Grayson Murphy is an American mountain runner. Amateur career At West High School (Utah), Murphy was a soccer player and did not run. Initially she attended Sweet Briar College as a soccer player. She started her track career competing as a walk-on for the Santa Clara Broncos and finished competing for the Utah Utes, where she was an All-American in cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track. International career Murphy won the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships in her debut at the event. She is also the XTERRA trail run world champion. References 1995 births Living people 21st-century American women American female mountain runners Santa Clara Broncos athletes Sweet Briar College alumni Utah Utes athletes World Mountain Running Championships winners Sportspeople from Utah