2021 Cross Country Roster
McPhail, Wes

Wes McPhail
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Amarillo, Texas
- High School:
- Tascosa '18
Bio
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 1/8/22
TAMU All-Time Top-12 Lists
#7 Outdoor 4x800m - 7:23.78 (2019)
NCAA Cross Country South Central Regionals
2019 - 31:56.1 (57th)
2018 - 33:37.3 (59th)
2021-22: Cross Country - Completed the Aggie Opener 5k with a time of 16:05.7 to finish 12th overall... Finished 31st at the Texas A&M Invitational 8k with a time of 24:51.8...Ran at the Arturo Barrios Invitational 8k, finished with a time of 25:14.4. Indoor - Won his season opening mile with a time of 4:09.98 at the Wooo Pig Classic...
2020-21: Cross Country - Opened his season at the Gans Creek Classic 8k finishing seventh at 24:45.0...Made the SEC Championships team finishing the five mile race with a time of 25:19.2. Indoor - Did not compete. Outdoor - Did not compete.
2019-20: Cross Country - Placed third in the 8k course at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of (24:52.4) … Finished ninth in the 8k race at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri (25:26.4) … Clocked at 24:18.7 with 47th-place finish in the 8,000m course at the SEC Championships … Competed in the 10k course at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship, placing 57th (31:56.1). Indoor - Ran third leg of the distance medley relay that won the Ted Nelson Invitational at 10:07.37...Ran as a member of the DMR that placed second at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, also ran in the 800m finishing fourth at 1:54.00...Scored 4.25 points for the Aggies at the SEC Indoor Championships, placed fourth as a member of the DMR team (9:44.81) and sixth in the mile at 4:16.57. Ran a personal best mile time of 4:08.21 in the prelims. Outdoor - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19: Cross Country - Finished 39th in SEC Championships, posting a time of 24:03.2 on the 8,000m course … Placed 59th with a time of 33:37.3 for 10,000m at NCAA South Central Region … In debut race with the Aggies placed 17th in the Texas A&M Invitational, clocking 25:06.9 on 8,000m course … Finished 33rd in Loyola Lakefront Invitational, running 25:00.1 for 8,000m … Placed 52nd in Arturo Barrios Invitational with time of 25:37.7 on 8,000m course. Indoor - Member of distance medley relay that finished fourth in SEC Championships with a time of 9:51.74 … In first meet of season won mile in 4:18.41 at Reveille Invitational, competing unattached … Improved to 4:14.32 placing fourth in mile at Ted Nelson Invitational … Set a career best of 4:13.48 as runner-up in mile at Texas A&M Triangular … Ran on winning distance medley relay (10:07.04) at Texas Tech Classic, also ran 1:53.85 in 800m … Finished 11th in mile at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (4:17.22) … Produced a best time of 1:52.74 for fourth place in 800m at Aggie Twilight. Outdoor - Opened outdoor campaign placing third in 800m (1:54.06) and 18th in 1,500m (3:57.72) at Baldy Castillo Invitational … Placed sixth in 800m (1:53.60) at UTSA Invitational … Member of winning 4x800 relay (7:23.78) at Texas Relays, also ran on sixth place distance medley (10:01.96) … Produce a best of 3:54.10 to finish sixth in 1,500m at Reveille Meet … Also competed in 1,500m at Texas A&M Invitational (4:01.59), placing sixth, and A&M Alumni Muster (3:57.03), finishing fourth.
High School: 2018 graduate of Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas… Won district 2-6A cross country title as a senior, and then grabbed silver medal at Region I-6A meet with a 14:28.2 for 3 miles… Placed 62nd at state meet… Finished eighth in state meet as a junior with a 15:14.2 … Qualified for state meet as a sophomore, placing 35th… Won district meet and finished fourth at regionals that season… Fifth at 6A state track meet in 1,600m as a senior with a 4:15.81… Won district and area titles at 1,600m and 3,200m… Set PR of 4:13.72 to place sixth at Texas Relays… District and area champion at 1,600m as a junior, finishing eighth at regionals… Runner-up at 3,200m and third at 1,600m in district his sophomore season… Placed in district top five at 800m and 1,600m as a freshman.
