New Headline: McKenna Woliczko's Epic Drive Earns Team Championship Honor
Iowa women's basketball recruit McKenna Woliczko played in the MaxPreps national-title game on Saturday.
Iowa women's basketball recruit McKenna Woliczko scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a California state championship game Saturday, March 14. Woliczko's Archbishop Mitty team lost to Ontario Christian 56-49 in the California Open Division state final in Sacramento. Archbishop Mitty was ranked No.
2 in the MaxPreps national rankings, and Ontario Christian was No. 1, so the game determined the MaxPreps national champion for 2026. Woliczko, a 6-foot-2 forward, is ESPN's No.
6 overall prospect in the 2026 class. The 5-star recruit's Oct. 1 decision to commit to Iowa completed an intense months-long battle that spanned coast to coast, as the Hawkeyes held off giants like South Carolina, USC and Ohio State to land Woliczko as Jan Jensen’s first major recruiting win since taking over the program in May 2024.
Ontario Christian was led by 5-star 2027 guard Kaleena Smith, who finished with 24 points. Iowa is among the 11 schools listed as "interests" on Smith's 247Sports profile page. McKenna Woliczko with an all time career at Mitty.