Pictured, front row left to right: Lori Blue, Mary Kate’s mother and MMI swim coach, and Mary Kate Kupsky. Back row, left to right: Marci Hosier, Assistant Head of School, and Joseph Flanagan, MMI’s Athletic Director.

MMI Preparatory School senior Mary Kate Kupsky will continue her academic and athletic career in swimming at Tulane University as a member of the Green Wave. 

Mary Kate has been an outstanding athlete at MMI, winning the silver medal in the 500m Freestyle and the 200m IM in the District 2 Championships in 2024. At the PIAA State Championships, Mary Kate was 5th in the 500 Free and 8th in the 200 IM en route to being named a Wyoming Valley Conference First-Team All-Star. Last season, she broke the Hazleton Area High School pool record in the 500m Freestyle with a time of 5:10:83. Mary Kate also participates in cross-country at MMI, took home a bronze at the District Championships, and placed 36th out of 247 runners at this year’s PIAA Class 1A State Championship in Hershey.