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Brecken Lura (right) finishes his post-match handshake with Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central's Landan Spear in Lura's final action as a CHS wrestler in the consolation championship of the State Class B Dual Wrestling Tournament. Lura was a six-year placer for the Cards in the individual tournament, including championships in 2021 and 2022.
Carrington senior Brecken Lura won his second consecutive state title as one of the highlights of a 240-win career at the school Friday night, February 18, at the Fargodome, during the North Dakota State Wrestling Tournament.
He also earned the right to claim a distinction that only 11 other wrestlers statewide have achieved.
Brecken, the son of Travis and Mindy Lura of Carrington, became the first in CHS history to place in the top eight at the state individual tournament in the maximum six years of his varsity wrestling tenure, going back to seventh grade when he placed fourth at 106 pounds in 2017.
Since then, he has finished in fourth as an eighth grader (113), third as a freshman (126), and fifth as a sophomore (132) before repeating as champion at 145 pounds in 2021 and 2022.
Lura was one of three wrestlers this season to achieve the six-timers club, joining Kindred's Carter Schmitz and Bismarck St. Mary's and former HWC wrestler Isaac Felchle.
The first athlete to achieve the accomplishment was way back in 1981, when Velva's James Anderson became a six-year placer. From there, it would be 31 years until it happened again, when Jared Reis of Napoleon did so in 2012.
Other wrestlers to place six times were Angelo Shepard of West Fargo (2013), Dillon Urbach of Lisbon (2014), Jordan Shearer of West Fargo (2015), Jaron Lunday of Grafton (2015), Nathan Volk of Central Cass (2016), Kyle Burwick of Hettinger-Scranton (2019) and Garret Jangula of Napoleon (2021).
(Editor's Note: The list of six-time placers was compiled by Rod Volk of Casselton, and e-mailed to the newspaper. The Independent wishes to acknowledge his role in helping out with this article.)
