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31 C ollege athletes have time-consuming schedules between academics and competition. For senior Daniel Murphy, it wasn't enough. Murphy is a part of the University of Iowa men's cross country team. Off the course, he takes on leadership roles within the student-athlete community. He was elected Career Development Chair for Iowa Student-Athlete Academic Committee (ISAAC) in 2019-20. "It's my first year as the Development Chair. I spent the previous year as a rep, but I wanted to get more involved in ISAAC, so I could be in a position to do something and create change," Murphy said. "I find the career developmental aspect interesting and important." ISAAC brings athletes together to develop citizenship and leadership skills by actively participating in educational programs and special events. "I work with career development specialists to help set up networking events at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and other career-building events for student-athletes," Murphy said. "I meet with my sub-committee and other student-athletes in ISAAC to see what events we want to hold in the future, like break-out sessions for LinkedIn and resumes." As a civil engineering major, Murphy became involved in clubs that relate to his field of study. He joined the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a professional engineering fraternity, eta Tau. Aside from his major, he became involved in the Health & Well-Being Outreach committee, a program for Iowa's student-athletes that provides programs and education on overall health and well-being. Between meeting membership requirements, class deadlines, and practices, how does Murphy do it all? "I know that I have to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. I can't be studying until 1 a.m.," Murphy said. "I set aside the cross country stuff from everything and then try to fit everything else in around my schedule. I try to manage my time as well as I can. Going into my fih year, I was able to space out my credits and I picked up a geographical information science minor." Murphy's cross country team is making strides. It has defeated multiple nationally- ranked teams at back-to- back meets. e Hawkeyes received votes in the USTFCCA national poll for the first time since 2009. Going into Big Ten Championships (Nov. 3 in Columbus, Ohio), Iowa is ranked fourth in the Midwest region. Murphy recorded a personal-best at the 2018 Big Ten Championships. He recently bettered that time at the Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 19 in Terre Haute, Indiana. On Nov. 3, he plans to achieve another personal goal. "At Big Tens I would like to get top 20 and see from there," Murphy said. "Top 14 would be All- Big Ten, so that would be awesome. As a team, we want to get in the top three or four. We want to break into that upper echelon of the Big Ten Conference. We were on the edge of getting sixth last year, so we want to make that move." NOVEMBER SCHEDULE Nov. 3 at Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio) Nov. 15 at NCAA Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma) Nov. 23 at NCAA Championships (Terre Haute, Indiana)