McCullough earned her first NEC Rookie of the Week accolade following a competitive showing against Illinois and Youngstown State. The Mercerburg, PA native finished seventh in the 200 butterfly (2:15.80) and sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:59.27) with times that rank among the top-10 in the NEC for the month of January. McCullough also swam in two relays, including a 100 butterfly leg of 59.72 - which was just shy of her NEC-best 58.51 mark in the month of January - that helped the Red Flash 400 medley relay team finish third.