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2023-24 Golf Roster

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Mikey Takacs

  • Height
    6-0
  • Class
    Freshman
  • Hometown
    Iowa City, Iowa
  • Highschool
    Regina Catholic
  • Twitter
    @ MIkeyTakacs04
  • Instagram
    mikeytakacs

Biography

CAREER BESTS
Low 18: 67 at 2024 Southern Invitational
Low 36: 150, 2x - last at 2023 Matthews Auto Collegiate
Low 54: 231 at 2023 Bucknell Invitational

BEFORE CANISIUS
• Was a three-year letterwinner at Regina Catholic High School where he played for head coach Jason Urdahl.
• Became the first golfer in Regina Catholic history to win the Iowa State Class 1A individual championship in 2023.
• Won the individual medalist honor after scoring a par in a sudden-victory playoff hole after he carded a two-round total of 148.
• A three-time state qualifier, he was a three-time all-conference honoree and earned all-state honors in 2022 and 2023.
• Closed out his senior year with a 71.6 scoring average.
• Also played hockey for the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders and led the team's defensemen with 15 assists.

PERSONAL
• The son of Mike and Liz Takacs.
• Has one brother, Matt.
• His cousin, Madison Balk, is a Lancaster, N.Y., native and is a member of the Florida State softball team.
• A member of the National Honor Society, he was elected secretary of the student council at Regina Catholic.
• Majoring in sport and exercise health care.