Ellie Murphy-Weise
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- Height:
- 5'7"
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- Year:
- 2023
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- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
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- High School:
- Lick-Wilmerding
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- Major:
- International Relations - History and Music
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- Pronunciation:
- ELL-ee MURF-ee WEE-s
Bio
Link to TFFRS.org Career Statistics
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2x NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country All-Region (East) (2021, 2022)
- 2021 NEWMAC Women's Cross Country All-Conference Team
- 2x USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country All-Academic Athlete (2021, 2022)
- 3x NEWMAC Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference (2020, 2021, 2022)
Collegiate Personal Records:
- 5K (XC) - 18:28.1 : 2022 Umass Dartmouth Invitational
- 6K (XC) - 22:49.5 : 2022 NCAA Division III East Regional Championship
2022:
- Competed in seven events as a senior
- Placed sixth at the Wellesley Invitational 5k to begin year
- Set 5k PR placing 13th with a time of 18:28.1 at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational
- Placed 20th at the NEWMAC Championships to help Wellesley finish fifth
- Made the All-Region team and set a 6k PR time of 22:49.5 to finish 12th at the DIII East Region Championships
- Finished 186th with a time of 24:00.5 at the NCAA DIII National Championships
2021:
- Competed in all seven events for the Blue as a junior
- Set a new 5K personal best at the Keene State Invitational with a time of 20:02.7
- Ran a new career best 6K at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships at exactly 23:00.0
2020:
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Did not participate due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2019:
- Competed in 4 events in her debut season for the Blue
- Set a 5k PR at the Keene State Invitational with a time of 20:27.2
- Finished the season with a 6k PR of 25:28.6 at the NEWMAC Cross Country Championships
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Lick-Wilmerding High School, graduated in 2019
- Was a four-sport athlete in cross country, basketball, track and field, and lacrosse
Personal:
- Daughter of Wellesley Athletics Hall of Famer Lisa Murphy '86 and Beth Weise, Calvin Chou, and Craig Kliger
- Born in San Francisco, Calif.
- Classically trained vocalist and opera singer
- Favorite athlete is Tobin Heath
- Proponent of the 40 mile week
- Aspires to break the heptathlon school record
Why Wellesley?
- Chose to attend Wellesley College "to cement my family's Wellesley Athletics legacy and honor my heritage"