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Cael Hughes
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Okla.
- High School:
- Stillwater
Bio
2024-25: Tallied an 8-1 record with five bonus-point wins … Started five duals at 133 pounds for the Cowboys, including Oregon State, Arizona State, NC State, West Virginia, and Northern Iowa … Went 4-1 in those dual matches, collecting bonus points in two wins … Picked up a technical fall win in his first match in GIA, followed by pinning NC State’s two-time All-American No. 7 Kai Orine in the third period … Took first place at the Michigan State Open with a flawless 4-0 record.
2023-24 (Redshirt Year): Went an impressive 12-1 throughout his redshirt season, including an 8-1 record in competition attached to the team … Wrestled at 133 pounds at the Lindenwood Open before bumping up to 141 for the remainder of the season … Made his dual debut with a 14-3 major decision over Wyoming’s Stockton O’Brien … Champion at the Lindenwood Open and Golden Norsemen Open … Only loss of the season came against teammate Sammy Alvarez in the finals at the Bob Smith Open … Scored bonus points in 11 of his 12 wins … Went 6-0 at 61 kg to claim the U20 freestyle title at the U.S. Open shortly after the season.
High School: Was an outstanding wrestler at Stillwater High School, compiling a perfect 140-0 career record … Became Oklahoma’s 45th four-time state champion and the fifth ever to finish his high school career undefeated … Helped Stillwater win three straight team titles … Victorious at the 2022 Walsh Ironman tournament and 2023 Pittsburgh Classic, where he was also named the Outstanding Wrestler … 2019 Fargo champion in freestyle … Winner of the 2023 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the fourth Cowboy signee to ever do so … Named the recipient of the Junior Hodge Trophy by Win Magazine and the Jim Thorpe High School Player of the Year for wrestling by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame … Was the valedictorian of his class at Stillwater High School and a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born to Jeremy and Lisa Hughes, who both graduated from Oklahoma State … Has a sister, Bella-Kate, as well as a brother, Dax, who was on the Cowboy wrestling team last season … Spends time volunteering at Stillwater Medical School, Stillwater Makes a Change, Special Olympics and Unified Peers … Majoring in Accounting at OSU.
2023-24 (Redshirt Year): Went an impressive 12-1 throughout his redshirt season, including an 8-1 record in competition attached to the team … Wrestled at 133 pounds at the Lindenwood Open before bumping up to 141 for the remainder of the season … Made his dual debut with a 14-3 major decision over Wyoming’s Stockton O’Brien … Champion at the Lindenwood Open and Golden Norsemen Open … Only loss of the season came against teammate Sammy Alvarez in the finals at the Bob Smith Open … Scored bonus points in 11 of his 12 wins … Went 6-0 at 61 kg to claim the U20 freestyle title at the U.S. Open shortly after the season.
High School: Was an outstanding wrestler at Stillwater High School, compiling a perfect 140-0 career record … Became Oklahoma’s 45th four-time state champion and the fifth ever to finish his high school career undefeated … Helped Stillwater win three straight team titles … Victorious at the 2022 Walsh Ironman tournament and 2023 Pittsburgh Classic, where he was also named the Outstanding Wrestler … 2019 Fargo champion in freestyle … Winner of the 2023 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, the fourth Cowboy signee to ever do so … Named the recipient of the Junior Hodge Trophy by Win Magazine and the Jim Thorpe High School Player of the Year for wrestling by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame … Was the valedictorian of his class at Stillwater High School and a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born to Jeremy and Lisa Hughes, who both graduated from Oklahoma State … Has a sister, Bella-Kate, as well as a brother, Dax, who was on the Cowboy wrestling team last season … Spends time volunteering at Stillwater Medical School, Stillwater Makes a Change, Special Olympics and Unified Peers … Majoring in Accounting at OSU.
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