ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Former Navy cross country and track & field standout Murphy Smith ('25) qualified for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon with a 10th-place finish at the 2025 California International Marathon in 2:11:58 this past weekend.
 
As a cross country runner at Navy, Smith earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region accolades two times (2023, '24), while also being named USTFCCCA All-Academic as a senior. The Charlotte, N.C. native won back-to-back individual Patriot League Cross Country titles (2023, '24) to earn first-team all-league honors, while helping Navy claim four straight conference crowns during his tenure. In addition to being named Patriot League Runner of the Meet twice (2023, '24), Smith claimed Rookie of the Meet (2021) at the conference championship as a freshman.
 
Smith capped his track and field career with his first appearance at the NCAA Championships, where he earned second-team All-America honors in the 10,000 meters with a 13th-place time of 29:18.39. He was a three-time Patriot League champion, winning the 5,000 twice (2024, '25) and securing the 10,000 title his senior year. Additionally, Smith garnered four second-team All-Patriot League honors in the 3,000 (2024, '25), 5,000 (2025) and 10,000 (2024).
 
Smith graduated with a quantitative economics degree with a 3.28 GPA and earned academic honors in seven of his eight semesters at the Naval Academy.