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Collegiate Bests:
Pommel Horse: 12.150
As a Redshirt Sophomore in 2009: Competed in two meets in 2009, both on pommel horse ... top score of the season came versus California (12.150) on pommel horse.
As a Sophomore in 2008: Redshirted the season.
As a Freshman in 2007: Competed on the pommel horse, parallel bars and horizontal bar ... helped the Cardinal to second place at the MPSF Championship with an 8.55 on horizontal bar, an 8.2 on parallel bars, and a 7.85 on pommel horse ... recorded a career high of 8.75 on horizontal bar and an 8.7 on parallel bars at the NCAA Championship.
High School: Finished ninth in all-around in the Level 10 division at the 2005 Visa U.S. Championships, and also finished third on parallel bars, seventh on pommel horse and eighth on floor exercise ... a 2002 Junior National Team member ... trained at 5280 Gymnastics in Denver under Vladimir Artemev.
Personal: Parents are Cliff and Janet Hughes ... majoring in management sciences and engineering.
Getting To Know Lucas Hughes
| Born in: | Golden, Colo. |
| Major: | Management Sciences and Engineering |
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| The best thing about Stanford is: | It is beautiful |
| My favorite place on campus is: | The Quad |
| Ten years from now I hope to be: | Alive, successful at whatever I choose to do, and having fun |
| My favorite class at Stanford is: | Building the Future with Engineering Materials |
| Something people would be surprised to know about me: | I can juggle and ride a unicycle |
| The place I would most like to visit is: | Ireland |
| My favorite pre-meet rituals are: | Mushroom Clap |
| Stanford Men's Gymnastics will be fun to watch this year because: | It's gymnastics |
| My greatest athletic moment was: | Finishing the 2007 NCAA Finals with two very solid routines |
| The current or former Stanford athlete I most enjoy watching perform is: | Too many greats to choose just one |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: | That I can stay awake and be productive all night if I drink an energy drink at 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. |
| The best book I have ever read is: | Catch 22 |
| Favorite food: | Sushi |
| Least favorite food: | Asparagus |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Rice, cheese, chicken, milk, tortillas, and garlic |
| Favorite movie: | The Royal Tenenbaums |
| Favorite TV show: | Scrubs |
| Favorite actor: | Edward Norton |
| Favorite actress: | Helena Bonham Carter |
| My ultimate ESPN SportsCenter highlight would be: | Sticking a double-double off high bar |
| My favorite musical group/singer is: | Flogging Molly and The Beatles |
| The best advice I've ever received was: | Focus on what I am doing at that very moment and don't worry so much about what is to come |
| If I could invite three people from history to dinner, they would be: | Wes Anderson, Richard Branson, and Bill Murray |
| If I could bring anything from my hometown to Stanford it would be: | Snow and large mountains |
| If I had one CD to listen to it would be: | Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits" |