2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Biography
PRIOR TO CORNELL
Ran cross country and was on track and field team at South Anchorage HS in Anchorage, Alaska, as a freshman and sophomore ... helped team place second at Alaska state championships in 2021 and 2022 in cross country ... two-time qualifier and competetor at Mt. Sac Invitational (2021, 2022) ... also ran cross country at The Community School, where she placed in top 5 at Wood River Regional Invitational in 2024 ... placed second in 4x400-meter relay and fifth in 800-meter at ASAA Division 1 State Championship in 2022 ... finished in top 10 in both 800- and 1600-meter events at 2023 ASAA Division 1 State Championships and 2023 Brian Young All-Stars Invitational ... served as co-captain of Mountain Bike Team at The Community School and had a second-place individual finish at Grand Targhee NICA Regionals Race ... three-time Alaska state champion in skiing, winning in U12 (2019), U14 (2021) and U16 (2023) age groups ... recipient of The Community School Beaupre Award, awarded to an outstanding member of the senior class that demonstrates high standards of scholarship, leadership, citizenship and athletic scholarship ... member of National Honor Society, La Mesa Comunitaria (The Community Table) member organizing and hosting events for the local Spanish-speaking community.
PERSONAL
Ava Jean Murphy is the daughter of Shane and Dawn Murphy, and has a younger brother ... mother, Dawn, was a sprinter at Stephen F. Austin (1997-98) ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
