2020-21 Wrestling Roster

Reece Hughes
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- 165
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
- High School:
- Hartland
Senior (2020-21)
• Posted a 1-0 mark in extra matches at 165 pounds
• Earned a 5-2 decision against Penn State's Konner Kraeszig (Feb. 14)
Junior (2019-20)
• Competed in five dual meets at 165 and 174 pounds; missed much of the season with injury
• Dropped a 9-5 decision against Wisconsin's No. 4 Evan Wick (Feb. 16)
• Posted a 2-2 record at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 2), earning a 6-4 decision over Ohio State's No. 13 Ethan Smith in the first round
Sophomore (2018-19)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award
• Posted a 2-2 dual-meet record, including a 1-1 mark in Big Ten duals
• Earned two dual-meet pins -- against Oregon State's Myles Terry (5:22, Jan. 1) up two weights at 184 pounds and against Northwestern's Braxton Cody (1:18, Feb. 10) up at 174 pounds
• Competed in three open tournaments at 165 pounds
• Captured the 165-pound title at the Edinboro Open (Feb. 2) with a 4-0 record; defeated Buffalo's Troy Keller, 10-8, in the final
• Also wrestled at the Cleveland State Open (Dec. 15) and Michigan State Open (Nov. 3)
Freshman (2017-18)
• Bumped a weight to post a 2-3 dual-meet record at 165 pounds
• Earned a 5-0 decision against Oregon State’s Billy Bigelow in collegiate and varsity debut (Dec. 10)
• Also registered a 10-4 dual win against Indiana’s Austin Holmes (Jan. 5)
Prep
• Graduated from Hartland High School (2017)
• Captured a Michigan state title at 140 pounds as a junior (2016)
• Three-time state placewinner, claiming fourth place at 145 pounds as a senior (2017) and third at 130 pounds as a sophomore (2015)
• Career prep record of 191-23
• Three-time Kensington Lake Athletic Association (KLAA) champion; two-time region and three-time district champion
• Contributed to Hartland's 2016 team state championship and four straight top-four state finishes
• Magna Cum Laude
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in economics
• Born on April 19, 1999
• Son of Rob and Sherri Hughes
• Has an older brother, Nate
Year | Overall | Dual | Tourney | Falls | TF | MD | Big Ten | NCAA |
2017-18 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
2018-19 | 8-7 | 2-3 | 6-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
2019-20 | 2-7 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- |
2019-20 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
Totals | 13-17 | 5-11 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |