Aaron Phelps

Position:
Distance
Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Stroud, England
High School/Previous School:
Hartpury College / Cardiff Metropolitan

2018 Outdoor Season

Advanced to the 1500m finals at the SEC Championships (5/12) after running a 3:56.92 in the prelims … ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay that won the college division at the Penn Relays (4/28) in 9:49.85 … placed third in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) with a time of 1:54.87 … clocked in with a personal-best 3:49.03 in the 1500m at the Florida Relays (3/30) where he also competed on the distance medley relay team … was part of the winning 4x800m relay at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) where he also posted a personal-best 1:54.24 in the 800m to finish third.

2018 Indoor Season

Was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished sixth and scored at the SEC Championships (2/25) and placed 11^th in the mile … ran on the distance medley relay at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17) that turned in the second-fastest time in indoor school history … finished sixth in the mile at the Music City Challenge (2/10) with the third-fastest time in MSU indoor history at 4:07.52 … ran the 800m and 4x400m relay at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) … finished 11^th in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) with a then-personal-best of 4:10.14 … competed with the winning DMR team at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) and ran the 1000m.

2017 Cross Country

Finished the 10K at the South Region Championships (11/10) in 33:39.9 … ran the Crimson Classic 8K (10/13) in 25:52.3 … turned in a personal-best 25:29.7 in the 8K at the Paul Short Gold (9/29) … won the Falcon Classic (9/16) in 26:02.9 … finished the 6K at the Golden Eagle Duals (9/2) in 20:07.3 to place sixth.

2017 Outdoor Season

Competed in the 1500m at the SEC Championships (5/11) where he finished in 3:58.39 … ran on the 1600m sprint medley that finished fifth at the SEC Relays (4/28) … placed seventh in the 800m at the South Alabama Invitational (4/15) … ran the 1500m in a personal-best 3:53.74 at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … finished eighth in the 1500m with a time of 4:02.29 at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) where he also competed on the 4x800m relay.

2017 Indoor Season

Was a member of the DMR team at the SEC Championships (2/24) … finished the mile at the Music City Challenge (2/10) in 4:27.07 ... anchored the men's DMR at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3), propelling the team to a sixth-place finish and a mark of 9:59.79 while also running the mile in 4:14.04 … took 22nd in the mile run at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20), posting a time of 4:14.86 ... made his indoor debut in the DMR at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13), running the first leg and helping the team to a victory at 10:20.57.

2016 Cross Country Season

Competed in all five events for the Bulldogs during the season, grabbing 82nd overall and second for MSU at the South Region Championships 10K (11/11), finishing with a time of 32:44.7 … placed 109th at the Crimson Classic (10/14), also the second best mark among Bulldogs ... took 166th at Roy Griak Invitational (9/24), which was the second-highest finish among Bulldogs ... competed at the Commodore XC Classic (9/17) where he finished the 8K in 27:16.0 … made his debut at the Memphis Twilight Classic (9/3) where he led MSU with a 20th place finish in the four-mile event.

Before the Bulldogs

Ran for Cardiff Metropolitan University and Hartpury College … competed at the BUCS Championships in 2016 in the 1500m with a time of 3:59.39 … won the 2015 Gloucester County Championships in the 800m with a 2:02.80 … won the South West School’s Cross Country Championships in 2012 while leading his school to the team title.

Personal

Born Aaron Richard Phelps on Oct. 6, 1993 to Teresa and Richard Phelps … father is a former pentathlon world champion and Olympic bronze medalist ... has a brother, Jason, and a sister, Jessica ... pursuing a graduate degree in kinesiology with a concentration in exercise physiology.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

800m - 1:54.24 (Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White - 2/3/2018)
1000m - 2:29.84 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/12/2018)
Mile - 4:07.52 (Music City Challenge - 2/10/2018)

Outdoor

800m - 1:54.24 (Bulldog Relays - 3/23/2018)
1500m - 3:49.03 (Pepsi Florida Relays- 3/30/2018)

Cross Country

6K - 20:07.3 (Golden Eagle Duals - 9/2/2017)
4 Mile - 20:21.8 (Memphis Twilight Classic - 9/3/2015)
8K - 25:29.7 (Paul Short Gold - 9/29/2017)
10K - 32:44.7 (South Region Championships - 11/11/2016)

TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS PLAYERS MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24

Thursday, May 30

TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS COACHES MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24

Thursday, May 30

TRACK & FIELD | Chris Woods Media Session - 02/23/23

Friday, February 24

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Thursday, March 31

Woods adds Aniecia Brewster To Track And Field Staff

Wednesday, September 03

Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff

Monday, August 11

Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Wednesday, July 23

Three Bulldogs Named To The CSC Academic All-District Team

Wednesday, June 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2018 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Marco Arop

Katherine Badham

Jaylah Bailey

Blake Beavers

Logan Boss

Charles Brockman III

Shayla Broughton

Vince Castillo

Charlotte Cayton-Smith

Terryon Conwell

Benjamin Craw

Lawrence Crawford

Giacomo DeLuca

Dejon Devroe

Caitlin Donovan

McKenzie Ethridge

Brian Evans

Shannon Fair

Alexis Farley

Tiffany Flynn

Caden Foos

Faith Gilbert

Antonia Hehr

Audrey Honiotes

Freddie Jackson III

Stephan James

Tiffaney Johnson

Gralyn Jones

Stephen Jones

Karson Kowalchuk

Madelyn Lee

Alon Lewis

JT Mackay

Mia Meydrich

Lester Miller

Reggie Miller

Derrick Monroe

Monica Mosley

Daniel Nixon

Lisa Oed

Tristan Orman

Anderson Peters

Stephanie Peterson

Aaron Phelps

Rhianwedd Price-Weimer

Nicolas Quijera

Willie-Lionel Reed

Quintin Reiser

John Dalton Rohr

Sylvia Russell

Micah Ryan

Justice Sims

Kenya Small

Brianna Smith

Keturah Smith

Ro'Derick Spears

Lake Spradling

Alyssa Staubach

Ava Strenge

Rasheed Tatham

Malcum Tatum

Carly Terp

Kristy Terp

Curtis Thompson

Zaria Tillman

Chardae Tryon

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood

Adrienn Veisz

Alicia Viveros

Alex Wallace

Juston Waters

Zach Weaver

Riley White

Kayla Williams

Joshua Willingham

Herbert Wise III