In its 10th year, the Ed Murphey Classic joins the inaugural USA Track and Field Tour and will serve as the final stop on the 2026 tour.

USATF will also offer $50K in prize money to the male and female athlete who earn the highest number of World Athletics performance points in their three highest-scoring competitions during the series. Memphis joins Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, Tucson and 8 other cities on the inaugural tour. This tour, with a stop in Memphis, signifies an important step forward for the sport ahead of the 2028 LA Olympic Games.

The Murphey Track Club donated branded track and field team tents to Shelby County schools:

• Booker T Washington High

• Colonial Middle

• Douglass K8

• Geeter K8

• Georgian Hills Middle

• Hamilton High

• Mitchell High

• Mount Pisgah Middle

• Oakhaven Middle

• Oakhaven High

• Sherwood Middle

• Snowden Elementary

• Soulville Charter School

• Treadwell Middle

• Trezevant High

• Haywood County High

The Murphey Track Club hosts the inaugural Memphis City School Shelby Metro Camp for track and field!

The Ed Murphey Classic forms the Murphey Track Club and hires Alisa Seymour as executive director and head coach!