Hudson Wrestler Earns Fourth at WIAA State Wrestling Meet, Could Break Record Next Week

senior Nick Larson (152 lbs.) split two matches on the final day of the state wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 26, to finish fourth. Larson has the chance to tally a few more victories in next week's state team wrestling tournament in which the Hudson Raiders have qualified for the first time.

Larson earned a berth in the third-place match by beating Sheboygan South junior Branden Capetillo 2-1 in overtime on Saturday morning. In the afternoon, DeForest junior Bryar Harper edged Larson 3-1 in overtime to take third place.

Larson, who is 46-5 on the season, needs just two more wins to tie Cole Tobin's school record of 48 wins in a single season, which he put up twice (2008 and 2009). With a season winning percentage of .902, Larson sits in 24th all time in Hudson wrestling history, according to the Hudson Wrestling Club website. 

Every Raiders wrestler, including Larson, has a chance to wrestle three more times this season, depending on how the team as a whole does in the tournament.