Why?
She will have two years of eligibility in 8 days.
If the NCAA adopts the new ‘5 in 5’ rule (which is quite possible and expected), both Medina and Whiting could be awarded an extra year of eligibility. That is also true for any player that can be accepted into graduate school.
For the Iowa women basketball, a program that is well known and respected for academic excellence, that would mean an older/more mature team. As a result of this (as well as the new dynamics of the transfer portal), recruitment in the future is more speculative than ever.