Hansen seeking 3rd title

Summerville wrestler Aaron Hansen is headed for a showdown. And, he might eventually be headed to the Green Wave record book.

Hansen is a talented junior who already owns two individual state championships, winning the 112-pound division as a freshman and 119 pounds last season. He could make it three state titles this weekend in Rock Hill when the High School League holds its individual state championships. But it won't be easy. SCmat.com lists him No. 2 in the 125-pound class behind Rock Hill's Weston Beck. Beck also is a junior and a two-time state champ. He won the 103-pound division as a freshman and 112 pounds last year. Something's got to give as both players bid to win four state titles by the time they graduate. They should meet in the 125-pound championship late Saturday afternoon.

"He beat me the last time we wrestled, so he deserves to be No. 1," Hansen said. "I'll be the underdog, but I will come out on top and be No. 1 like I should be."

Hansen is one half of Summerville's dynamic duo. The other standout wrestler is sophomore Jordan Wigger, who is seeking his second state title and has a dream of winning four state titles by the time he graduates in 2012. He's the favorite in his weight class.

"Definitely, no question, I want to win four state titles," said Wigger, who has been wrestling since he was 4 years old. "Winning as a freshman was a big deal because you can't win four if you don't win that first one your freshman year. You have to take that first step."

Summerville coach Darryl Tucker said fewer than 10 players in state history have won four state titles.

"I believe only one Class AAAA wrestler has won four titles and that was Robby Bell from Hillcrest," Tucker said.

No wrestler from Summerville has ever won four titles. But Hansen could accomplish the feat in 2011 and Wigger could duplicate the feat the following year. It takes a lot of talent, a lot of work and a little luck.

"They're hard workers," Tucker said of Wigger and Hansen. "They work hard in school and it transfers to the mat. They are the clear-cut leaders of the team. They are the captains, and the other players watch what they do in the wrestling room because they want to be successful too. Aaron is going to need a good weekend because the guy ahead of him is a two-time state champion, too." Wigger is undefeated this season with a 38-0 record. He was 37-2 last season with his last loss was in December 2008.

"The sky is the limit for Jordan," Tucker said. "He can be as good as he wants to be. He's definitely a Division I wrestler. Aaron's getting Division I looks. He already has that college form."

And perhaps this weekend, another state championship crown.