Mckenna Wucherer

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Class:
Senior
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)
AVCA All-North Region Honorable Mention (2022; 2023)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023-24, 2024-25)
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

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, the 6-foot-1 outside hitter from Brookfield, Wis. (Brookfield Central/Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club) comes 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, Wucherer is a four-time Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year and a four-time WVCA All-State selection • as a junior, she was 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 • Wucherer was an 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, she concluded her prep volleyball career with 2,028 kills and 1,076 digs • the 6-foot-1 outside hitter compiled 444 kills and 210 digs this past season, leading the Lancers (35-12) to the Division 1 state semifinals • Wucherer also tallied 50 service aces and 30 blocks while posting a kill percentage of .536 and a hitting percentage of .414 • Wucherer 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, Wucherer was a 2020 Prep Volleyball First Team All-America selection • she led her 16U team to an Open USAV National Championship on her way to All-American honors • she's also a two-time Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team selection • also Internationally, she 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, Wucherer was a USA U18 National Team member and led the Americans to a bronze medal at the FIVB U18 World Championships in Mexico • she was 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, Mckenna has two older sisters, Miranda and Abby • Miranda plays collegiate volleyball at Northern Kentucky but is transferring to Minnesota in the fall while Abby plays at Southern Utah • a member of the National Spanish language Honor Society and the BCHS Blue Crew student-athlete leadership organization, Wucherer has 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 • she has 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 • she has a 4.134 GPA and will graduate with honors • Wucherer is thinking about a 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."