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Paul Murphy

Murphy joins the Immaculata staff with over two decades of experience as a coach and administrator at the Division III level beginning with his time as a coach before eventually ascending to the role of Sports Information Director, and most recently, the post of Associate Director of Athletics at Gwynedd Mercy University.

In July 2001, Murphy became the Director of Sports Information for the Griffins, a role that he would hold until July 2003. In his two-year stint as the Director of Sports Information for the Griffins, Murphy was instrumental in the design and implementation of Gwynedd Mercy's first website devoted exclusively to the coverage of Athletics.

Murphy assumed the role of Associate Director of Athletics at Gwynedd Mercy in July 2003, where he played a crucial role in managing the day-to-day operations of the Athletic Department, including the scheduling of games, transportation, and facilities. Murphy was also tasked with overseeing work-study students, graduate assistants, and game day administration. In this role, Murphy also played a vital role in the addition of several new sports at Gwynedd Mercy, including men's lacrosse, track and field, and baseball. Murphy also played a critical role in the design process of the $9 million Gwynedd Mercy Outdoor Athletic Complex, which boasts a 400meter track, grandstands, locker room facilities, a snack bar, restrooms, and additional storage areas, which reached completion in the fall of 2009. Murphy has also helped Gwynedd Mercy create and maintain student-athlete and coaches handbooks while also serving as the 2009 Chair of the College Annual Fund.

In addition to his experiences as an administrator at Gwynedd Mercy, Murphy also served as the only baseball coach that Gwynedd Mercy has ever known since the program's first season in 1999. In his tenure at the helm of the Gwynedd Mercy baseball program, Murphy has piloted the Griffins to five Conference Championships and five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a pair of Conference Titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in their second and third seasons of competition.

 A key face in Division III baseball, Murphy has frequently served the sport on NCAA and ECAC Baseball Regional and National Committees, including a three-year stint as Chair of the NCAA National Baseball Committee from 2017-19. Murphy also has a wealth of experience at the Conference level, having served as a Sport Chair for women's basketball, and women's soccer during the Griffins stints in both the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) and the Colonial States Athletic Conference.

Murphy, a graduate of nearby Saint Joseph's University with his Bachelor of Science in Business Management, was also a three-year standout for the Hawks Baseball program that competed in the rigorous Atlantic-10 Conference.

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