2025-26 Women's Golf Roster
Leon Takagi
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tokyo, Japan
2025-2026 (Senior):
- Competed in five Fall events for the Flashes
- Opened the season with three consecutive top-five finishes at the Boilermaker Classic, Wolverine Invitational, and Canadian Collegiate
- Tied for fifth at the Boilermaker Classic, finishing at 2-under-par after posting scores under par in rounds one and three
- Posted a season-best 3-under-par 68 in round two of the Wolverine Invitational to finish the event in fourth place at 1-over-par
- Named MAC Golfer of the Week after leading the Flashes to a team win at the Wolverine Invitational
- Recorded a 3-under-par 69 and an even-par 72 to finish at 3-under-par at the shortened 36-hole Canadian Collegiate
- Concluded the Blessings Collegiate Invitational tied for 11th place
2024-2025 (Junior):
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Earned Academic All-MAC Team honors
- Competed in every tournament for Kent State except for the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational
- Posted her best finish of the Fall at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, tying for 32nd place
- Tallied six rounds of par or better, all in the Spring
- Finished in the top 30 of every Spring tournament except for the Columbus NCAA Regional
- Tied for seventh at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational at 4-over-par, posting a 70 in round two for her lowest round of the season
- Tied for eighth place at the MAC Championship with a 6-over-par 54-hole score
- Appeared for the Flashes in the Columbus NCAA Regional
2023-2024 (Sophomore):
- Named MAC Golfer of the Year
- Winner of the individual MAC Championship
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team
- Awarded MAC athlete of the week three times throughout the season
- Led the team with seven top-15 finishes
- Finished third at the Evie Odom Invitational after shooting 4-under-par
- Fired a score of 5-under-par to finish third at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate
- Her three top-five finishes were tied for the most on the team
2022-2023 (Freshman):
- Was the lone golfer from Kent State to compete at the NCAA championships in Scottsdale, Arizona placing 47th
- Named Second Team All-MAC
- Tied for 5th at NCAA regional, shooting a 213, which was good for 3-under-par
- Finished 1st at the MAC championships, shooting 1-under-par and a 219
- Had one other top-20 finish coming at the Sunflower Invitational in Lawrence, Kansas
- Recorded the top individual score for Kent State in her final five tournaments
Born in New York and raised in Tokyo, Takagi joined the Flashes as the 23rd-ranked amateur golfer in Japan. Takagi has shown promise from a young age, winning the 2013 US Kids World Championship and helping Yoyogi High School to late-season success with a top-ten finish in last year's Japan High School Golf Tournament.
Thoughts from Coach VanDamme: "Leon has an incredible golf resume and is one of the best amateur golfers in Japan. The strength of her game is her ball-striking, and her quiet confidence, drive, and work ethic were evident throughout the recruiting process."
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