LeBlond's Murphy makes school history, becomes first track & field para-athlete

LeBlond's Murphy makes school history, becomes first track & field para-athlete

Field season gets underway... it's the first time in two years for many athletes... but for a bishop leblond freshman..

He's making his high school debut and making history in the process... <<(sot, kim huss: "probably the first or second most competitive guy out of the 25 that we have on the track team.") as elliot murphy competes in his second-ever high school track meet...he's doing so at bishop leblond...(sot, elliot murphy: "i've learned that i can do it.

It's different.

It's a new learning experience.")murphy becoming the first para-athlete at the school...(sot, elliot murphy: "since track is one of the para sanctioned sports in the state, i wanted to try it.") but it's definitely not his first time competing...(nat sound: basketball shot) murphy's been playing basketball for years...and we talked to him during even taking the court in a fundraiser against st.

Joseph police and fire in 2017... (sot, elliot murphy: "some of the other sports really aren't adaptive for other people with disabilities like me.")now as a leblond freshman..

Murphy taking every can get... (sot, elliot murphy: kind of overlooked, when it comes down to it, but more attention and it's really nice for people like me.")he's trying his hand at shot put...(sot, elliot murphy: "it's going okay)meter race...but as his coach knows..

Murphy wants to compete, so he wants to work his way toward the 200 meter...(sot, kim huss: "every single day, we've been learning a lot.

I've been coaching track and field for a long time.

We are learning tons every single day because there is a lot of strategy and there's a lot of technical work that has to deal with racing and throwing the shot put.")(sot, elliot murphy: "it's difficult, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy, but a lot of technicalities that go into it.")tuesday marked murphy's second track meet of the spring..but there's plenty more to (sot, elliot murphy: "the coaches have been great, the meets have been great.

You get to meet new people and try new stuff.") the