University of California, Santa Barbara

2023-24 
MPSF Second Team in 200 Breaststroke (eighth place) … 2024 MPSF All Academic Team … Tenth overall best time in 100 freestyle at UCSB   
 
2022-23
1st place 200 Breast, 3rd place 100 Breast at Pacific (Jan. 21) .... 6th place 200 Breast at Utah Tech Invite (Nov. 17-19) .... 9th place 200 Breast at MPSF Championships .... MPSF All-Academic Team

2021-22 
MPSF 2nd Team- 100 Breast, 200 Breast .... 6th place 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay at MPSF Championships .... 7th place 100 Breast at MPSF Championships .... MPSF All-Academic Team

2020-21
MPSF 1^st Team – 100 Breast .... MPSF 2^nd Team – 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School, swimming four years for the Eagles under coaches Ron and Rich Blanc…Finished high school career with times of 1:02.73 in the 100 Breast, 2:16.88 in the 200 Breast, and 2:05.50 in the 200 IM…Won Trinity League and CIF Division I Championships 2017, 2018, and 2019, State Championships in 2018 and 2019, and a National High School Championship in 2018…Earned academic high-honors all four years and was an Academic All-American as well as a California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member.

PERSONAL
Katherine Anne Nugent was born on Jan. 30, 2002 to parents Amanda and Paul Nugent ­­­­­­­­ in San Clemente, Calif…Has an older sister Abby and a younger brother Jack…Majoring in Sociology…Roots for the Boston Red Sox…Most memorable sports moment was making the finals at the California State Championships in her junior year…Favorite movie is Pride and Prejudice and favorite TV shows are Criminal Minds and Parks and Recreation…Favorite books are A Separate Peace and The Alchemist and favorite author is John Green…Listens to Rex Orange County and Still Woozy…Hobbies include drawing, surfing, and sleeping…Also recruited by Penn State, UCSD, Hawaii, UNLV, and TCU.