Western Michigan University Athletics

2023: Competed in all 12 meets ... named Academic All-MAC ... earned First Team All-MAC honors ... named MAC Gymnast of the Year ... helped WMU to a MAC Regular Season Championship and a team berth in the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season ... broke her record in the all-around three times, with the highest being a 39.550 against Northern Illinois ... tied the program floor record with a 9.975 against Eastern Michigan ... MAC Co-Champion on floor with a 9.950 ... competed at the NCAA Regional Championship in Pittsburgh, fishing with an all-around score of 39.450, a 9.925 on floor, a 9.900 on beam, a 9.825 on bars and a 9.800 on vault, helping WMU to its best-ever team score at a NCAA Regional. 

2022: Competed in all 12 meets ... named Academic All-MAC ... earned Second Team All-MAC honors ... named to MAC All-Tournament Team ... earned scores of at least 9.900 on floor four times on the season, including a personal-best of 9.950 at the MAC Championship, tying for the MAC title ... also earned a MAC title on beam after a 9.9250 ... set a new program record in the all-around after a 39.400 at Michigan State ... competed at the NCAA Regionals on bars and beam. 

2021: Earned First-Team All-MAC honors...earned Academic All-MAC honors...participated in all 10 meets following return from injury...was center piece for WMU by competing in vault, bars, beam, and floor in all 10 meets during season...posted season-high scores of 9.875 on vault against Kent State (2/18/21), 9.825 on bars at MAC Championship (3/20/21), an eye-popping 9.950 on beam against Eastern Michigan (2/21/21), 9.925 in floor exercise, also at Eastern Michigan (2/21/21), and a 39.375 all-around score at Eastern Michigan (2/21/21)...holds team season-high scores in vault, beam, floor, and all-around for 2021...picked up two regular season first place finishes in vault (9.800 vs. Bowling Green 2/13/21, 9.875 vs. Kent State 2/18/21), two regular season first place finishes on beam (9.800 vs. Bowling Green 2/13/21, 9.900 vs. Kent State 2/13/21), one first place finish on floor (9.900 vs. Ball State 2/28/21), three all-around first place finishes, including a 39.325 at Eastern Michigan Quad Meet (2/6/21), 39.375 in meet vs. Eastern Michigan (2/21/21) and 39.225 in meet against Bowling Green (2/13/21)...took first place at NCAA Regional on beam (9.875 on 4/1/21)...holds WMU record for highest all-around score with 39.375 vs. Eastern Michigan.

2020: Competed in one meet before suffering a season-ending injury ... against Michigan State (1/5/20) in the season opener, finished with a 9.800 on vault and bars, a 9.850 on the beam and 9.725 on the floor to finish with a 39.175 in the all-around ... all-around score is tied for the 12th-highest in program history ...  helped program to its fourth consecutive win against Michigan State ...  part of the 2020 regular season Mid-American Conference championship squad with a 5-1 league record.

Prior to WMU: Competed at Palmer's Gymnastics Club in Bloomingdale, Ill., under coaches Debbie Palmer and Jason MacDonald … all-around champion at the Illinois state meet with 38.725 in 2018 ... Region 5 floor champion in 2018 with a 9.650, all-around runner-up with 38.075 ... Junior Olympics national qualifier in 2017, 2018 and 2019 ... sixth place all-around in 2019 at Junior Olympics National Championships with a 38.400.
 
Personal: Majoring in nursing … daughter of Shannon and Brian Murphy …has three siblings: Brian, Katie and Madison … brother, Brian, wrestled at University of Michigan ... sister Katie and mother, Shannon, also both gymnasts ... chose to attend WMU for its supportive and close-knit gymnastics team and the opportunity to develop as a student and an athlete ... born on April 20, 2001 in Winfield, Ill.

Murphy's Career-Highs:
Vault: 9.875 (at Alabama, 2/4/22)
Bars: 9.90 (at Michigan State, 3/5/22)
Beam: 9.95 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/21/22)
Floor: 9.925 (4x, last at Bowling Green, 2/26/22)
All-Around: 39.40 (at Michigan State, 3/5/22)