The Iowa women’s basketball program has secured its highest-rated recruit since Caitlin Clark. McKenna Woliczko, a five-star recruit out of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, announced her commitment to the Hawkeyes Wednesday morning.Woliczko, listed at 6 feet 2 inches, is No. 6 on ESPN’s top 100 list of 2026 recruits. Iowa was also among the finalists for No. 4 recruit Kate Harpring before she chose North Carolina and No. 11 recruit Maddyn Greenway before she committed to Kentucky.”I think the opportunities at Iowa are going to be unlimited,” she said in an interview Wednesday with KCCI. “The past girls that have played at Iowa are going to make it so much easier for the girls in the future to come in and play.”The Hawkeyes are still going after Addison Bjorn (No. 13) and Johnston High School star Jenica Lewis (No. 19). Iowa is coming off of a 23-11 season a year ago that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the program’s first season with Jan Jensen at the helm after she replaced Lisa Bluder, who had been the head coach since 2000-01.» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

IOWA CITY, Iowa —

The Iowa women’s basketball program has secured its highest-rated recruit since Caitlin Clark.

McKenna Woliczko, a five-star recruit out of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California, announced her commitment to the Hawkeyes Wednesday morning.

Woliczko, listed at 6 feet 2 inches, is No. 6 on ESPN’s top 100 list of 2026 recruits. Iowa was also among the finalists for No. 4 recruit Kate Harpring before she chose North Carolina and No. 11 recruit Maddyn Greenway before she committed to Kentucky.

“I think the opportunities at Iowa are going to be unlimited,” she said in an interview Wednesday with KCCI. “The past girls that have played at Iowa are going to make it so much easier for the girls in the future to come in and play.”

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McKenna Woliczko, the No. 6 player in the girls SC Next 100 class, has committed to Iowa, she told ESPN on Wednesday. 
The 6-foot-2 forward from Archbishop Mitty in California immediately becomes coach Jan Jensen’s highest rated recruit in the post-Caitlin Clark era and has drawn… pic.twitter.com/CduRMZ7qBT

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The Hawkeyes are still going after Addison Bjorn (No. 13) and Johnston High School star Jenica Lewis (No. 19).

Iowa is coming off of a 23-11 season a year ago that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the program’s first season with Jan Jensen at the helm after she replaced Lisa Bluder, who had been the head coach since 2000-01.

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