Larsen wins national title, Antesberger earns 4th All-American finish in NAIA; Hopkins, Bockman punch tickets to NCAAs

Wasilla’s Elijah Larsen goes by ‘Alaska’ with his Grand View University wrestling teammates, but you can call him national champion.

The 149-pound freshman out of Colony High won his weight class at the NAIA Championships as an eighth seed after his 12-0 major decision over No. 11 seed Hagen Heistand of Concordia over the weekend in Wichita, Kan.

Larsen led 3-0 after the first period and opened the second with an escape to extend his lead before a takedown late in the period put him in total control…

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