PREP TRACK & FIELD: Lafayette's Jordan Murphy medals in triple jump at Class 1A state meet

  • Lafayette’s Jordan Murphy placed eighth in the triple jump at the Class 1A state meet on Wednesday. (COURTESY)
    Lafayette’s Jordan Murphy placed eighth in the triple jump at the Class 1A state meet on Wednesday. (COURTESY)

    JACKSONVILLE — Entering his final jump, Jordan Murphy was staring at an empty Class 1A state track and field meet Wednesday.

    Murphy, a Lafayette High junior, had placed 17th in his first event — the hi…