Anchorage’s Jake Heun has always had a little crazy in him. When he played in the Shrine Game as a high school senior opponents joked that they were afraid to tackle him. In college he rocked a mohawk. Now he’s a professional fighter in the world of mixed martial arts. Fighting out of the Chris… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jake Heun suffered his first defeat as a mixed martial arts fighter last night in Honolulu, losing by submission in the second round to former NCAA wrestling champion Mark Ellis out of the University of Missouri. The heavyweight fight pitted two newcomers to the sport and was part of the ProElite card that was… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jake Heun will get back into the octagon next month to take on a former NCAA wrestling champion. It’ll be an intriguing matchup pitting a former University of Hawaii football player against a former University of Missouri wrestler. Heun, of Palmer High fame, will bring a 2-0 record into the mixed martial arts fight… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jake Heun took a major step in his progress as a mixed martial arts heavyweight fighter last night, improving to 2-0 for his career after winning by submission in the second round of his fight at the Arctic Challenge in Fairbanks. The University of Hawaii senior football player used a jujitsu chokehold called the… Read more »
Now that his college football career is finished, former University of Hawaii standout Jake Heun of Anchorage can focus on the next chapter of his life. Fighting. The 6-foot-1, 230-pound heavyweight with the reputation for being a wild man on and off the field is back in Alaska for the first time in two years… Read more »
He didn’t end the year with a victory, but Anchorage’s Jake Heun did get above ground in rushing yards. The University of Hawaii senior broke off a 12-yard run late in the fourth quarter of a 62-35 loss to the University of Tulsa in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. Heun, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior,… Read more »
Anchorage’s Jake Heun had a bizarre beginning to his football career at the University of Hawaii. On his first day on campus a bird pooped on his shoulder. In his final regular-season game for the Warriors over the weekend, he returned the favor on the UNLV defense. Heun, of Palmer High fame, scored his first… Read more »
When Anchorage’s Jake Heun was at City College of San Francisco he played both sides of the ball as a linebacker and short-yardage fullback. Now at the University of Hawaii, Heun has been used strictly on defense. But that changed this week with the 6-foot-2, 225-pounder getting reps in the backfield at practice. “It might… Read more »
There’s no place like home for Jake Heun. The University of Hawaii senior linebacker has enjoyed his finest games on campus and Saturday was no different. Heun, of Palmer High fame, registered two tackles, including one for a loss, and combined for a sack in a 66-7 victory over Charleston Southern. The Alaskan has played… Read more »
Alaska’s Jake Heun and the University of Hawaii earned their first win of the season today with a 31-28 triumph over Army. But don’t expect Heun to brag about the victory. That’s because three of his relatives, including his father, graduated from West Point. “Half the family will probably sit on Hawaii’s side, the other… Read more »
