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Stephanie Hughes
Stephanie Hughes

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

Last College:
Lane Tech

Demon Notes
2008 and 2009 BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree... also a member of the cross country team.

Junior Season 2009-10
Cross Country - Ran in all seven races and scored points in six... lowered her personal-record in the 5K to 18:47 at the Bradley Open... placed 14th at the DePaul Opener... finished the NCAA Midwest Regional 6K race in a time of 23:18.

Indoor - Won the 5,000m at the Chicago Duals with a time of 18:03.84... recorded a career-best time of 17:56.20 in the 5,000m at the Meyo Invitational... lowered her career-best 3,000m time to 10:21.48 at the Blue and Gold Meet... ran a personal-best mile time of 5:20.63 at the Badger Track Classic... anchored the 4x400m relay team that recorded a time of 4:19.14 at the Badger Track Classic.

Outdoor - Placed third at the Dave Rankin Invitational with a personal-record 5,000m time of 17:55.37... finished the 10,000m in second place at the Chicagoland Championship with a time of 37:22.14... ran the 1,500m at the DePaul Relays in a time of 4:59.34... clocked a 10K time of 37:56.57 at the Drake Relays.

Sophomore Season 2008-09
Cross Country - Finished among the top-five Blue Demons in all seven races... placed 24th overall at the Bradley Classic with a season-best 6K time of 22:34... ran a 5K in 19:16 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational... recorded a season-best mile pace of 6:03.

Indoor - Recorded three times faster than 11:00 in the 3,000m during the season... ran a season-best 10:44.39 in the 3,000m at the Blue and Gold Meet... placed sixth in the 5,000m at the Chicago Duals with a time of 19:11.97.

Outdoor - Lowered her personal-record in the 5,000m to a team-best 18:32.40... led the distance runners with the top performances in both the 5,000 and the 10,000m... won the 10,000m at the Chicago Penultimate with a career-best time of 37:48.16... finished in fourth place in the 5,000m with a time of 18:45.52 at the Marquette Twilight.

Freshman Season 2007-08
Cross Country - Finished among the top five Blue Demons in every meet... placed 10th at the UIC Home Opener with a two-mile time of 11:41... posted a 5K time of 18:58 to place 25th at the National Catholic Championship... delivered a 6K time of 22:39 to take 72nd place at the BIG EAST Championships... finished 29th at the Fordham Invitational with a 5K time of 19:58... posted a 6K time of 22:40 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.

Indoor - Ran a season-best mile time of 5:22.47 at the Notre Dame Opener... recorded three times better than 10:49.00 in the 3,000m run... ran a season-best time in the 3,000m run was 10:37.33 at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic.

Outdoor - Owns the team best time in the 10,000m run with a mark of 38:26.36... personal record of 4:57.73 in the 1,500m accomplished at the DePaul Relays... ran the 5,000m at the Ted Haydon Invitational in a time of 18:37.36.

High School
Four-time Chicago Public League cross country champion... four-time IHSA cross country regional champion... four-time IHSA cross country stat qualifier... earned All-American status at 2006 USATF Junior Olympics in 1,500m and 3,000m ... member of four time Chicago Public League cross country championship team and four time track and field championship team... won six individual Chicago Public League track and field titles between the 1,600m run and 3,200m run... three-time sectional champion in the 3,200m run... three-time IHSA track and field state qualifier.

Personal
Daughter of Evelyn Hughes and the late Richard Hughes... has one sister, Jennifer Hughes... uncle Michael Hughes attended DePaul... majoring in environmental science.