Field All-Academic first team choice