Villanova’s Liam Murphy, an Allentown High product, wraps up Penn Relays career as a collegiate

Villanova’s Liam Murphy, an Allentown High product, wraps up Penn Relays career as a collegiate

PHILADELPHIA — Liam Murphy would have liked his last Penn Relays race as a collegiate to end in victory. Instead, the former Allentown High star and his Villanova teammates came up three-tenths-of-a-second short as Murphy was edged out by the anchor runner from Washington in the 4xMile relay at a rainy Franklin Field on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies, who also won the DMR on Friday, finished with a time of 16:24.61, while Wildcats clocked in at…

The Penn Relays 4xMile: “It’s First or Nothing”

PHILADELPHIA – With the opportunity for a three-peat in the 4xMile on the line at the 2025 Penn Relays, graduate Liam Murphy grabbed the baton from junior Marco Langon in the pouring rain. The duo holds the two fastest 1500-meter times in college history, with Murphy holding the record of 3:33.02. With the baton in hand, in front of Murphy were four laps for it all.  Murphy, in his final Penn Relays as a Wildcat, led for the first 1,400 meters o…