Hughes, Soccer Buffs Earn Academic Honors

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Ten University of Colorado soccer players were named to Pac-12 Conference All-Academic teams, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Thursday. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor.

For the third consecutive year (every year she has been eligible for the honor), senior co-captain Hayley Hughes has been selected as first-team Pac-12 All-Academic. Hughes is the first soccer Buff to accomplish this feat in the Pac-12, and just the ninth total. The honor is Hughes’ sixth academic recognition.

Hughes, a defender from Highlands Ranch, Colo., majors in finance in the CU Leeds School of Business, with a minor in economics and a certificate in quantitative finance, and holds a 3.93 cumulative GPA. Earlier this month, Hughes was also named second-team Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District VII.

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