Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Hughes akatanga mwaka wake kuNorth Atlantic Regional Championships, kwaakatora menduru yebronze. Akakwanisa kuenda kuEastern Sectionals asi akapiwa mukana wekuenda ku2009 U.S. Championships
nemhaka yebasa rake reGrand Prix. Hughes akaisa 9th pa2008 Trophée Eric Bompard Grand Prix chiitiko.