Aaron Stark

birthdate=birth date and age|year=1975|month=7|day=21
died=
fightingfrom=Portland, Oregon
hometown=Forest Grove, Oregon
fightteam=Team Quest
fightstyle=Wrestling
wins=5
losses=4
draws=0
nocontest=0
ko=1
submissions=4
decisions(unanimous)=0|

Aaron Mitchell Stark (born July 21, 1975) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He trains with Team Quest and is a member of the Portland Wolfpack, an International Fight League team coached by Matt Lindland.

Biography

High school and college years

Wrestling since age 5, in 1993, he was the Oregon state champion during his senior year wrestling at Pendleton High School in Pendleton, Oregon, where he only wrestled for one year. He transferred from Glencoe High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, which he attended from 1990 to 1992. He then wrestled for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in Agricultural Business Management, and graduating in 1998.

In 1996, Stark was the only wrestler in the country to score offensive points against National Champion Les Gutches. [ [http://www.open.org/~oregon/osureprt.html TOWeR's OSU Wrestling Report ] ] His highest finish during his collegiate wrestling career came during his senior (fifth) year -- third place in the 1998 Big Ten Championships held at Penn State University. His highest finish at the United States Open National Championships in freestyle wrestling was eighth place.

Personal life

Stark is a non-active member of Mensa. He took the test (and scored 134, two points above the cutoff) [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/nicki_jhabvala/05/06/aaron.stark/ The glove just fits - Nicki Jhabvala - SI.com ] ] while still an undergraduate in Madison, Wisconsin.

On 9 September 2000, he married Tiffany Marie Tennefoss, owner of Tiffany Stark Fundraising LLC, a Republican concern, who has worked for Ron Saxton and Mitt Romney. [ [http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2007/10/odds_and_ends_from_oregon_poli.html Odds and Ends from the WWB Headquarters - Jeff Mapes on Politics - OregonLive.com ] ] They lived in the hills of northwest Portland, but separated in 2007. He is presently the manager of the Colene Clemens Vineyard in Newberg, Oregon, a family business named in honor of his maternal grandmother. [ [http://www.fgnewstimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=116241100421796700 Fight Night ] ]

MMA Record

Notes

External links

* [http://myspace.com/aaron_stark Official Site]
* [http://personals.theonion.com/p/member.cgi?m=3794403_56023&dcb=personals.theonion.com&fromPage=search&mid=3708072_56524&vpwsid=3708072_56524&look=&find_sex=1&min_age=32&max_age=33&imin_age=&imax_age=&searchtype=photo_search&looking_for_what=#EMAIL Aaron Stark's personals ad - public profile]
*Sherdog|id=14710|name=Aaron Stark
* [http://ifl.tv/Team-Wolfpack-Aaron-Stark.html Aaron Stark] IFL Page
* [http://www.ifl.tv/ International Fight League]
* [http://www.fgnewstimes.com/sports/story.php?story_id=116241100421796700 "Fight Night"] "Forest Grove News-Times" interview
* [http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-aaron_stark.htm "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"] interview
* [http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=4037&zoneid=13 Wolfpack's Stark Returns to IFL Action] MMA Weekly interview
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/nicki_jhabvala/05/06/aaron.stark/ "The glove just fits"] Sports Illustrated article (online edition only)