Patrick Hughes enters his second season as an assistant coach for the Trinity College men's wrestling program in the upcoming 2023-24 season. Hughes graduated from Springfield College in 1985, where he was an accomplished wrestler. He was a two-time All-American and NCAA Division II Runner-Up and an NCAA Division I National Qualifier in 1984. He won weight class brackets in Springfield's Doug Parker Invitational, the Coast Guard Academy Invitational, and the Division II Eastern Regional title twice each. Hughes is employed by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families as a regulatory consultant and he lives in Somers with his wife, Carol, and they have three sons.
