2019 Track & Field Roster

Elijah Hughes

Elijah Hughes

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Riverside, CA
  • Highschool:
    John W. North H.S.
  • Major:
    Business Law

Summary

Biography

Elijah Hughes Top Marks
INDOOR MARK YEAR
High Jump  2.11m (6-11)  2017 Texas A&M Aggie Invitational 
Long Jump    6.84m (21-11.75)   2019 Mt. T's Invitational
OUTDOOR MARK YEAR
High Jump  2.13m (6-11.75)  2018 Desert Heat Classic
Long Jump  7.19m (23-7.25)w  2018 Baldy Castillo Invitational

All-Conference Honors
2019 MPSF High Jump (8th place)
2018 Pac-12 High Jump (6th place)
2018 MPSF High Jump (6th place)
2017 Pac-12 High Jump (7th place)

2019 Outdoor: 

  • Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds where he finished 23rd in the region
  • Jumped a season's best 2.11m/6-11 feet a the Baldy Castillo Invitational and NCAA West Prelims
  • Best result came when he won the high jump at the Texas A&M Invitational
  • Earned four top-five finishes in the high jump


2019 Indoor:

  • Earned his fourth all-conference honor when he took eighth at the MPSF championships
  • Finished in the top-10 in each of his seven outings
  • Grabbed back-to-back second-place finishes to open the season in Flagstaff
  • Cleared a season's best 2.08m/6-9.75 feet at the Texas Tech Classic


2018 Outdoor:

  • Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds for the second-straight season where he finished 38th.
  • Finished sixth in the high jump at the Pac-12 Championships and took 17th in the long jump.
  • Cleared a personal best 2.13m/6-11.75 feet and won the competition at the Desert Heat Classic.
  • Jumped a personal best (wind-aided) 7.19m/23-7.25 feet at the Baldy Castillo Invitational
  • His wind-legal PR came at the Desert Heat Classic.


2018 Indoor: 

  • Finished sixth at the MPSF Championships in the high jump.
  • Took 19th in the MPSF Championships in the long jump.
  • Hit a season best mark of 2.10m/6-10.75 at the conference meet and the NAU Tune-Up.
  • Has six top-10 finishes in the high jump, including a second-place finish at the Puma Indoor Invitational.


2017 Indoor:

  • Finished 11th at his first-ever MPSF Championships in the high jump
  • Placed fourth in the men's high jump with an indoor season-high mark of 2.11m during the 2017 Texas A&M Aggie Invitational
High School:
  • Broke his high school record each year, upping himself from 6'-2" his freshman year in 2012-13 to his personal best of 7'-1" in 2015-16.
  • Competed in the high jump and long jump, finishing 4th at the California State Outdoor Championships in June 2016
Personal: Son to Ronald & Nikki ... has one older brother, Adrian ... says jumping 6'-11" in front of an entirely silent stadium full of people that wanted to watch him as his most exciting moment in sports ... hobbies are hiking and playing video games.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Jumps
    6'7" 195 lbs
  • 2018Sophomore

    Jumps
    6'7" 195 lbs
  • 2019Junior

    Jumps
    6'7" 195 lbs