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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Dunbarton, N.H.
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- High School:
- Goffstown
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- Events:
- Distance
Bio
2015 graduate of Goffstown High School … outstanding student who is majoring in finance … minor in actuarial science … Before Bentley: cross country captain … Division II All-State honoree in cross country … also lettered in indoor and outdoor track … finished 9th in the NIHAA Division II Cross Country Championships as a senior … Personal: age as of Dec. 1: 18 … son of Bryan and Monica Murphy … has five younger siblings: Natalie (17), Nathan (16), Kylie (14), Justin (13) and Cassie (12) … grandfather graduated from Bentley in 1966 … National Merit Award winner … AP Scholar with Distinction … Valedictorian … involved in Bentley Trading Society and with Off the Clock, an a Capella group.
CROSS COUNTRY
2015-16: named Division II All-East Region and Division II All-Academic by the USTFCCCA … was one of Bentley’s top six runners in all six meets he participated in, including the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational and the Kirsch Cup when he was the first Falcon to reach the finish line … overall, was 41st at UMass-Dartmouth (26:35.73) and 15th at the Kirsch (16:07.7 for 6K) … finished 28th in the Northeast-10 Championships (26:14.3), 22nd in the NCAA Division II East Regional (32:21.03) and 186th in the NCAA Championships (32:35.40) … ran in the JV race at the New Englands before cracking the team’s top seven … named Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week Sept. 22.
TRACK
Bentley Rankings: 14th in outdoor two mile (9:52.42, converted from 3,000) … Indoor Bests: 9:03.37 3,000 (2016 Northeast-10 Championships), 15:30.27 5,000 (2016 BU Terrier Inv.) … Outdoor Bests: 9:10.54 3,000 (2016 Stonehill Skyhawk Inv.), 15:41.23 5,000 (2016 MIT Sean Collier Inv.), 32:42.84 10,000 (2016 Northeast-10 Championships) … 2015-16: placed sixth in the 10,000 at the outdoor Northeast-10 Championships (32:42.84) … was 11th in the 5,000 at the NE-10’s indoors (9:03.37) … ran in a total of five events indoors and the same number outdoors.
Top Performances
Meet Results
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News Mentions
Mattson & Sihvonen Among 4 Bentley Student-Athletes Recognized by USTFCCCA
Four members of the Bentley University outdoor track and field teams, including senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial...
May 18, 2018
Quartet of Falcons Earn All-New England Honors
A quartet of Bentley University student-athletes, including multi-time honorees Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and junior...
May 11, 2018
Sihvonen Captures 2nd Northeast-10 Javelin Championship
For the second time in three years, Bentley University senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) is the Northeast-10...
May 4, 2018
Bentley Falcons Set for Northeast-10 Outdoor Track Championships This Weekend at Southern Connecticut
With former champion Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and record-setting junior Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS)...
May 3, 2018
Higgins, Sihvonen Turn in Winning Performances at Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational
Senior Seamus Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and junior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) posted victories for...
April 28, 2018
Gettings, Higgins & Sihvonen Post Winning Performances at MIT
Sophomore Josh Gettings (Lowell/Lowell HS), senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and senior Seamus Higgins...
April 21, 2018
Sihvonen Repeats as NE10 Field Athlete of the Week
Bentley University senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./ Lyman Memorial HS) has been selected as the Men’s Field Athlete of the...
April 12, 2018
Murphy, Sihvonen Post Winning Performances at AIC
During the eighth annual Yellow Jacket Invitational at American International College, the Bentley University men’s track and field team...
April 7, 2018
Higgins, Arnold Lead Bentley During Opening Day of NE10 Track Championships
Senior Seamus Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and sophomore Alex Arnold (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) were the top performers for the...
February 17, 2018
Strong Showing for Arnold During David Hemery Valentine’s Invitational Saturday
Bentley University sophomore Alex Arnold (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) made a strong showing for the Falcon men’s indoor track and field...
February 10, 2018
Arnold Shines for Bentley at Reggie Poyau Memorial
Alex Arnold (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) provided the only victory for the Bentley University men’s indoor track and field team Saturday...
January 13, 2018
Hergott Takes 1st in 3,000 in Season-Opening UMass-Boston Indoor Open
For the second straight year, a member of the Bentley University men’s track and field team opened the season by taking first place in the...
December 2, 2017