Fresno State: (2004) Notched a personal-best 16-4.75 (5.00m) in a tri-meet with Cal Poly and Cal State Northridge ... that mark ranked second on the squad among all pole vaulters last year ... qualified for first career NCAA Regional appearance ... (2003) Took fifth place in the decathlon at the WAC Outdoor Championships, garnering 4,519 points ... was fourth on the pole vault depth chart with a 4.73m during the outdoor season ... during the indoor season, notched a 15-07 (4.75m) a the WAC Indoor Championships ... (2002) Listed fourth on the team's depth chart, netting a 15-0 mark in his first collegiate season ... Fresno State Scholar-Athlete.
Clovis West HS: Competed in track and field as a pole vaulter, also played soccer ... vaulted to a personal-best height of 13-0 ... was a member of an all-star soccer team.
Personal: Born Sept. 3, 1983 in Salem Ore. ... son of David and Jill McMurry ... has one brother Nate and five sisters, Christy, Melissa, Summer, Asha and Leah ... enjoys mountain biking and playing golf ... lists his favorite athlete as Dutch Warmerdam ... admires John Muir, who hiked across the Sierra ... chose to attend Fresno State because of the program and its reputation in pole vaulting.
