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Truman State University Athletics

Hall of Fame

Sara Murray

  • Class
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Soccer
Murray was the first, first-team All-American for the Truman women's soccer team and repeated that feat in back-to-back seasons in 2003 and 2004. She was a four-time, first-team all-Region and All-MIAA selection and earned conference Freshman of the Year accolades in 2001 and Most Valuable Player honors in 2003.
 
Murray and the Bulldogs were nearly unstoppable with a 71-9-5 overall record with four of the losses coming in each season during the NCAA Division II tournament and an even more impressive 48-1-3 conference mark.
 
She still holds the entire career scoring records for both Truman and the MIAA. She tallied 59 goals and 42 assists for 160 points and was only the 13th player in Division II history to achieve at least 40 goals and 40 assists during their career.
 
Murray holds three of the top five, including the top two single-season scoring marks at Truman with 18 goals in 2003, 17 in 2001 and 15 in 2004. She is tied for second in career games played with 85.
 
Murray was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and the 2004 recipient of the Ken B. Jones Award that was given to the overall top male and female student-athlete in the MIAA. She was the second Bulldog to earn that prestigious award and first female.
 
Following graduation, Murray served with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps and aided recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina in the gulf coast. She then went into medical school at the University of Minnesota followed by seven years at the University of Wisconsin completing a general surgery residency and post-doctorate research fellowship. She is currently working at Washington University in St. Louis finishing up her surgical training in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
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