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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Colin Murray

Colin Murray

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Redford, Mich.
  • High School:
    Divine Child

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results & Top Times

Career Highlights:

  • Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2025)
  • 3x Horizon League Freshmen Of The Week
  • All-Horizon League Second Team (2025)


2025:

  • A great rookie season as he ran in all six meets, leading the team twice and placing in the top two in all six races, earning All-Horizon League Second Team
  • Had a pair of top-10 finishes, four in the top 20, and all six in the top 60, while breaking the rookie 8k and 10k marks
  • Started the year, placing fifth at Oakland's Golden Grizzly Open in 15:11
  • Broke the school's 8k freshmen record at Notre Dame's National Catholic Invitational, as his time of 24:44 was good for 13th in the race
  • Lowered his freshman record to 24:40 at the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic for 44th, the best rookie time and the third-best time ever for a Titan at the event
  • Claimed sixth at the Canisius Alumni Classic in 25:09, the best by a freshman on the course in school history and the fifth-best overall tally at Canisius
  • Again broke his own freshman mark at the HL Championships, taking 12th in 24:17, the best time by a true freshman in the race and the third-best 8k in school history
  • Led the way with a time of 31:48 for 60th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals, the second-best finish by a freshman in school history at the regionals, as well as the best 10k time by a freshman in school history and seventh overall by a Titan


Prior To Detroit Mercy:

  • A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track
  • Tabbed All-State in cross country three times, finishing 25th as a sophomore, ninth as a junior, and fourth as a senior
  • Was also a three-time All-Catholic and All-Press & Guide in cross country, including first-place finishes at the regionals and the Catholic League Championships as a junior and senior
  • Was All-State five times in track, including back-to-back in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters as a junior and senior, and on the 4x800 as a sophomore

Personal:
  • Son of Patricia and Guy Murray
  • His dad is the current cross country and track and field coach, ran cross country and track for the Titans, and was the 1989 President's Award winner
  • His mom ran cross country and track at Eastern Michigan
  • Has an older sister, Kaitlin, who ran cross country and track for the Titans from 2019-2023
  • Has a cousin who runs cross country and track at Loyola Chicago
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because he has been around the campus since he was a kid, and it felt like an excellent opportunity to run here too
  • A Mechanical Engineering major

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