2024 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Murray, Ada

Ada Murray
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Thousand Oaks, CA
- High School:
- Westlake HS
Bio
Ada Murray TFRRS Page
CSUN - 2025 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Murray competed in eight meets ... finished 19th in the hammer throw with her toss of 44.54m (146-1) at the Big West Outdoor Championships (5/16/25) ... recorded a PR of 47.00m (154-2) in the hammer throw to finish 13th at the UCSB Invite (4/26/25).Â
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Murray competed in four meets on the season, all in the hammer throw ... set a PR in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.40m (139-1) at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/26/24) ... finished third with a toss of 41.81m (137-2) at the Oxy Invitational (5/4/24).
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.
CSUN - 2023 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Posted season best 125-1 in the hammer throw to begin the season at the UCSB Invitational ... entered five hammer throw competitions with a season best finish of 10th at UCSB ... competed in one discus (81-0) at the Chris Rinne Twilight, finishing ninth.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Westlake High School … finished fourth in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the Marmonte League Finals as a senior … placed seventh in the shot and eighth in the discus at the Marmonte League Finals as a junior … was sixth in the shot put at the Marmonte League Finals as a freshman … was fifth in the discus at the 2019 So Cal Frosh-Soph Championships … prep bests were 32-1 in the shot put and 99-11 in the discus … received the Seal of Biliteracy, California State Seal of Civic Engagement, Honor Band Most Outstanding Musician Award (Wind Symphony /Wind Ensemble -2019-2022), and Academic Scholar Athlete Award (2020, 2021, 2022).
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Zechariah Murray and Tanika Parker … father played football at CSUN … favorites include Janee' Kassanavoid, Fredrick Dacres, Usain Bolt, Pele, Chadwick Boseman, Eartha Kitt, Moon Knight, The Last Dragon, Curry Chicken, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Erykah Badu, and Google.com … chose CSUN because I felt obligated to follow the path of all the positive role models in my life who also went to CSUN as student athletes, and are well-rounded because of the opportunities available students … says greatest sports moment so far is when I ran a 1600m for fun and ended up getting first place … says the best thing about being an athlete is being able to learn how to improve from your last performance, and to break your own limits with constant rewarding improvement … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is if your identity and self-esteem relies on your performance, numbers, wins, or losses, it can be very easy to forget who you are outside of athletic capabilities…the most famous person she has met is Ryan Coogler … the person in history she would like to meet is Mansa Musa … the two people she would like to have dinner with are Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler … her greatest hero is her mom who has always been there for her.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
CSUN - 2025 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Murray competed in eight meets ... finished 19th in the hammer throw with her toss of 44.54m (146-1) at the Big West Outdoor Championships (5/16/25) ... recorded a PR of 47.00m (154-2) in the hammer throw to finish 13th at the UCSB Invite (4/26/25).Â
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Murray competed in four meets on the season, all in the hammer throw ... set a PR in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.40m (139-1) at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/26/24) ... finished third with a toss of 41.81m (137-2) at the Oxy Invitational (5/4/24).
INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets.
CSUN - 2023 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Posted season best 125-1 in the hammer throw to begin the season at the UCSB Invitational ... entered five hammer throw competitions with a season best finish of 10th at UCSB ... competed in one discus (81-0) at the Chris Rinne Twilight, finishing ninth.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Westlake High School … finished fourth in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the Marmonte League Finals as a senior … placed seventh in the shot and eighth in the discus at the Marmonte League Finals as a junior … was sixth in the shot put at the Marmonte League Finals as a freshman … was fifth in the discus at the 2019 So Cal Frosh-Soph Championships … prep bests were 32-1 in the shot put and 99-11 in the discus … received the Seal of Biliteracy, California State Seal of Civic Engagement, Honor Band Most Outstanding Musician Award (Wind Symphony /Wind Ensemble -2019-2022), and Academic Scholar Athlete Award (2020, 2021, 2022).
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PERSONAL
Daughter of Zechariah Murray and Tanika Parker … father played football at CSUN … favorites include Janee' Kassanavoid, Fredrick Dacres, Usain Bolt, Pele, Chadwick Boseman, Eartha Kitt, Moon Knight, The Last Dragon, Curry Chicken, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Erykah Badu, and Google.com … chose CSUN because I felt obligated to follow the path of all the positive role models in my life who also went to CSUN as student athletes, and are well-rounded because of the opportunities available students … says greatest sports moment so far is when I ran a 1600m for fun and ended up getting first place … says the best thing about being an athlete is being able to learn how to improve from your last performance, and to break your own limits with constant rewarding improvement … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is if your identity and self-esteem relies on your performance, numbers, wins, or losses, it can be very easy to forget who you are outside of athletic capabilities…the most famous person she has met is Ryan Coogler … the person in history she would like to meet is Mansa Musa … the two people she would like to have dinner with are Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler … her greatest hero is her mom who has always been there for her.
OUTDOOR CAREER BESTS
Discus | 24.69m (81-0) |
Chris Rinne Twilight | 4/21/23 |
Hammer Throw | 47.00m (154-2) |
UCSB Invite | 4/26/25 |
2024-25 CSUN Athletics End-of-Year Recap
Thursday, June 05
CalHOPE Award Nathan Merren
Thursday, March 02
MVB vs. Stanford Highlights
Monday, February 20
CSUN-UCSD Highlights
Monday, February 20