*Last Updated 1/8/22
TAMU All-Time Top-12 Lists
#7 Outdoor 4x800m - 7:23.78 (2019)
NCAA Cross Country South Central Regionals
2019 - 31:56.1 (57th)
2018 - 33:37.3 (59th)
2021-22: Cross Country - Completed the Aggie Opener 5k with a time of 16:05.7 to finish 12th overall... Finished 31st at the Texas A&M Invitational 8k with a time of 24:51.8...Ran at the Arturo Barrios Invitational 8k, finished with a time of 25:14.4. Indoor - Won his season opening mile with a time of 4:09.98 at the Wooo Pig Classic...
2020-21: Cross Country - Opened his season at the Gans Creek Classic 8k finishing seventh at 24:45.0...Made the SEC Championships team finishing the five mile race with a time of 25:19.2. Indoor - Did not compete. Outdoor - Did not compete.
2019-20: Cross Country - Placed third in the 8k course at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of (24:52.4) … Finished ninth in the 8k race at the Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri (25:26.4) … Clocked at 24:18.7 with 47th-place finish in the 8,000m course at the SEC Championships … Competed in the 10k course at the NCAA South Central Regional Championship, placing 57th (31:56.1). Indoor - Ran third leg of the distance medley relay that won the Ted Nelson Invitational at 10:07.37...Ran as a member of the DMR that placed second at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, also ran in the 800m finishing fourth at 1:54.00...Scored 4.25 points for the Aggies at the SEC Indoor Championships, placed fourth as a member of the DMR team (9:44.81) and sixth in the mile at 4:16.57. Ran a personal best mile time of 4:08.21 in the prelims. Outdoor - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19: Cross Country - Finished 39th in SEC Championships, posting a time of 24:03.2 on the 8,000m course … Placed 59th with a time of 33:37.3 for 10,000m at NCAA South Central Region … In debut race with the Aggies placed 17th in the Texas A&M Invitational, clocking 25:06.9 on 8,000m course … Finished 33rd in Loyola Lakefront Invitational, running 25:00.1 for 8,000m … Placed 52nd in Arturo Barrios Invitational with time of 25:37.7 on 8,000m course. Indoor - Member of distance medley relay that finished fourth in SEC Championships with a time of 9:51.74 … In first meet of season won mile in 4:18.41 at Reveille Invitational, competing unattached … Improved to 4:14.32 placing fourth in mile at Ted Nelson Invitational … Set a career best of 4:13.48 as runner-up in mile at Texas A&M Triangular … Ran on winning distance medley relay (10:07.04) at Texas Tech Classic, also ran 1:53.85 in 800m … Finished 11th in mile at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (4:17.22) … Produced a best time of 1:52.74 for fourth place in 800m at Aggie Twilight. Outdoor - Opened outdoor campaign placing third in 800m (1:54.06) and 18th in 1,500m (3:57.72) at Baldy Castillo Invitational … Placed sixth in 800m (1:53.60) at UTSA Invitational … Member of winning 4x800 relay (7:23.78) at Texas Relays, also ran on sixth place distance medley (10:01.96) … Produce a best of 3:54.10 to finish sixth in 1,500m at Reveille Meet … Also competed in 1,500m at Texas A&M Invitational (4:01.59), placing sixth, and A&M Alumni Muster (3:57.03), finishing fourth.
High School: 2018 graduate of Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas… Won district 2-6A cross country title as a senior, and then grabbed silver medal at Region I-6A meet with a 14:28.2 for 3 miles… Placed 62nd at state meet… Finished eighth in state meet as a junior with a 15:14.2 … Qualified for state meet as a sophomore, placing 35th… Won district meet and finished fourth at regionals that season… Fifth at 6A state track meet in 1,600m as a senior with a 4:15.81… Won district and area titles at 1,600m and 3,200m… Set PR of 4:13.72 to place sixth at Texas Relays… District and area champion at 1,600m as a junior, finishing eighth at regionals… Runner-up at 3,200m and third at 1,600m in district his sophomore season… Placed in district top five at 800m and 1,600m as a freshman.
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