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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

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Amarian Hughes

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  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Newburgh
  • High School Marlboro
  • Major Physical Education

Biography

2024-25: Amarian was a national champion as the winner of the triple jump at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships...Garnered first team All-America honors in two events at the national championship meets...Named the USTFCCCA Niagara Region Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year...AARTFC champion and earned All-AARTFC honors in one event at the regional championship meets...Named to the USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region for top-5 performances in the region in the indoor triple jump, outdoor long jump, and outdoor triple jump...Named the SUNYAC Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year...SUNYAC champion and first team All-SUNYAC honoree in two events at the conference championship meets...Set the school record with a mark of 15.35 meters on his final jump to claim the national title at the indoor national championship meet...Placed third in the triple jump (15.18 meters) at the outdoor national championship meet...Placed first in the triple jump (15.02 meters) and 16th in the long jump (6.71 meters) at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Placed first in the triple jump (14.35 meters), fifth in the long jump (6.77 meters), and 10th in the javelin (39.80 meters) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Was first in the triple jump (15.34 meters) at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Posted a personal-best time in the 200 meters (24.18 seconds) at the Ithaca College Quad Meet...Registered a personal-best mark of 7.14 meters in the long jump at the Kane Invite...Competed in 14 meets for Cortland during the indoor and outdoor seasons...Was selected as the SUNYAC Field Athlete of the Week two times during the indoor season, on Jan. 27 and Feb. 17.

2023-24: Amarian earned first team All-America honors at the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.82 meters...Was a USTFCCCA All-Niagara Region honoree in the indoor triple jump, outdoor long jump, and outdoor triple jump for top-5 performances in the region during the season...Qualified for the AARTFC Outdoor Championships and won the regional title in the triple jump with a mark of 14.81 meters...Was selected as the SUNYAC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year...Earned first team All-SUNYAC honors in two events, winning the long jump (7.00 meters) and the triple jump (14.54 meters) at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Also finished 14th in the javelin with a throw of 39.64 meters at the conference outdoor meet...Received first team All-America honors in the triple jump, finishing seventh at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships with a mark of 14.66 meters...Chosen as the SUNYAC Indoor Field Athlete of the Year...Earned first team All-SUNYAC honors with a first-place finish in the triple jump (14.53 meters) at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Finished seventh in the long jump (6.64 meters) at the conference indoor meet...Competed at 17 meets for the Red Dragons during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2022-23: Amarian finished 11th in the triple jump (47' 9") at the NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships...Earned indoor All-Niagara Region honors...Won the triple jump (indoor personal-best 48' 7.25") at the AARTFC Indoor Championships to earn All-AARTFC honors...Garnered third team All-SUNYAC honors with a third-place finish in the triple jump (46' 8") at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Finished 18th in the triple jump (46' 3.5") at the NCAA Div. III Outdoor Championships...Earned outdoor All-Niagara Region honors...Placed second in the triple jump (47' 7.75") at the AARTFC Outdor Championships to earn All-AARTFC honors...Garnered second team All-SUNYAC honors...Placed second in the triple jump (48' 7.25") and sixth in the long jump (22' 3.5") at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Set the outdoor school record in the triple jump (49' 10") and posted a personal-best 22' 5.25" in the long jump at the Cortland Classic.

2021-22: Earned indoor All-Niagara Region and All-AARTFC honors...Finished as the runner-up in the triple jump (46' 3.5") at the AARTFC Indoor Championships...Earned first team All-SUNYAC honors with a first-place finish in the triple jump (45' 7.25") and finished 12th in the long jump (19' 3.25") at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships...Posted a personal-best 46' 11" in the triple jump at the Winter Welcome Back to Brockport Meet...Recorded a personal-best 20' 10" in the long jump at the Utica Winter Open...Earned outdoor All-Niagara Region and All-AARTFC honors...Placed fourth in the triple jump (45' 8.5") at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Earned third team All-SUNYAC honors with a third-place finish in the triple jump (46' 9") at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships...Finished 12th in the javelin (114' 8") at the outdoor conference meet.

2020-21: Earned All-AARTFC honors with a sixth-place finish in the triple jump (45' 8.5") at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships...Garnered third team All-SUNYAC honors with third-place finishes in the triple jump (personal-best 46' 4.25") and the javelin (personal-best 137' 5") at the SUNYAC Outdoor Championships.

High School: A 2020 graduate of Marlboro...Scholar Athlete...Three-year member of the indoor track and field team... Captured Section Nine titles in the long jump and triple jump and competed at state meet as a senior...Team won a sectional title...Four-year member of the outdoor track and field team...MHAL and sectional champion...Competed at state meet...Team won a sectional championships...Two-year member of the football team...Earned second team all-section honors...Team won a sectional title and reached state semifinals.

Historical Player Information

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