Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2011 Cross Country at Gardner-Webb: Ran the 5Kat the Big South Championship meet, finishing in 21:27 ... Achieveda personal best 5K time at the Charlotte Cross CountryInvitational, recording a time of 20:44.91 ... Ran the 6K in26:34.4 at the Southeast Regional meet (Louisville, Kent.) ...Recorded a time of 21:52.7 in the 5K at the Blue Ridge Open (Boone,N.C.) ... Finished in 21:31.16 in the 5K at the Winthrop CrossCountry Invite.

2010 Cross Country at Gardner-Webb: Placed 27th overall atthe Western Carolina Open (2-mile) with a time of 13:31.90 ...Crossed the finish line in 21st-place at the UNC Invitational (5k)with a time of 21:54.77 ... Recorded a time of 22:10.12 at the BigSouth Preview meet (5k) ... Turned in a time of 24:38.10 at theBlue Ridge Open (5k) in Boone, N.C. ... Notched a time of 22:40.79at the 2010 Big South Championships (5k).

2009 Cross Country at Gardner-Webb:  Did not competein a meet.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner atEvans High School ... Was the 400 county and region champion as asenior ... Was the county champion in the 400 as a junior and asophomore ... Took second place in 400 at the county championshipsas a freshman ... Was the 800 region champion as a senior ...Finished in third-place in the 800 at the state championships as asenior and junior ... Finished second in the 800 at the regionalsher junior season and third in the 800 at the county championshipsas a sophomore ... Took sixth in the 400 and seventh in the 800 atthe Taco Bell Classic ... Helped her cross country team finishfirst at the county meet and second at the regionals ... Was namedthe Rookie of the Year ... Set a personal best time of .57 in the400 meter run as a senior ... Has a personal best time of 2:19 inthe 800 meter run.

Personal: Ivana Cherie Hughes was born in Martinez,Georgia on July 16, 1991 ... Daughter of Jesse and Joanne Hughes... Has six siblings ... Majoring in Political Science.