Ellie Murphy-Weise
Ellie Murphy-Weise
  • Height:
    5'7"
  • Year:
    2023
  • Hometown:
    San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School:
    Lick-Wilmerding
  • Major:
    International Relations - History and Music
  • 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:
  • 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"