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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Kal Miller

  • Weight 149
  • Class Senior
  • Position 149 lbs
  • Major Architecture
  • Hometown Kansas City, MO
  • High School Park Hill
  • Instagram kalmillerr
  • Twitter kalmiller2
  • Opendorse kal-miller

Biography

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CARER HONORS
  • Three-time NWCA Scholar All-American (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Three-time NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Seventh place at 2025 Big Ten Championships
  • 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2025 Hudson Taylor Award Winner
  • 2024 Academic All-Big Ten

2024-25 Season (JUNIOR): 
  • Posted a 22-12 record with 13 wins by decision, four tech falls and two major decisions. 
  • Competed as the 26-seed in the NCAA Championships in Phiadelphia.
  • Defeated Dylan Gilcher (Michigan) twice to secure seventh place at Big Ten Championships
  • Won four matches in a row at the Edinboro open, allowing just three points against in the wins. 
  • Fifth place at George Mason Patriot Open (12/8), going 5-1 on the day

2023-24 Season (SOPHOMORE): 
  • Finished the season 13-12 with four ranked wins in the regular season (Cole Matthews 2x, Dan Fongaro, Josh Edmond)
  • NCAA Qualifier
  • As an 11th-seed at 2024 Big Ten Championships, took two wins over 14-seed Felix Liittni (Wisconsin). Qualified for NCAA Championships. 
  • Won his second-consecutive Tiger Style Invite in thrilling style. Battled through overtimes to secure the win by tiebreaker in his hometown over Missouri's No.16 Josh Edmond (11/11). 

2022-23 Season (FRESHMAN): 
  • 2023 NCAA Qualifiers, going 2-2 with wins over Josh Mason (BLOOM) and 16th-seeded Josh Koderhandt (Navy)
  • Won the ninth-place bracket at 2023 Big Ten Championships as the 14th-seed to take the final allocation spot in the 141 class.
  • Won all three bouts in Maryland's opening weekend quad meet (11/5)
  • Took home first place in the 141-pound weight class at the Tiger Style Invite in his hometown (11/11) 
  • Went up against No. 1 Cole Matthews in the Pittsburgh dual (11/18).
  • Beat No. 33 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) in first ever Big Ten match (01/09).
  • Finished 18-18 and ranked #31 (Intermat).

Before Maryland: 
  • Starred for Park Hill High School.
  • Two-time Missouri State Champion.
  • 2018 Fargo All-American at 113-pounds.
  • Team finished top-three every season except one.
  • NHSCA National Champion.
  • USA Wrestling Preseason National Champion.
  • No. 82 in FloWrestling Class of 2022.
  • Excelled in the classroom with a 3.7 GPA.
  • All-Academic First Team.
  • Nominated for 20201 Missouri Athlete of the Year.
  • Trinity Award Winner.
  • Three-time State Youth Champion with Greater Heights Club.
  • Tulsa All-American.

Personal: Brother, Ethen, joined the team in 2021... Father played golf and football at DMAC in Iowa before transferring to Graceland University...Sports hero is Jordan Burroughs...Plans to major in business...

Why Maryland:  "I have had a relationship with Coach Clemson since I was probably 12, I love him and all the coaches! Great team atmosphere, something different than I'm used to, and I want to create a legacy in Maryland!"...

Head Coach Alex Clemsen on Miller: "Kal is a multi-time state champion and a Top-100 Big Boarder. We're really excited about what he brings to our team. Best of all he's a great kid and he's really bright. He fits everything we're looking for in a student-athlete at the University of Maryland."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    141 pounds
    141 lbs

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    141 pounds
    141 lbs

  • 2024-25Junior

    149 pounds
    149 lbs

  • 2025-26Senior

    149 pounds
    149 lbs