East Texas A&M University Athletics

2008 (Cross Country): Named all-Lone Star Conference alongwith Tyler Tyndell and Robert Reed...seventh among freshman and32nd overall at the NCAA South Central Regional meet(32:50)...seventh overall and second among freshman at the LSCChampionships (24:27)...52nd at the Cowboy Jamboree (26:01) andsecond among his A&M-Commerce teammates...fourth overall as theLions' won the UIW Cardinal Invitational...in his collegiate debut,he was the second freshman and in 23rd place overall (26:21.78) atthe Brooks Memphis XC Twilight.

Prior toA&M-Commerce: A four-year letterwinner in bothcross country and in track and field…a three-time statechampion – as a junior, he was the 2A individual champion incross country and as a senior, in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meterrun in track and field…following his junior season, hefinished 12th at the Foot Locker South Regional in a personal-besttime of 15:18…in cross country, he was a four-time districtchampion, three-time regional champion and two-time state runnerup…in track and field, he won the district title on threeoccasions in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter run, he was a regionalchampion and finished second twice and on the state level, he was arunner up in the 3,200-meter run as a sophomore.

Personal: Born March6, 1990…son of Mickel and Wendy Hughes…high schoolteammate of current A&M-Commerce runner LoganKelly.