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Drew Hughes
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Wt.:
- 174
- Hometown:
- Lowell, Ind.
- High School:
- Lowell
Bio
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior) 4-9 Overall, 2-4 Duals: Named NWCA Scholar All-American ... Garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Earned MSU Athletics Honor Roll accolades ... Became a four-time NCAA qualifier, the Spartans’ first since Nick Simmons (2003-2007) ... Locked up spot at NCAAs by finishing eighth at the B1G Championships ... Finished the 2021 season with a 4-9 overall record at 174 pounds, with eight of the nine losses coming against top 15 ranked opponents ... Posted a 2-4 B1G duals record, logging one fall ... Opened season with 4-2 decision over Philip Spadafora of Maryland in Maryland/Minnesota tri-meet on Jan. 16 in East Lansing, before a loss to Jake Allar of Minnesota later that day ... Suffered a loss to No. 6 Ethan Smith of Ohio State in OSU dual at Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 29, in first of back-to-back bouts and first of three in a span of four matches overall against a No. 6 ranked foe, with a loss to No. 6 DJ Washington of Indiana at the Indiana/Nebraska tri-meet at Bloomington, Ind. on Feb. 6 ... Posted a thrilling, 4-2 SV-1 win over Emil Soehnlen of Purdue in home dual vs. the Boilermakers on Feb. 12, before a loss to No. 6 Logan Massa of Michigan in home dual against Michigan in regular-season finale on Feb. 19 and his Senior Day ... Was the No. 8 seed for the B1G Championships, opening with a loss to seventh-seeded and No. 20 ranked Jackson Turley of Rutgers, bouncing back with a fall over eighth-seeded and No. 21 ranked Jared Krattiger of Wisconsin, with the pin coming at 3:52 ... Was eliminated from conference meet with 10-7 loss to fifth-seeded and No. 7 DJ Washington of Indiana, and a loss to ninth-seeded and No. 22 Jake Allar of Minnesota, finishing eighth at B1G Championships ... Was No. 32 seed at NCAA Championships, opening with a 7-0 decision over No. 33 Jacob Nolan of Binghamton, before a loss to No. 1 Michael Kemerer of Iowa and a loss to No. 16 Clay Lautt of North Carolina ... Graduated in spring of 2021 with degree in interdisciplinary humanities.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior) 18-11 Overall, 10-5 Duals, 5-4 Open Tournaments: 2020 NCAA Qualifier ...Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Became the first Spartan wrestler to become a three-time NCAA Qualifier since John Rizqallah in 2015 ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Ranked as high as No. 28 in NCAA Coaches’ Rankings and No. 31 by NCAA RPI Rankings ... Competed in three open tournaments for the Green and White ... Finished sixth at the Navy Classic and second at the Cougar Clash ... Went 10-5 in dual action at 165 pounds ... Finished the season with four wins by fall and one win by technical fall ... Began the dual season with two falls over Jose Lao Cooper of Oklahoma and Kade Byland of Kent State in Kent, Ohio on Nov. 16 ... Followed with a pair of decisions over Duke and Cornell at the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29 ... Compiled four wins in Big Ten action with wins over Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland and Nebraska ... Opened Big Ten wrestling with a 6-0 decision over Tyler Meisinger at Michigan on Jan. 10 ... Followed with a 10-6 decision at home over Brett Donner of Maryland on Jan. 12 ... Secured a fall over Dalton Peters of Nebraska on Jan. 26 in Lincoln ... Ended the dual slate with two decision wins at Cleveland State and Central Michigan ... Earned nine seed at the Big Ten Championships and opened action with a fall over No. 8-seed Bailee O’Reilly of Minnesota ... Clinched an automatic spot in the NCAA Championships with an 8-2 decision over Kyle Cochran of Maryland ... Secured a seventh place finish at the Big Ten Championships with 6-2 decision over Tyler Meisinger of Michigan.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore) 26-15 Overall, 11-7 Duals, 15-8 Open Tournaments: NWCA Scholar All-American ... Academic All-Big Ten for the winter season ... Led the team with 12 wins by fall in addition to two wins by tech fall and four by major decision ... Second on the team in dual points with 56 ... Placed third at the MSU Open, sixth at the Navy Classic, fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions, and seventh at the Big Ten Championships ... Was 3-2 at Big Ten's ... NCAA Qualifier ... Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships.
2017-18 (Sophomore) 7-5 Overall, 1-0 Duals, 6-5 Open Tournaments: Placed second at the Michigan State Open, going 3-1 and knocking off No. 13 CJ Brucki of Central Michigan ... Went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational ... Earned first dual win of the season with a 4-3 decision over Ryan Kromer of Buffalo, helping the Spartans to an 18-17 win ... Suffered a season-ending injury.
