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Prep Scene
It was quite a weekend for a track and field athlete and a group of student-athletes in St. Paul.
Hughes wins three medals
Juriad Hughes Jr., the Irondale senior who will go down as one of the top track and field athletes in state history, finished his high school career at the 2024 state meet held at St. Michael’s Albertville High School with dominant performances not only in the long jump, but in the sprint as well.
Hughes, who will be attending the University of Arkansas on a scholarship, successfully defended his 2023 long jump title with a leap of 24’05.25”. He also placed first in the 100 with a time of 10.35 seconds and the 200 with a time of 21.22.
He was also one of the best wide receivers in the metro area.
Some thought he would follow in the footsteps of his father, Juriad Hughes Sr., who starred in basketball at St. Paul Central in the late 1980s and went on to play at New Mexico State and South Dakota State. But the younger Hughes dropped basketball to concentrate on football, track and field.
It appears he made the right choice.
Student-athletes honored
Twenty student athletes hailing from private and public schools in St. Paul were honored recently at the 48th Winfield Awards Student Athlete Banquet held at the Intercontinental St. Paul-Riverfront Hotel.
The student athletes, who were chosen by their schools for their academic and athletic excellence, were part of an annual celebration named in honor of St. Paul Central High School, University of Minnesota, and Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer David M. Winfield.
The student athletes honored were: Central High School- Maylena Carter and Kaiden Thiers; Como Park High School- Xee Lee and Baw Reh; Cretin Derham Hall High School- Suraya Hodges and Anthony Knight; Harding High School- Cynthia Dang and Tyler English; Highland Park High School- Phowler Vang and Xavier May; Humboldt High School- Chae Nay Htoo and Albert Wellington; Johnson High School- Jolie Davis and Javion Sanders; St. Agnes High School- Malani Sandifer and Adam Herandez; St. Paul Academy and Summit School- Aurelia Meza and Maik Hguyen; Washington Technology Magnet School- Ariel Fang and Kwa Min.
Each honoree received scholarship support for college.
The 2024 Trail Blazer Award recipient was former Tartan High School and University of Wisconsin Hall-of-Famer Jessie Stomski.
The Arline V. Winfield Mother Award, given each year to a woman whose contributions to family and community were unmatched, was presented to Jo Ann Clark.
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