Ht
5'
7"
Class
Redshirt Medical Redshirt
Hometown
Mesquite,
Nevada
Roster Years
2001-2003
Personal
- Born 11/01/78 in St. George, Utah
- Parents are Jimmie and Angie Hughes
- Majoring in health education
At BYU
- 2001: fourth in the triple jump (38'00.25/11.59m), first in Long Jump (20'01) at the Cal Poly Invitational. . . placed first in the long jump (20'08.25"/5.82m) and second in the triple jump (39'07.75"/12.08m) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational. . . finished first in the long jump with a mark of 19'04.25"/5.90m at the BYU Cougar Invitational. . . first in the long jump (19'07.00/5.89m) and third in the triple jump (37'02.00"/11.33m) at the Weber State Invitational. . . placed first in the long jump with a mark of 19'04.25"/5.90m at the Robison Invitational. . . finished second in the long jump at the Utah Collegiate Challenge with a mark of 18'11.00/5.77m. . . finished second in the long jump (20'07.00"/6.27m) and third in the triple jump (39'04.00"/11.99m) at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships.
Before BYU
- Was 13-time Nevada state champion in 100m, 200m, 100mH, 300mH and long jump while a prep at Virgin Valley HS
- Holds six school records
- Also lettered in volleyball and basketball
Other College
- Competed two years for Utah Valley State College, where she was a three-time All-American
- Placed sixth in the long jump in 1998, then fourth in the long jump and the triple jump in 1999
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
Sophmore Year
Junior Year
2001
Indoor:
- Did not compete
Outdoor:
- Fourth in the triple jump (38'00.25/11.59m), first in Long Jump (20'01) at the Cal Poly Invitational
- Placed first in the long jump (20'08.25"/5.82m) and second in the triple jump (39'07.75"/12.08m) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational
- Finished first in the long jump with a mark of 19'04.25"/5.90m at the BYU Cougar Invitational
- First in the long jump (19'07.00/5.89m) and third in the triple jump (37'02.00"/11.33m) at the Weber State Invitational
- Placed first in the long jump with a mark of 19'04.25"/5.90m at the Robison Invitational
- Finished second in the long jump at the Utah Collegiate Challenge with a mark of 18'11.00/5.77m
- Finished second in the long jump (20'07.00"/6.27m) and third in the triple jump (39'04.00"/11.99m) at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships
Senior Year
2002
Indoor:
- Won the 55mH and the long jump at the Wildcat Invitational
- Won the 55mH at the Snake River Open
- Placed first in the long jump, third in the 60mH and sixth in the triple jump at the Illinois Women Invitational
- Won the 55mH (8.07) and placed third in the 55m at the Mountain State Games
- Second-place finish in the long jump at the Husker Invitational
- At MWC Indoor Championships, won the long jump (19-08), placed second in the triple jump (40-03.25), fourth in the 60mH (8.67) and seventh in the 60m (7.71)
Outdoor:
- Second in the long jump at the USC Dual Meet
- Placed second in the long jump and third in the 100mH at the UTEP Invitational
- At the Cougar Invitational placed first in the long jump, second in the 100mH and third in the 100m
- Placed second in the long jump and the 100m at the UCLA Tri-Meet
- At the Robison Invitational placed second in the long jump, third in the 100m (11.99) and fourth in the 100mH
- Won both the long jump and the 100mH (13.94) at the Utah Collegiate Championships, setting a new MWC record in the long jump (21-07.5) and was named MWC Athlete of the Week
- MWC Outdoor Champion in the long jump and placed second in the 100mH, second in the triple jump and fourth in the 100m
- High Points Award winner (32) and Outstanding Performance Award at the MWC Outdoor Championships
- Finished eighth in the long jump (20-08.5) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and was named an All-American
- Places sixth at the USA National Championships in the long jump
- Ranked eighth in the long jump in the United States by Track & Field News Magazine
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2003
Medical Redshirt Year
2003