Academic Notes: Major is undecided...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2016.

Career Notes: Part of school record in 200 Freestyle Relay (1:31.58)...Has also recorded top-five times in program history in 50 Freestyle (23.14) and 100 Freestyle (50.63).

2015-16 (Freshman): Totaled one gold medal with two All-WAC first team honors and two second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle and 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam the fourth leg of the 200 Free Relay team that won gold with a school record time of 1:31.58...Finished second in the 50 Free with a season-best time of 23.14...Finished fourth in the 100 Free after a season-best prelim time of 50.63...Advanced to the B final and finished 12th in the 200 Free after a season-best prelim time of 1:53.08...Swam the fourth leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.47...Totaled 12 top-three finishes with two relay wins during the season.

High School: Four-year starter at Kodiak HS...Swam for John Lindquist, father of NAU teammate Jori Lindquist...Girl Swimmer of the Year in 2013...Team's Most Valuable athlete each of her four years...Four-time state champion in 50 freestyle and three-time state champion in 100 freestyle...Also won 200 freestyle state championship as a junior...Holds high school records in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and two relays...Holds state records in 50 freestyle (23.20) and 100 freestyle (50.51)...Helped team win two state championships...Holds three region records in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle...Placed in top 50 twice at Junior Nationals...Won the 50 and 100 freestyle long course at Western Zones.

Personal: Ila Marie Hughes was born Dec. 2, 1996 in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Dee and Gabe Hughes and Charlie Jerling...One brother, Gabe, and one sister, Kaydee...Hobbies include playing basketball...Lists most memorable athletic moment as team winning a state championship as a freshman...Chose NAU because she loves Flagstaff and she used to drive up to Flagstaff with her family when she was younger to sled.