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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

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Mark Takara

Mark Takara

  • Weight:
    174
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Temecula, Calif.
  • Highschool:
    Temecula Valley HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley ... 
RS-Junior (2025-26): Had a career-best 14 wins while finishing 14-18 overall including 2-8 in duals and 1-4 in Big 12 duals … had three falls, one tech fall and scored six dual points … ranked 32nd in first Coaches’ Poll Rankings at 157 pounds … dual wins came over Drayden Morton (CBU) and Cavarius Little (Chattanooga) … went 2-2 at Cliff Keen Invitational with a fall (2:27) over Jake Doone (Air Force) and decision over Layton Schneider (Oklahoma) … went 4-2 at the Southern Scuffle, including a fall (4:23) over Chattanooga’s CJ Liddie … went 1-2 at the Big 12 Championships with his win coming in a 12-6 decision over Northern Colorado’s Daishun Powe … finishes his career with a 40-45 record, nine falls, two tech falls, and nine major decisions … named to Winter Big 12 All-Academic team … named to NWCA Scholar All-America team.

RS-Sophomore (2024-2025) ... earned academic All-Big 12 honors ... finished 12-15 on the year and 7-8 in dual action … UVU’s starter at 174 pounds during the season … earned his first ranked win when he defeated Oregon State’s #32 Sean Harmon by 6-3 decision … went 2-2 at the Cyclone Open for a seventh-place finish … earned victories over Silas Dailey (Minnesota) by major decision and Nebraska’s Cooper French via fall … won three of his last four dual matches heading into the Big 12 Championships … went 0-2 at his first Big 12 Championships … recorded three pins, four major decisions and four decisions … earned 29 dual points.  

RS-Freshman (2023-2024) ... finished 8-6  and 1-0 in duals … finished 3-1 at the Southeast Open … placed sixth at the Southeast Open … defeated Lucas White (American U) in dual action … finished 3-2 at the Penn Keystone Open for a fifth-place finish … recorded one tech fall and three major decisions.

REDSHIRT (2022-2023) ...  Finished 6-6 overall in his first season in Orem … he went 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open, winning his first Collegiate match by fall over Jonothan Morena (New Mexico Highlands) … finished 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions … won the Snow College Winter Classic with a 2-0 record after a major decision over Kaden Kirk (Snow) and a pin of Zack Johnson (1:03) … was 0-2 in duals on the year.

Before Utah Valley … 3x California state qualifier in high school … placed second and seventh in the Reno Tournament of Champions … finished sixth in the state tournament … high school team won three CIF championships … Southern Section Masters Champs, and a top 10 state finish.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    5'9" 174 lbs
  • 2025-26Redshirt Junior

    5'9" 174 lbs

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