2016-17 (Freshman) 29-10 Overall, 10-5 Duals, 19-5 Tournaments (12-1 Open, 7-4 Postseason): Earned MSU’s Outstanding Freshman Award ... became first Spartan freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Sean McMurray in 2011 ... was the No. 15 seed for the NCAA Championships ... sensational freshman season came to an end at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, losing in a 4-2 decision to fifth-seeded Chad Walsh of Rider in the consolation round “blood round” ... finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships ... won 24 of last 33 matches ... won by shutout in 15 of his last 20 victories as part of 16 total shutouts, including winning on 1-0 rideouts in two-straight wins during the season ... ranked in top 20 throughout season by several different publications ... topped the teams in wins (29) and technical falls (6), as well as sharing the team-lead in dual wins (10), while ranking second in dual points (40) and third in falls (7) ... named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 20 for his performance in winning the 165-pound division of the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18 ... became the first MSU wrestler to earn the league’s weekly plaudit since Michael McClure earned the accolade nearly six years to the day, on Dec. 18, 2012 ... capped off his steamroll to the finals with a 2-0 extra time upset of No. 12 Branson Ashworth of Wyoming, 2-0, which capped his shutout streak for the day, winning his four matches by an average of 13-0, including the first three all on technical falls ... in addition to winning the Reno Tournament of Champions, also won the Michigan State Open at 165, with two falls along the way ... had five-match win streak halted with 2-1 loss to Nebraska’s Dustin Williams on Dec. 3 ... finished second at the EMU Open, losing an 8-4 decision to Logan Massa of Michigan in the final ... got to the final with three falls on the day all under 1:45, finishing the day with a 4-1 mark.
PREP: Was a two-time state champion, a state runner-up as part of a four-time all-state selection at Lowell High School ... helped the Red Devils accumulate a record of 160-4 during his four-year career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... son of Kathy and Robert Hughes.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior) 18-11 Overall, 10-5 Duals, 5-4 Open Tournaments: 2020 NCAA Qualifier ...Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Became the first Spartan wrestler to become a three-time NCAA Qualifier since John Rizqallah in 2015 ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Ranked as high as No. 28 in NCAA Coaches’ Rankings and No. 31 by NCAA RPI Rankings ... Competed in three open tournaments for the Green and White ... Finished sixth at the Navy Classic and second at the Cougar Clash ... Went 10-5 in dual action at 165 pounds ... Finished the season with four wins by fall and one win by technical fall ... Began the dual season with two falls over Jose Lao Cooper of Oklahoma and Kade Byland of Kent State in Kent, Ohio on Nov. 16 ... Followed with a pair of decisions over Duke and Cornell at the South Beach Duals on Dec. 29 ... Compiled four wins in Big Ten action with wins over Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland and Nebraska ... Opened Big Ten wrestling with a 6-0 decision over Tyler Meisinger at Michigan on Jan. 10 ... Followed with a 10-6 decision at home over Brett Donner of Maryland on Jan. 12 ... Secured a fall over Dalton Peters of Nebraska on Jan. 26 in Lincoln ... Ended the dual slate with two decision wins at Cleveland State and Central Michigan ... Earned nine seed at the Big Ten Championships and opened action with a fall over No. 8-seed Bailee O’Reilly of Minnesota ... Clinched an automatic spot in the NCAA Championships with an 8-2 decision over Kyle Cochran of Maryland ... Secured a seventh place finish at the Big Ten Championships with 6-2 decision over Tyler Meisinger of Michigan.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore) 26-15 Overall, 11-7 Duals, 15-8 Open Tournaments: NWCA Scholar All-American ... Academic All-Big Ten for the winter season ... Led the team with 12 wins by fall in addition to two wins by tech fall and four by major decision ... Second on the team in dual points with 56 ... Placed third at the MSU Open, sixth at the Navy Classic, fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions, and seventh at the Big Ten Championships ... Was 3-2 at Big Ten's ... NCAA Qualifier ... Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships.
2017-18 (Sophomore) 7-5 Overall, 1-0 Duals, 6-5 Open Tournaments: Placed second at the Michigan State Open, going 3-1 and knocking off No. 13 CJ Brucki of Central Michigan ... Went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational ... Earned first dual win of the season with a 4-3 decision over Ryan Kromer of Buffalo, helping the Spartans to an 18-17 win ... Suffered a season-ending injury.
2016-17 (Freshman) 29-10 Overall, 10-5 Duals, 19-5 Tournaments (12-1 Open, 7-4 Postseason): Earned MSU’s Outstanding Freshman Award ... became first Spartan freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Sean McMurray in 2011 ... was the No. 15 seed for the NCAA Championships ... sensational freshman season came to an end at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, losing in a 4-2 decision to fifth-seeded Chad Walsh of Rider in the consolation round “blood round” ... finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships ... won 24 of last 33 matches ... won by shutout in 15 of his last 20 victories as part of 16 total shutouts, including winning on 1-0 rideouts in two-straight wins during the season ... ranked in top 20 throughout season by several different publications ... topped the teams in wins (29) and technical falls (6), as well as sharing the team-lead in dual wins (10), while ranking second in dual points (40) and third in falls (7) ... named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 20 for his performance in winning the 165-pound division of the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18 ... became the first MSU wrestler to earn the league’s weekly plaudit since Michael McClure earned the accolade nearly six years to the day, on Dec. 18, 2012 ... capped off his steamroll to the finals with a 2-0 extra time upset of No. 12 Branson Ashworth of Wyoming, 2-0, which capped his shutout streak for the day, winning his four matches by an average of 13-0, including the first three all on technical falls ... in addition to winning the Reno Tournament of Champions, also won the Michigan State Open at 165, with two falls along the way ... had five-match win streak halted with 2-1 loss to Nebraska’s Dustin Williams on Dec. 3 ... finished second at the EMU Open, losing an 8-4 decision to Logan Massa of Michigan in the final ... got to the final with three falls on the day all under 1:45, finishing the day with a 4-1 mark.
PREP: Was a two-time state champion, a state runner-up as part of a four-time all-state selection at Lowell High School ... helped the Red Devils accumulate a record of 160-4 during his four-year career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... son of Kathy and Robert Hughes.
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