Mckenna Wucherer

Oregon

Sep 26 (Sat)

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Class:
Fifth Year
Position:
Outside
Height:
6-1
High School:
Brookfield Central
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wis.
Major:
Sports Management
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PRONUNCIATION

MERCHANDISE

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2023; 2024; 2025)
AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention (2022; 2023)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)
Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge MVP (2023)
Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2023; 2024)
Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team (2023)
Preseason All-Big Ten (2025)
U21 Team USA Norceca Pan-Am Cup Gold Medalist (May 2023)

FEATURES
2023 Returners
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Get to Know Mckenna Wucherer
Gopher Spotlight
Point 'U' Podcast Episode 2
Star Tribune Feature
Wucherer Sisters - BTN at the Net

2025 • SENIOR SEASON:
Preseason All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • redshirted in 2025 due to a back injury.

2024 • JUNIOR SEASON:
Played in 27 matches in 2024, missing six due to a back injury • recorded 2.49 kills, 1.34 digs and 0.57 blocks per set • tallied 10 contests with double-figure kills • totaled 14 kills, 10 digs and six blocks vs. Stanford (Sept. 1) • 12 kills, nine digs and four blocks vs. Texas (Sept. 2) • 16 kills vs. TCU (Sept. 7) • 10 kills, six digs and four blocks vs. LIU (Sept. 12) • five kills, four blocks vs. Green Bay (Sept. 19) • seven kills, eight digs and tied a career-high with five blocks vs. Indiana (Oct. 11) • six kills, six digs and three blocks vs. Maryland (Oct. 12) • eight kills, six digs, three blocks vs. NU (Oct. 23) • 11 kills, eight digs and four blocks at OSU (Oct. 27) • 11 kills at MSU (Nov. 1) and Michigan (Nov. 3), adding five digs and a block at UM • 12 kills vs. Washington (Nov. 7) • tallied 10 kills vs. UM (Nov. 17) • had 15 kills at Wisconsin (Nov. 20) • six kills at Illinois (Nov. 27) • nine kills against OSU (Nov. 29) • totaled nine kills in the NCAA Tournament vs. WKU (Dec. 5) • had 11 kills and four blocks at Kentucky (Dec. 6).

2023 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention • Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge MVP • Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament • Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament • played in all 30 matches in 2023, averaging a team-best 3.24 kills per set • posted 16 kills and six digs in the season opener over TCU (Aug. 25) • had 14 kills in a sweep over No. 15 Baylor • totaled 14 kills, career-high nine digs vs. Texas (Aug. 29) • went for career-highs in kills (21) and digs (10) in a win vs. No. 6 Oregon (Sep. 8) • went for 22 kills and 16 digs in the Diet Coke Classic (Sep. 14/16) • had 15 kills/12 digs at Iowa (Sep. 21) • went for 16 kills at Rutgers with eight digs (Oct. 7) • tallied 17 kills in a win over Michigan State (Oct. 22) • totaled consecutive double doubles (16 kills/10 digs vs. OSU; 11 kills, 11 digs vs. NU) on Nov. 3 and 5 • had 11 kills and eight digs vs. Purdue (Nov. 10) • went for 11 kills, six digs, three blocks vs. Iowa (Nov. 17) • tallied 16 kills and eight digs vs. No. 1 Nebraska (Nov. 25) • went for eight kills and four digs in an NCAA Tournament win over Utah State (Dec. 1) • had 11 kills, seven digs and a block at Creighton (Dec. 2).

2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON:
AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention • Big Ten All-Freshman Team • ranked second on the team with 2.73 kills per set • also posted 0.66 digs and 0.63 blocks per set • played in 21 of the team's 31 games (71 sets) in 2022 • made her college debut against Pepperdine, going for 13 kills and earning the start (9/15) • set a career-high with 15 kills, three blocks and two digs vs. WSU (9/17) • totaled 13 kills with a pair of blocks at Purdue (9/23) • went for 9 kills on .333 hitting with four blocks vs. Wisconsin (9/25) • had 16 kills vs. NU (9/28) • totaled 11 kills, three digs and three blocks vs. Iowa (10/2) • tallied six kills, four blocks and five digs vs. Michigan (10/7) • had four kills at MSU (10/9) • totaled 10 kills vs. Ohio State (10/12) • tallied two kills and five digs vs. Illinois (10/15) • had seven kills and two digs at Iowa (10/19) • posted 16 kills to tie her career-high against Purdue (10/22) • tallied five kills, four digs vs. MSU (10/26) • totaled 15 kills, five digs, four blocks at Wisconsin (10/29) • had nine kills at Penn State (11/18) and six kills at Rutgers (11/20) • posted 10 kills, five digs at OSU (11/25) • had three kills, two digs at NU (11/26) • had nine kills and four blocks vs. SE Louisiana (12/2) • totaled six kills vs. UNI (12/3) • went for nine kills, two blocks versus Ohio State (12/8).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
A 2021 AVCA and Under Armour First Team All-American and the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year • played at Brookfield Central and Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club and came to Minnesota as one of the most decorated players in Wisconsin prep history • the No. 1 ranked 2022 recruit in both the state of Wisconsin • four-time Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year and a four-time WVCA All-State selection • as a junior, named the 2020 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today Girls Volleyball Player of the Year in addition to being named a Gatorade Player of the Year finalist • Under Armour First Team All-American in 2020 as well • ranked as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2022 by both PrepDig.com and PrepVolleyball.com • concluded her prep volleyball career with 2,028 kills and 1,076 digs • compiled 444 kills and 210 digs as a season and helped the Lancers (35-12) to the Division 1 state semifinals • tallied 50 service aces and 30 blocks while posting a kill percentage of .536 and a hitting percentage of .414 • missed 19 matches during the season while winning a bronze medal at the Under-18 World Championships in Mexico with the U.S. Under-18 Women’s National Team • on the club circuit, was a 2020 Prep Volleyball First Team All-America selection • led her 16U team to an Open USAV National Championship on her way to All-American honors • a two-time Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team selection • led Team U.S.A. to a gold medal at the 2019 USAV High Performance Championships while also garnering tournament MVP honors • in the summer of 2021, was a USA U18 National Team member and led the Americans to a bronze medal at the FIVB U18 World Championships in Mexico • named to the 'Dream Team' as one of two best outside hitters at the FIVB U18 World Championships.

PERSONAL:
The daughter of Greg and the late Wendy Wucherer • has two older sisters, Miranda and Abby • Miranda played collegiate volleyball at Northern Kentucky and transferred to Minnesota for one season • sister Miranda is now with the Northwestern volleyball team as a coach • Abby played at Southern Utah • a member of the National Spanish language Honor Society and the BCHS Blue Crew student-athlete leadership organization, volunteered on behalf of Feed the Families in association with the Brookfield Food Pantry and for Soles for Jesus, which provides footwear for the needy in Africa • also donated her time with the House of Peace food pantry and a variety of breast cancer awareness foundations in addition to coaching youth volleyball athletes at the club and public school level • had a 4.134 GPA and graduated with honors • sports management major at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA:
"I chose the University of Minnesota because of the outstanding mix of academics and athletics. I fell in love with the campus, coaching staff and atmosphere of the program. It felt as if I was at home and I can not wait to be a part of the legacy in Minneapolis."