Kate Murphy added to her legend on the track with a starring performance in the Virginia Group 6A North Region Championships over the weekend.
Murphy, a junior at Lake Braddock (Burke), ran a 2:06 split to anchor the team to victory in the 4×800 in 8:57.61, according to MileSplit.com.
Murphy was a member of the American Family Insurance ALL-USA Preseason Girls Track Team.
The time is the fastest in the United States this year and No. 2 all-time in the state of Virginia. The state record belongs to Western Branch (8:52.38) at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2014.
Individually, Murphy won the 800 meters in a time of 2:10.08, edging Reagan Bustamonte, who ran 2:10.2, and took home the 1,600 meters in a time of 4:48.22. Rachel McArthur of Patriot was second in 4:48.81.
Earlier this spring, Murphy and Lake Braddock won the Distance Medley Relay Championship of America at the Penn Relays with the fourth-fastest time in the history of the 122-year-old meet (11:36.52). That followed an impressive indoor season.