Utah Valley @ Missouri

Missouri topped Utah Valley 18-16 in a tightly contested dual at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri on January 17, 2025. The two-point margin came down to a pair of bonus-point performances by Utah Valley that kept the visitors within striking distance.

At 184 pounds Caleb Uhlenhopp delivered one of those key moments, turning in a 10-0 major decision over Missouri’s Jeremy Jakowitsch for four team points. The dominant score gave Utah Valley critical bonus that narrowed the gap on the scoreboard and swung momentum in their favor through the middle weights.

The biggest blow came at 174 pounds when Mark Takara recorded a fall over Logan Cole, adding six team points for Utah Valley. Takara’s pin, the meet’s only fall, combined with Uhlenhopp’s major for ten bonus points in total and made the final sequence a one-score affair.

In the end Missouri accumulated enough points in the remaining bouts to survive those bonus strikes and finish 18-16. Utah Valley’s two bonus victories were the decisive highlights of the night and left the dual ultimately decided by just two team points.