For completing a 43-0 senior season in his chase for a third-straight state championship — the second-straight at 132 pounds — Hansen was chosen as the 2023 Mitchell Republic wrestler of the year.
Hellmann has been one of the state’s top wrestlers since the adoption of girls wrestling as a sanctioned sport, and she’s seen it grow tremendously even just during her three seasons.
The senior from Alburnett, Iowa will wrestle for the national championship at 197 pounds on Saturday night after a pair of wins on Friday over the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds.
