Ryan Hughes

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ashburn, Va.
High School:
Briar Woods HS

Career Results

2017: Helped the Panthers post their best team finish in 11 years at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, taking 10th … Placed 11th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional 10K with a time of 30:45.4 (Nov. 10) … Best individual finish came in the UB Stampede XC Invite, placing second in the 8K with a time of 24:43.6 (Sept. 15) … Finished 29th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 24:23.1 in the 5M (Sept. 29) … Ranked 71st at the D1 Pre Nationals, with a time of 24:16.1 (Oct. 14) … Competed in the ACC Cross Country Championships, finishing 54th with a time of 24:39.6 (Oct. 27).

2016: Best finish of ninth came at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Sept. 9), with a time of 20:39.1 in the 6.4K … Competed at the ACC Championships (Oct. 28) and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (Nov. 11) … Pitt’s No. 4 finisher at the ACC Championships and Mid-Atlantic Regional … Also competed at the Penn State National Open (Oct. 14) and Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 24).

2015: Captured a sixth place finish to start his sophomore season with a time of 25:28.4 at the UB Stampede ... Placed in his first 8K race of the season, the Roy Griak Invitational, with a time of 26:35.4 ... Placed at the Princeton Invitational with an improved final time of 25:00.4 ... Placed with a final time of 25:53.3 at the ACC Cross Country Championships ... Placed at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships with a final time of 32:24.1.

2014: Placed 11th overall, in his collegiate debut, the UB Stampede Invite, with a time of 26:10.8 ... Ran the 5.2 mile run in 27:08 and placed 34th at the Harry Groves Invite ... Finished in 55th place at the 5 mile Notre Dame Invite, with a time of 25:20.5 ... Placed 121st at the 8K Pre-Nationals Invitational with a time of 26:50.4 ... Navigated the ACC Championships 8K in 26:30.5 for 125th place ... Placed 99th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals 10K in a time of 32:47.0 ... Took 67th at the IC4A Championships 8K in a time of 26:41.3.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed at cross country states during his final three years at Briar Woods High School in Ashburn, VA ... Conference and district champion in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter races as a senior ... Placed All-State both junior and senior year ... Broke all school records as as sophomore ... Two-time All-State in outdoor track and one-time All-State in cross country as a senior ... Named to the All-Region cross country and outdoor track team three times ... Two-time All-District in cross country and outdoor track ... National Honors Society Member.

PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Karen Hughes ... Has two younger siblings ... Fellowship of Christian Athletes Spokesperson ... Majoring in bioengineering.