2017-2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

Benjamin Leistensnider

Marquise Murphy

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Chantilly, Va.
  • Highschool Westfield

Biography

2017-18 - Freshman Season: Posted a 13th-place effort in the triple jump at the CAC Indoor Championships after landing a distance of 12.19 meters ... Came through with his top performance in the event at the New Captains Classic with a 12.63-meter showing ... Had a season-best mark of 6.20 meters in the long jump at the Captains Invitational ... Threw down a time of 12.13 in the 100 at the Blue & Silver Challenge ... Had seven top-10 finishes during the year, including three at the Dr. Jack Toms Invitational.

At Westfield - Excelled as a sprinter on the track & field team with the Bulldogs ... Collected All-Conference accolades for his efforts during the indoor and outdoor track campaigns as a senior ... Also competed on the football team as a linebacker and defensive back.

Personal - Marquise Lonell Murphy is the son of Slade and Anita Murphy ... His dream vacation would be a trip to Japan ... Nelson Mandela is the person in history he would most like to meet ... "Cast Away" is his favorite movie, and Chance the Rapper is his favorite musician ... Aspires to own his own restaurant and be a novelist ... Majoring in English.