Alex Hughes

Class:
Senior
Position:
Breaststroke
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe, Mich.
High School:
Grosse Pointe South

At Michigan
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019-20)
• Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2018-20)

Senior (2020-21)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-27): Did not compete.
• Michigan State/Rutgers (Jan. 23): Swam the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:07.53) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:25.52).

Junior (2019-20)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 18-21): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 19-22): Did not compete.
• Michigan State (Jan. 31): Finished 1st in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:16.82) and swam in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.36).
• Ohio State (Jan. 18): Finished 5th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:20.89) and 8th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:05.82).
• Indiana (Jan. 11): Finished 5th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:06.21) and 6th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:22.62).
• Minnesota Invite (Dec. 4-7): Finished 16th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:19.56), 18th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.32) and 38th in the 200-yard IM (2:05.47).

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships (March 20-23): Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 20-23): Finished 24th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:16.70), 34th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.14) and 36th in the 200-yard IM (2:02.60).
• Ohio State (Jan. 19): Finished 4th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:05.25) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:19.63).
• Indiana (Jan. 17): Finished 7th in 200-yard Breaststroke (2:20.09) and 8th in 100-yard Breaststroke (1:05.99).
• UGA Fall Invite (Nov. 29-Dec. 1): Finished 13th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:15.51), 21st in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:02.91) and 26th in the 200-yard IM (2:02.70).

Freshman (2017-18)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement
• NCAA Championships: Did not qualify.
• Big Ten Championships (Feb. 14-17): Finished 24th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:18.61), 37th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:02.94) and 44th in the 200-yard IM (2:02.37).
• Ohio State/Rutgers/Virginia Tech (Jan. 20): Finished 6th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:20.46).
• UGA Fall Invite (Dec. 1-3): Finished 14th in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:03.15), 15th in the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:16.08) and 22nd in the 200-yard IM (2:02.63).
• Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State (Nov. 4-5): Swam the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:06.42) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:22.39).
• Louisville (Oct. 20-21): Swam the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:06.01) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:21.48).
• Made collegiate debut vs. Oakland (Sept. 29)

Prep
• High School: Grosse Pointe South High School
• National Honor Society
• Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
• Two-year varsity letterwinner (2014-15)
• Seven-time MHSAA All-State selection
• Eight-time All-Wayne County selection
• Eight-time All-MAC Red Conference selection

Club/International
• Club: Grosse Pointe Gators
• Five-time NCSA Junior National Championships qualifier (2013-17)
• Three-time U.S. Winter Junior Nationals qualifier (2014-16)
• Three-time U.S. Summer Junior Nationals qualifier (2015-17)
• 2016 AT&T Winter National Championships

Personal
• Full Name: Alexandra Catherine Hughes
• Birthday: September 4, 1999
• From same high school as Ali, Gabby, Catie and Jackie DeLoof and Jacob Montague
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Major: Sport Management

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