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Waco High School
21 athletes. 5 years. 5 colleges.
Every athlete Waco High School has sent to college football, basketball, and track over the last 5 years. Verified against live NCAA rosters. Located in Wayland, IA.
Strong
Football
NAIA
10
5yr
Rising
W. Basketball
D2
4
5yr
Emerging
Football
FCS
4
5yr
Emerging
W. Track
D2
2
5yr
Emerging
Football
D2
1
5yr
How feeder tiers work
Tiers are percentile rankings across every U.S. high school for a given sport and college division, measured over the last 5 years.
Elite
Top 2% of U.S. high schools in this sport and division.
Strong
Top 10% (excluding elite schools).
Rising
Top 25% (excluding elite and strong schools).
Emerging
At least one verified placement in the 5-year window.
Football is ranked separately for FBS (top-level D1) and FCS (D1-AA). Every other sport uses a single D1 tier. Tiers recompute weekly as new college roster data lands.
Pipeline scoreboard
21
Total placements
verified college athletes
5
Unique colleges
programs recruited from
3
Sports represented
Led by football
5yr
Rolling window
2021 to 2025
Destinations
Which colleges have recruited the most players from Waco High School?
These are the programs actually pulling athletes from this roster. Ranked by verified placements over the last 5 years. Click any college to see your fit score against that program.
Football
→NAIAStrong feeder10
total placements
Waco High School is ranked as a strong feeder for football NAIA. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Waco High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→FCSEmerging feeder4
total placements
Waco High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football FCS. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Waco High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Basketball
→D2Rising feeder4
total placements
Waco High School is ranked as a rising feeder for women's basketball D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Waco High School over the last 5 years.
Women's Track
→D2Emerging feeder2
total placements
Waco High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for women's track D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Waco High School over the last 5 years.
Football
→D2Emerging feeder1
total placements
Waco High School is ranked as an emerging feeder for football D2. The colleges below have actually received athletes from Waco High School over the last 5 years.
Notable Alumni
Who are the current Waco High School alumni on college rosters?
Real athletes playing right now. Scraped from live college rosters this week. Not self-reported, not seven years old, not fabricated.
Simeon Reichenbach
Football · 2025
Grand View
Colton Leichty
Football · 2025
Grand View
Drew Diers
Football · 2025
Loras
McKenzie Vradenburg
Women's Track · 2025
Truman State
Louden Huisenga
Football · LB · 2024
Drake
1 more Waco High School alumni are on college rosters right now.
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Frequently Asked
Questions we get about Waco High School
What is Waco High School's college recruiting track record?
Waco High School in Wayland, IA has sent 21 athletes to college programs across football, basketball, and track in the last 5 years. Pipeline data is verified against 1,900+ NCAA and NAIA athletic rosters.
Does Waco High School send players to FCS football programs?
Yes. Waco High School has sent 4 players to FCS football programs in the last 5 years, earning a emerging FCS feeder rating. FCS (formerly Division I-AA) is the sub-tier of Division I football below FBS.
Where does this Waco High School recruiting data come from?
RawRecruit aggregates data from first-party scraping of 1,900+ college athletic rosters across football, basketball, and track. Each athlete's high school is matched against the NCES federal high school database using a state-disambiguated fuzzy matching algorithm. Tier badges are computed from percentile rankings over a rolling 5-year window.
How can athletes from Waco High School get recruited by college programs?
Athletes from Waco High School can use RawRecruit's Fit Score algorithm to find personalized matches across 1,900+ schools. RawRecruit analyzes athletic fit, academic fit, positional need, geographic proximity, and cultural fit -- plus the HS pipeline data shown here -- to recommend realistic targets and identify recruiting opportunities.
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