Jon Murray

Biography

At Texas Tech... 2 National Championships (2019 outdoor, 2024 indoor) 4 NCAA Champions 15 First Team All-Americans 9 Big 12 Champions 3 Big 12 Cross Country Championships Jon Murray is entering his 20th season with Texas Tech at the start of the 2024-25 season. A three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year, the distance running program at Texas Tech has reached a pinnacle among the Big 12 while consistently contending on the national level. During the 2023 cross country season, Murray's three newcomers in Juliet Cherubet, Anastasia Chepkorir and Gideon Kiplimo, all found success, making it to the NCAA Championships as Cherubet finished as an All-American (top-40). The 2024 indoor/outdoor season saw freshman Ernest Cheruiyot win the Big 12 10k indoor title as he would go on to finish fourth outdoors. Cherubet would place her names all over the Tech record book in the 1500m and 5k, as she would finish as an All-American (fifth) by season's end in the 5k. She was the Big 12 outdoor 1500m champion, while placing second in the 5k. The 2021 cross country season saw the development of Halena Rahmaan reach new heights as the Texas transfer registered a personal best time in each of the regular season meeting leading up to the conference meet. During 2017, Murray coached three-time Big 12 Champion Benard Keter. Keter picked up his first championship crown at the conference cross country championship at Tech’s home course in Lubbock. He then went on to grasp two more titles in outdoor competit