Charles Murphy

Hometown: Dallas, Texas High School: Lake Highlands Height: 5-10

Event: Sprints Experience: SR/SR

2008 Indoor: Competed in the 200 meters at the Husker Invitational and placed 21st with a time of 22.93 ... Ran a season best 400 meter time of 51.58 at the Kansas Invitational.

2007 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete.

2006 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2006 Indoor: Ran in Kansas' first meet of the season ... Finished 10th in the 60-meter dash at the K-State All-Comers meet with a time of 7.11.

2005 Outdoor: Competed in the 100 and 200-meter dash ... Finished in ninth in a time of 11.02 in the 100 meters at the Nebraska Invitational and seventh in the 100 meters at the Tulsa Duels (11.05) ... Ran the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing with a time of 21.90.

2005 Indoor: Competed in the 60, 200 and 400-meter dashes ... Finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 200-meter dash ... Ran the 200 meters in 21.67 in the Big 12 prelims, the third-best 200-meter dash time in school history ... Also had his best time in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships where he finished seventh in a time of 48.32 ... Best time in the 60-meter dash came at the Arkansas Invitational (7.01).

2004 Indoor: Placed second in the 400-meter dash in 51.81 at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular ... Finished 12th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.33 at the Wildcat Invitational ... Had his best 400-meter time of the indoor season with a time of 50.98 at the Jayhawk Invitational.

2004 Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in 50.77 at the Emporia State Relays ... Placed 10th in the 200-meter dash at the Hurricane Invitational.

High School: Earned letters in track and field (three) and football (one) ... Earned a top 10 ranking in the state of Texas and won all-district honors in 2003.

Personal: Mother is Stacey Murphy.