Sequoyah Claremore junior midfielder Tatum Murray has grown up on the soccer field, but the varsity standout says hisgame is defined as much by faith and family as by goals and assists. He wears the Eagles jersey with what he calls a responsibility to represent his school and program the right way.
Murray, a center midfielder, helped Sequoyah reach the Class 3A state tournament last season and was named All-District 3A in 2025, honors he does not take lightly.
“I’m most proud of being named All-District 3A in 2025 and making it to the state tournament last year,” Murray said.
That success, he said, comes from learning how to respond when things are not going Sequoyah’s way on the field.
“To know how to handle adversity and hardships but to fight back to get the results you want,” Murray said.
Murray points first to his support system when asked who has shaped him as a player and person.
“My parents, family, teammates and coaches,” she said. “The way they always push me to do my absolute best in anything I do, and I could not be the player and person I am today without them.”
On the field, a former foreign exchange teammate, Ties Wolvers, showed him what it meant to lead.
“He was always a team first type of person and knew how to pick the team up when nobody else tried to,” Murray said. “He showed me how to be a tougher and better player in the single year he was here.”
At the heart of it all, Murray said, is gratitude.
“I want to first thank God, I would not be here today if it wasn’t for the love and support of the Lord,” he said. “Thank you for my parents for always loving and caring for me no matter what. Thank you for my teammates for trusting me being beside them on the field. Thank you to my coaches for always pushing me to be the best player on and off the field. Last but not least I want to thank my brother for the countless times he helped me work to be a better player in the back yard and trying to make me a better player and person.”
