Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned four letters (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)...

2012-13: Named "Most Valuable" for the 2012-2013 season... NCAA Division III All-American after third place national finish in 200 butterfly with school-record time of 2:01.65 ... Also placed 16th in national meet in 500 freestyle ... Selected as the women's "Outstanding Performer" for the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet, earning a first and two second places and swimming on three top-three finishing relay teams... In CCIW meet, she set school records in the 200 butterfly (first place, conference record) and the 100 butterfly (second place) as well as the 200 individual medley (second place). She was on a school-record 200 free relay team (third place) along with the 800 free relay (second place) and 400 free relay (third place)...Was named CCIW women's "Swimmer of the Week" on Jan. 22 for her performance on the weekend of Jan. 18-19... 

2011-12: All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin in 200 IM, 400 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 200 butterfly... Earned outstanding performer recognition at CCIW meet... Finished 38th in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:10.04, finished 20th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.92, and set a school record in finishing 10th in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:03.94 at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships...

2010-11: Earned honorable mention All-American status as part of the 800 freestyle relay team to finish 14th in the national meet with a school-record time of 7:40.56...

2009-10: Finished 36th in the prelims of 100 butterfly with a time of 58.29 seconds at the Division III championships in Minneapolis, Minn....Placed 1st in the 100 butterfly at the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships, where she also placed 2nd in the 200 individual medley, and 2nd in the 200 butterfly...Swam a leg in the 400 medley relay that placed 2nd, the 200 medley relay that placed 2nd, the 800 freestyle relay that placed 2nd, and the 400 freestyle relay that placed 3rd. She also set a school record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.96, the 200 fly with a time of 2:08.09, her 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.12, and her 400 medley relay with a time of 3:56.35...Was named CCIW women's "Swimmer of the Week" on Jan. 26 for her performance weekend of Jan. 22-23...Was named CCIW women's "Swimmer of the Week" for her performance vs. Rose-Hulman Oct. 31...

PERSONAL: Katherine Joyce McHugh ... Born March 20, 1991...Was all-conference and captain of swim team at Homewood-Flossmoor HS...Major is environmental studies and minor is health at Illinois Wesleyan...Parents are Liz Riley and Don McHugh.