Men's Water Polo

• Two-time WWPA All-Academic Team
• 2017 ACWPC All-Academic Team

A two-year driver who saw action in 52 career games, including 41 starts, tallying 40 goals, 47 assists, 56 steals and eight kickouts.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in all 25 games (23 starts) … first on the team in steals (34) … third on the team in assists (27) … accumulated 22 goals and drew six kickouts … …Member of the WWPA All-Academic Team… earned “excellent” standing on the ACWPC All-Academic Team…had a career-high four goals against LMU (Nov. 18) and a career-best two kickouts drawn against Harvard (Oct. 20).

AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Played in all 27 games with 18 starts … recorded 18 goals, 20 assists, 22 steals and two kickouts drawn on the season … tied for second on the team in steals and fourth in assists ... member of WWPA All-Academic team ... scored a career-high three goals vs. Connecticut College (Sept. 10) … had two goals to go with career highs in assists (4) and steals (5) vs. Air Force (Oct. 15) ... started the last 14 games of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Ignatius College Prep … team finished fourth in the state in 2013, 2015 and 2016 … team was first in sectionals in 2013-16 … team won the 2016 conference championship … earned first team all-conference and all-sectional all four years where he was also conference and sectional player of the year as a junior and senior … scored 484 career goals and posted 249 assists … earned third team all-state as a freshman, second team all-state his sophomore year, first team all-state as a junior, and Illinois player of the year as a senior ... first team all-American as a senior ... also a three-time All-American for swimming and owns two of school's records ... coached by Luis Martinez.

PERSONAL: From Chicago, Illinois … mother is Rachale McConner Hughes … is one of nine children … related to poet Langston Hughes … enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences studying political science and business... hobbies include philanthropy, being a yelp reviewer, watching basketball, and long walks on the beach ... nationally ranked in super smash bros melee.

CAREER-HIGHS: 

• Goals: 4 vs. LMU (Nov. 18, 2017)
• Assists: 4 vs. Air Force (Oct. 15, 2016); 4 vs. Whittier (Sept. 24, 2016)
• Steals: 5 vs. Air Force (Oct. 15, 2016)
• Kickouts Drawn: 2 vs. Harvard (Oct. 20, 2017)