Darke County native makes second Olympic team

Clayton Murphy wins 800-meter run at Olympic Trials to earn spot in Tokyo Games
Sports
By
Updated June 22, 2021
X

Clayton Murphy is headed back to the Olympic Games.

Murphy, a Tri-Village High School graduate, punched his ticket to the Tokyo this summer by winning the 800-meter run Monday at the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

ExploreFrom New Madison to Rio: Olympic bronze for Clayton Murphy

Murphy, a bronze medalist at the Rio Games in 2016, won the event in 1 minute, 43.17 seconds. Isaiah Jewett and Bryce Hoppel finished 2-3 to also earn Olympic spots. Reigning world champion and race favorite Donavan Brazier finished eighth.

Xenia grad Daniel Michalski advanced to the final in the 3000-meter steeplechase with the third-fastest qualifying time in Monday’s first round. Michalski, who ran collegiately at Cedarville and then Indiana, clocked a time of 8:22,03. Isaac Updike (8:21.01) and Hillary Bor (8:21.09) had the top two times.

The top three finishers in Friday’s final will earn Olympic berths.

The Tokyo Olympics will take place July 23 through Aug. 8.

In Other News
1
Dayton rallies from 13-point deficit to upset No. 6 Marquette
2
Archdeacon: ‘More than a basketball game’
3
Dayton falls to Nebraska in Sweet 16 of NCAA volleyball tournament
4
Despite struggles, Taylor believes Titans are ‘a team on the rise’...
5
Wright State basketball: Sargent, staff try to look beneath surface in...

About the Author