Juan Mora

Juan Mora

Juan Mora

Weight: 285

Class: Senior

Hometown: Turlock, Calif.

YearOverallDualsBig 12 FinishMajor DecisionsTech FallsPins
2021-229-70-0DNC100
2022-2314-126-8DNP100
2023-246-40-0DNC120
2024-2512-95-46th320
Totals41-3111-12...640

2024-25

Compiled a 12-9 record as a starter at 285 pounds … Reached as high as No. 19 in the InterMat rankings ... Posted a 5-4 dual record ... Tallied two tech falls and three major decisions ... Notched four wins against ranked opponents ... Knocked off Iowa State’s No. 23 Daniel Herrara via 4-2 decision (1/24) for highest ranked win of season … Also added dual wins against Air Force (11/8), Wyoming (11/23), Central Michigan (12/6) and Northern Iowa (1/25) ... Went 2-2 for a fourth-place finish at the Cyclone Open (1/19) ... Started for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championships, wrestling as the No. 5 seed in the 285-pound bracket while picking up two wins for a podium finish (sixth place).

2023-24

Compiled a 6-4 record (4-4 against Division I opponents) as a heavyweight in his first season as a Sooner … Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 285-pound bracket at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 17) before getting knocked out by teammate Josh Heindselman … Took fifth place at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1), finishing the tournament 4-2 with a major decision over Brown’s Alex Semenenko (12-3) … Tallied three bonus point wins on the season.

2022-23 (At North Dakota State)

Competed at 285 pounds as a freshman at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 14-12 … Finished with a record of 3-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 6-8 record in dual matches, including a 3-5 record in Big 12 duals … Won his dual debut in the season opener at Nebraska … Scored 18 team points in dual competition ... Picked up a win at the Bison Open … Recorded one bonus-point victory by way of a major decision ... Scored 87 total match points … Secured 21 takedowns … Turned one two-point nearfall … Recorded two reversals … Scored 35 escapes … Finished with four riding-time points.

2021-22 (At North Dakota State)

Wrestled unattached at 285 pounds during redshirt year, finishing with an overall record of 10-7 … Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Finished 0-2 against ranked competition … Recorded one bonus-point victory on the season … Finished with a record of 1-1 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 56 total match points on the season … Recorded 15 takedowns … Recorded one reversal … Scored 22 escapes … Scored five riding-time points … Went 4-1 to place third at Bison Open (Nov. 13) … Went 2-2 to place fourth at UNI Open (Dec. 11).

High School

Closed his Pitman High School career with a 26-0 record and a No. 4 ranking in the national in the heavy weight division … Earned All-American honors after his undefeated state championship winning season … Three-time state qualifier along with two placing finishes at the state championships.

Personal

Son of Juan and Lucia … Has three sisters; Breana, Alyssa and Jackie … Has two brothers; Jeremiah and Jacob ].

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