Cody Miller finishes 143-0, caps high school wrestling career with 3rd state championship
TACOMA – Fun-loving Cody Miller always has a quip – and a chuckle to back it up.
But on Saturday night, he was quiet but satisfied.
He accomplished what he set out to do – become Washington’s second boy wrestler to complete a four-year career undefeated at 143-0.
Miller met old youth-wrestling pal Landon Porter, of Olympia, in the 157 finals, scoring a third-period fall in 5:07 after racing out to a 10-0 lead in the opening period with three near-falls.
“When he wants something, he is going to get it,” Sumner coach Matt Harshman said.
And he did, like a bolt of lightning to jolt an already-jazzed packed crowd.
“I came in crazy-strong,” Miller said. “I needed to dominate.”
Miller joins Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls’ Dalton Young (170-0 from 2014-17) as the only two wrestlers in state history to go undefeated in four seasons.
Young captured four WIAA titles during his tenure. Miller is a three-time state champion since his ninth-grade year (2021) had no postseason because of COVID-19 cancellation.
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart
Photo by Joshua Hart