The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016-17 Rowing Roster
Roster
Murphy, Kay

Kay Murphy
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Duxbury
- Hometown:
- Duxbury, Mass.
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- 2018, 2019 NCAA Championship participant
- 2018 Academic All-Big 12 (second team)
- 2017, 2018, 2019 Big 12 Champion
- 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
AS A SENIOR (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, coxing the Varsity 4+ to a third-place finish at 6:56.987.
- Coxed the Varsity 4+ to a first-place win (7:31.335) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ in a dual race against No. 6 Ohio State, finishing first with a time of 6:05.30.
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2019 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:36.140) and progressing to the A Finals, placing second overall (6:36.405).
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that beat No. 7 Princeton and No. 9 Yale with a time of 6:15.5 at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ.
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic, placing 2nd in heats (6:49.086), and finishing 4th overall in the Grand Final (6:49.186), beating UCLA and Washington State.
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2018 NCAA Championship, finishing 5th overall in the Grand Final (6:30.519).
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2018 Big 12 Championship, finishing 1st overall in the Grand Final (6:37.042).
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the Longhorn Invite, finishing 1st in its heat (6:30.119), and 2nd overall in the A Final (6:56.789).
- Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ at the Texas-Washington-Michigan regatta, finishing 3rd overall (6:17.39).
- Coxed the Varsity 8+ at the Big 12 Double Dual, finishing 1st in both races against West Virginia and Old Dominion (6:46.411 and 6:27.255, respectively.)
- Coxed the Varsity 4+ at the San Diego Crew Classic, finishing 2nd overall in the Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup Grand Final (7:44.142).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
- Paced the Second Varsity 8+ to victory in the grand final (6:27.445) at the Big 12 Championships
- Helped the Varsity 8+ to victory over Virginia (6:25.13) at the Virginia Dual
- Helped the Varsity 8+ to victory in the "A" Final (6:15.100) at the Clemson invitational
- Joined the Varsity 8+ for victories over K-State (7:05.221) and Kansas (7:11.551) at the Big 12 Double Dual
- Helped the Varsity 8+ to victory in the Jessop-Whittier Cup Grand Final (6:16.729) over USC, Wisconsin, Washington State, British Columbia, and UCLA at the San Diego Crew Classic
- Led the First Varsity 8+ to victory in the “A” Final (6:08.555) over Iowa, UCF, and Duke at the Longhorn Invite