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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Kosival Girl's School
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- Previous College:
- New Mexico Junior College
Bio
A distance runner from Kenya, Purity is a combined eight-time junior college All-American in cross country and track & field at New Mexico Junior College. She has also received All-Region V honors and all-conference recognition for her efforts in cross country. Her career-best at 3,000m is 10:36.85, with a 3,000m steeplechase best of 11:33.77. She has also posted personal best times of 18:02.10 at 5K and 38:58.07 at 10K.
Coach Angel on Murray: Purity brings loads of experience and depth to our cross country and track & field programs. She has great range and is an impact player who will help us as we strive for excellence in the OVC.
News mentions
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Four of Tennessee Tech’s six runners recorded personal best times, led by junior Purity Murray, as the Golden Eagle women’s cross country team finished in 27th place at the NCAA South Regional Friday morning.
Two members of the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team and six from the women’s squad will compete Friday in the NCAA South Regional, hosted by the University of Alabama at Harry Pritchett Running Park in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Junior Purity Murray paced the team Saturday at the OVC Championships, and three Golden Eagle runners posted career-best times as the Tennessee Tech women’s cross country finished eighth among 12 teams at the conference meet at Murray State’s Miller Memorial Golf Course.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will put the last three months of training into what should be their best effort Saturday morning at the Ohio Valley Conference championships in Murray, Ky.
Paced by former junior college All-American Purity Murray’s personal-best time, the Tennessee Tech women’s cross country team placed 16th in an outstanding field of 26 teams at the Alabama Crimson Classic Friday evening at the Harry Pritchett Park. The Golden Eagle men’s team, which started the race with only five runners, did not record a team score as one Golden Eagle runner was unable to finish the event due to cramps.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams have one final tuneup race before competing at the end of the month in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, and what a meet it will be. The Golden Eagles are set to run Friday afternoon in the Crimson Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama
The Tennessee Tech women’s cross country team earned a sixth place finish among the 14 Division I teams in their event at the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday morning, and the Golden Eagle men finished 10th among 14 Division programs in their race.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will head to Louisville, Ky., this weekend to compete in their largest races of the season at the Greater Louisville Classic.
Tennessee Tech's California connection of Sarah Brandt and Jenna Storms led the way for the women's cross country team as the Golden Eagles placed 16th at Vanderbilt's Commodore Classic in Nashville Saturday morning.
The second week of the 2015 season netted the Tennessee Tech women's cross country team a ninth place finish among 13 teams Saturday morning at the Furman Invitational. Junior Sarah Brandt was the top finisher for the Golden Eagles.
Nine of Tennessee Tech’s 13 cross country runners ran in their first collegiate race Saturday as coach Wayne Angel’s Golden Eagles opened the 2015 season at the Indiana Open.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams open the 2015 schedule Saturday at the Indiana Open, where the Golden Eagles go up against two Hoosier teams each ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason