Saratoga School Treasurer Wins “Arnold” Weightlifting Classic

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Lucille Murphy, the treasurer for the Saratoga Springs City School District, won the “Arnold” Weightlifting Classic competition in a clean sweep of her age/weight class earlier this month in Ohio.

It was the first leg of the Triple Crown to determine the 2026 champion. 

Murphy was successful in lifting 77 kilos in the snatch class and 97 kilos in the clean and jerk class. She also won the total weight lifted category. 

Murphy is a Saratoga Springs graduate who lives in Niskayuna. Her next competition will be held in April in Salt Lake City.

Last year, Murphy was crowned a women’s weightlifting champion at the 2025 Masters National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.

Murphy was previously district treasurer for the Galway Central School District. For 11 years, she was also a youth rowing coach for the Saratoga Rowing Association.