University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2017 Track and Field Roster
Hughes, Tyler
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Tyler Hughes
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Prairieville, La.
- High School:
- Dutchtown
Bio
• 2018 Third-Team All-Louisiana (110-meter hurdles)
• 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference (Third-Team, 60-meter hurdles)
• 2015 First-Team All-Louisiana (Men's 4x100-meter relay)
• 2015 Sun Belt Conference Champion (Indoor 60-meter hurdles)
2017-18: Outdoor - Set a new personal-best in the 110-meter hurdles at the SBC Outdoor Championships, posting a time of 14.22 to finish sixth in the preliminaries ... placed eighth overall in the finals with a wind-aided time of 14.27 ... finished third overall in the 110 hurdles at the Louisiana Classics (14.54w). Indoor - Placed fourth overall in the 60-meter hurdles (8.11) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... qualified for the finals after posting the third-best time (season-best 8.01) in the preliminaries ... finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.06) at the LSU Bayou Bengal ... claimed the individual title in the 55-meter hurdles at the ASU Invitaitonal, clocking a personal-best time of 7.48 seconds.
2016-17: Outdoor - Redshirted. Indoor - Recorded a season-best time in the 60-meter hurdles (8.25) at the Aggie Team Invitational ... finished third overall in the 60-hurdles at the LSU Purple Tiger (8.31).
2015-16: Outdoor - Posted a personal-best time (14.31) in the 110-meter hurdles at the Jace LaCoste/Mississippi State Invitational ... also helped the Ragin' Cajuns 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish (40.72) ... helped Louisiana to a fourth-place finish in the 4x100 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (40.38). Indoor - Placed third overall in the 60-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships after finishing in 8.02 seconds ... ran 8.04 in the preliminaries to post the second-fastest time ... posted times of 8.09 and 8.11 in the 60-meter hurdles at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational ... competed in the long jump, recording a mark of 21-103/4 at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational.
2014-15: Outdoor - Finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (14.67) after posting season-best time (14.61) in the preliminaries ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns 4x100-meter relay team that finished 11th (39.89) at the NCAA East Preliminary and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Indoor - Claimed the Sun Belt Conference title in the 60-meter hurdles after posting a time of 8.07 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... posted the second-fastest time (8.20) in the preliminaries of the 60-hurdles ... clocked a time of 7.55 seconds to finish second overall in the 55-meter hurdles at the A-State Scarlet and Black Invitational.
Prior to UL: A four-sport letterwinner in both football and track at Dutchtown High School ... helped the Griffins to the Class 5A state title in track in 2012 ... named first-team all-state, all-metro and all-district as a senior ... ran on the team's state championship 4x200-meter relay team ... claimed the state title in the 110-meter hurdles and finished third in the 300-meter hurdles ... posted the fifth-best time in the nation (7.97) in the 60-meter hurdles ... was third in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior at the 2013 state meet and fourth in 2012 ... named the Outstanding Track Performer by the Baton Rouge Advocate ... school-record holder in both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles.
Personal: Born October 25, 1995 in Baton Rouge ... the son of Janice Goody and Lance Hughes ... has two brothers, Terry and Trent ... majoring in petroleum engineering.
• 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference (Third-Team, 60-meter hurdles)
• 2015 First-Team All-Louisiana (Men's 4x100-meter relay)
• 2015 Sun Belt Conference Champion (Indoor 60-meter hurdles)
2017-18: Outdoor - Set a new personal-best in the 110-meter hurdles at the SBC Outdoor Championships, posting a time of 14.22 to finish sixth in the preliminaries ... placed eighth overall in the finals with a wind-aided time of 14.27 ... finished third overall in the 110 hurdles at the Louisiana Classics (14.54w). Indoor - Placed fourth overall in the 60-meter hurdles (8.11) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... qualified for the finals after posting the third-best time (season-best 8.01) in the preliminaries ... finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.06) at the LSU Bayou Bengal ... claimed the individual title in the 55-meter hurdles at the ASU Invitaitonal, clocking a personal-best time of 7.48 seconds.
2016-17: Outdoor - Redshirted. Indoor - Recorded a season-best time in the 60-meter hurdles (8.25) at the Aggie Team Invitational ... finished third overall in the 60-hurdles at the LSU Purple Tiger (8.31).
2015-16: Outdoor - Posted a personal-best time (14.31) in the 110-meter hurdles at the Jace LaCoste/Mississippi State Invitational ... also helped the Ragin' Cajuns 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish (40.72) ... helped Louisiana to a fourth-place finish in the 4x100 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (40.38). Indoor - Placed third overall in the 60-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships after finishing in 8.02 seconds ... ran 8.04 in the preliminaries to post the second-fastest time ... posted times of 8.09 and 8.11 in the 60-meter hurdles at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational ... competed in the long jump, recording a mark of 21-103/4 at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational.
2014-15: Outdoor - Finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (14.67) after posting season-best time (14.61) in the preliminaries ... member of the Ragin' Cajuns 4x100-meter relay team that finished 11th (39.89) at the NCAA East Preliminary and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Indoor - Claimed the Sun Belt Conference title in the 60-meter hurdles after posting a time of 8.07 at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... posted the second-fastest time (8.20) in the preliminaries of the 60-hurdles ... clocked a time of 7.55 seconds to finish second overall in the 55-meter hurdles at the A-State Scarlet and Black Invitational.
Prior to UL: A four-sport letterwinner in both football and track at Dutchtown High School ... helped the Griffins to the Class 5A state title in track in 2012 ... named first-team all-state, all-metro and all-district as a senior ... ran on the team's state championship 4x200-meter relay team ... claimed the state title in the 110-meter hurdles and finished third in the 300-meter hurdles ... posted the fifth-best time in the nation (7.97) in the 60-meter hurdles ... was third in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior at the 2013 state meet and fourth in 2012 ... named the Outstanding Track Performer by the Baton Rouge Advocate ... school-record holder in both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles.
Personal: Born October 25, 1995 in Baton Rouge ... the son of Janice Goody and Lance Hughes ... has two brothers, Terry and Trent ... majoring in petroleum engineering.
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