Parry McCluer Wrestler Chases Brother's Success

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BUENA VISTA (WSLS 10 SPORTS) - There's a clear leader on the Parry McCluer wrestling team, Jarrod Clark is the only senior and captain of the Fighting Blues. His win in the Glenvar Highlander Invitational was one of his many accolades, but there's one accomplishment he hasn't reached, a state championship.

"He knows what it takes to get there and after feeling the fair two years in a row of being in the top four of the state tournament, this is your last chance. You got to give it all you got," said Parry McCluer wrestling coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough.

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Jarrod has been building his wrestling resume since he was in 6th grade, when he started practicing with the team, all leading up to his final year.

 

Parry McCluer has a long list of individual state wrestling champions and Jarrod has extra motivation, to get on the wall of champions alongside his brother Kainan, who won in 2011.

 

"It would mean a lot to me. I've been waiting for it for four years now. That's all I've wanted, to get a state championship, to get my name on that wall," Clark explained.

 

Since Kainan took the title 5 years ago, the competition was on.

 

Clark added, "We talk about it all the time. He teases me about needing a state championship and I tell him I've won tournaments he hasn't won. He's won tournaments I haven't won."

 

"Kainan won it early on and his brother is wanting to win. The long-short of that is, he wants to be like his brother. He wants to win a state title," said Coach Brockenbrough.

 

As Jarrod strives to add to his list of achievements, he listens to his brother's advice and hopes it helps him finish his career with the ultimate title, state champion.