Notre Dame Men's Fencing at the Notre Dame Duals on January 29th.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Competed in two regular season dual meets for the foil team on the year, compiling a 15-6 record ... achieved a 13-2 mark at the Notre Dame Duals ... remained undefeated in head-to-head bouts at the home duals against Lawrence (2-0), Case Western (3-0) and Michigan State (3-0) ... finished 3-3 overall at the Northwestern Duals, surrendering only two touches in a pair of bouts against Cal Tech ... finished 15th out of 73 fencers at the Midwest Fencing Conference Championships.
AS A FRESHMAN: Did not fence during first year with the program while recovering from a knee injury
PREP AND PERSONAL: Fenced on the varsity team at Commack High School ... named all-conference sophomore, junior, and senior years ... went undefeated at Suffolk County Foil Championship senior year which earned him the county championship and an all-Long Island honors ... News 12 (Long Island News Network) Scholar-Athlete following senior season ... biggest thrill to-date was earning "A" ranking in April 2010 by coming in 3rd at the Jeff Wolfe Long Island Challenge ... third-generation Notre Dame member (grandfather Arthur Murphy attended in 1942, father Shawn Murphy graduated in 1977) ... son of Shawn and Judith Murphy ... enrolled in the College of Science, pursuing a degree in physics.
