Top Achievements
• 2019 MVC gold medalist in the 200 free relay and 800 free relay
• 2016-17 MVC silver medalist in the 500 freestyle, 800 freestyle relay
Honors & Awards
• All-MVC First Team - 2019
• All-MVC Honorable Mention - 2018
• MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll - Fall 2015, Spring 2017
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award - 2017
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team –2017, 2018, 2019
• MVC Conference Honor Roll – Spring 2017
2018-19 Season (Senior)
All-MAC first team selection...Played crucial role in squad's 200 and 800 free relay gold medal finishes at the MVC Championships (Feb. 20-23)...Rallied for a runner-up placement in the 1000 freestyle at nationally-ranked Missouri (Jan. 19)...Helped team top Evansville in 200 free relay (Nov. 30)...Opened season with a top-10 time in the 500 free at the Show-Me Showdown (Oct. 5).
2017-18 Season (Junior)
All-MVC Honorable Mention and Scholar-Athlete Team selection ... Finished eighth in the 200 free and ninth in the 500 and 1650 free at the 2018 MVC Championships ... Earned two top-12 finishes at the Missouri Show-Me Showdown (Sept. 29) ... Took fourth in the 200 free, seventh in the 500 free and first in the 400 free relay in the Bears' home meet against Southern Illinois (Oct. 7) ... Tallied four top-10 finishes in freestyle events against Kansas and South Dakota (Oct. 20-21) ... Finished fifth in the 100 free and sixth in the 1000 free at Drury (Jan. 18) ... Claimed third in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free against Missouri (Jan. 20).
2016-17 Season (Sophomore)
Earned the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award along with MVC Scholar-Athlete team and MVC honor roll recognition … Set three personal bests during the MVC Championships (Feb. 16-18) in the 200 Free (1:52.57), 500 Free (5:00.23), and 1650 Free (17:17.67) … Had a career best at Drury (Jan. 19) in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:27.11 … Placed in the top five in three events at both SIU (Dec. 3) and Evansville (Dec. 2) … Finished fourth in the 500 Free (5:13.87) at the Kansas Double Dual (Oct. 22) … Contributed to third place finishes in the 200 Free Relay (1:35.92) and 400 Free Relay (3:27.35) at home in the MSU Invite (Oct. 8).
2015-16 Season (Freshman)
Finished an individual meet-high ninth place at the 2016 MVC Championship in the 1650 free with a personal-best time of 17:25.82 … Set three lifetime marks over span of conference championship … Finished 13th overall in the 500 free (5:03.33) … Also member of MSU 800 free ‘B’ relay that finished with fifth fastest time among eight teams that competed … Earned personal-best times in the 100 back (58.92), 200 back (2:06.41) and 50 free (24.81) at the Purdue Invitational from Nov. 20-22 … Opened collegiate career with a top-10 showing at the Show-Me Showdown (Oct. 2) and a top-five finish versus Southern Illinois (Oct. 10) … Helped Missouri State take two of top three spots in 1000 free versus nationally-ranked Mizzou (Jan. 23) with a personal-best time of 10:51.36 … Also got fourth place in 200 free in second edition in ‘Duel in the Pool’ at Drury in January … Finished season with top-five times in three events for MSU, including third fastest mark in the 1650 free.
Background
Fourth-ranked swimmer out of Nebraska by CollegeSwimming.com ... Competed for Papillion-La Vista High School and also Greater Omaha Aquatics (GOAL) under coach Tom Beck ... Broke several school records which include the 100 free, 200 free, 100 back and 400 free relay ... named the Papillion Times Female Swimmer of the Year for two consecutive season ... Earned a state runner-up finish in the 200 free as a junior and third-place finish at state in the 100 free three times ... Was a member of National Honor Society and was named to the Honor Roll in each semester she attended high school.
Personal
Daughter William and Leanne McCullough ... Born Oct. 29, 1996 ... Has four siblings, Jordan, Kayden Loraynne and Karlton ... Plans to major in dietetics.
| Career Bests at Missouri State |
| Event |
Time |
Opponent/Meet |
Date |
| 100 Back |
58.92 |
Purdue Invitational - Prelims |
11/21/15 |
| 200 Back |
2:06.41 |
Purdue Invitational - Prelims |
11/22/15 |
| 50 Free |
24.49 |
IUPUI House of Champions Invitational |
11/18/16 |
| 100 Free |
53.88 |
vs. Iowa/Purdue |
11/4/16 |
| 200 Free |
1:51.63 |
2018 MVC Championships |
2/16/18 |
| 500 Free |
5:00.23 |
2017 MVC Championships |
2/16/17 |
| 1000 Free |
10:27.11 |
at Drury |
1/19/17 |
| 1650 Free |
17:17.49 |
2018 MVC Championships |
2/17/18 |
| 100 Breast |
1:11.11 |
vs. Evansville |
12/1/17 |
| 100 Fly |
1:02.68 |
vs. Evansville |
12/1/17 |
