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Troy University
TROY, Ala. – Aaliyah Murphy continues Troy’s track and field schedule on Thursday, June 19, as she battles among the elite in the 2025 USATF u20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., at 7:13 p.m. for the 400m hurdles. If she qualifies, Murphy will compete in the finals on Friday, June 20, at 7:20 […]
TROY, Ala. – Aaliyah Murphy continues Troy’s track and field schedule on Thursday, June 19, as she battles among the elite in the 2025 USATF u20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., at 7:13 p.m. for the 400m hurdles. If she qualifies, Murphy will compete in the finals on Friday, June 20, at 7:20 p.m.
“We are excited to have Aaliyah compete in the USATF U20 National Championships in Eugene, Ore.,” director of track & field / cross country Marc Davis said. “She’s been training well and had a great indoor and outdoor season. I’m looking forward to watching her compete tomorrow evening.”
Murphy holds the Troy program outdoor record for the 400m hurdles when she shattered the record at the Doc Anderson Invitational. She crossed the line for first with a time of 59.94 to break a record that stood since 1988. Through the outdoor season, Murphy’s put together the top seven times in the 400m hurdles event for the Trojans. In her seven attempts at the event, she’s collected three first-place finishes at the Doc Anderson Invitational, Southern Miss Invitational and South Alabama Invitational. At the SBC Outdoor Championships, the freshman punched her ticket to the final round with a fourth-place fun in the preliminaries at 1:01.63 – she went on to finish runner-up in the finals at 1:00.49.
“We are excited to have Aaliyah compete in the USATF U20 National Championships in Eugene, Ore.,” director of track & field / cross country Marc Davis said. “She’s been training well and had a great indoor and outdoor season. I’m looking forward to watching her compete tomorrow evening.”
Murphy holds the Troy program outdoor record for the 400m hurdles when she shattered the record at the Doc Anderson Invitational. She crossed the line for first with a time of 59.94 to break a record that stood since 1988. Through the outdoor season, Murphy’s put together the top seven times in the 400m hurdles event for the Trojans. In her seven attempts at the event, she’s collected three first-place finishes at the Doc Anderson Invitational, Southern Miss Invitational and South Alabama Invitational. At the SBC Outdoor Championships, the freshman punched her ticket to the final round with a fourth-place fun in the preliminaries at 1:01.63 – she went on to finish runner-up in the finals at 1:00.49.