Nari Miller takes down her teammate, Tremayne Graham, while the two sparred during practice Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minn. Miller, a star Edison High School athlete grabbed the opportunity opened 50 years ago with Title IX, leading with astonishing grit. "Wrestling reminds me that I'm alive every day.

Nari Miller, center, cheers for a teammate alongside fellow girls wrestlers Olivia Sackor, left, and Rodiah Adeduntan, both from Park Center, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Miller wrestles with the two in the Minnesota Storm National Team when they’re not wrestling for school. Wrestling brings out her serious side. Those in her close circle laugh at that persona. "The goofy Nari comes out when she is with us," Sackor says.

Team captain Nari Miller marks down the weights of her teammates, stripped down to their underwear, the night before a match Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Miller's trek down the school stairs leads to wrestling practice, and for the team captain, practice time comes with extra responsibilities, such as leading the warmup, overseeing the weigh-in and logging the results.

Nari Miller jogs the hallways during wrestling practice Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minn. Miller leads warmups before every practice, yelling out instructions to initiate drills. She picks the music to play in the wrestling room. She demonstrates how to balance sports and academics by carrying a 3.6 grade-point average.

Edison senior Nari Miller watches a wrestling match during the Rogers Holiday Matness meet Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. Miller pushes herself harder than she could have imagined, physically and emotionally, all the while finding self-discovery in a sport once exclusive to boys.

Nari Miller ties her boots after practice as teammate Vicente Lopez Marsh playfully puts her head and leg in a lock Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minn.

Wrestling official Leo Tomperi checks the length of Nari Miller’s fingernails before a match Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minn. She made weight after being 2 pounds over the 152-pound limit at the end of practice the previous day. The referee did flag her for having fingernails that were too long during pre-match inspection, so she stood over a trash can and clipped them. This is not uncommon, even for boys.

Nari Miller waits in the hallway before a match, which was forfeited by the opposing team, during a home meet Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 at Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minn.

Edison’s Nari Miller, right, takes down Lindsey Nosbush, of Mora, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at Sartell High School in Sartell, Minn. Miller pinned Nosbush in the first period, earning first place in the 152 weight class. Nosbush, chuckles when offering her impression of Miller after her defeat."You can definitely tell she's a football player.”

Edison's Nari Miller celebrates her first period pin of Mora's Lindsey Nosbush to earn first place in a state section tournament Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at Sartell High School in Sartell, Minn.

Edison’s Nari Miller places her first place medal around her neck as she stands beside Mora’s Lindsey Nosbush, and Mahnomen-Waubun’s Sophie Rojas, who earned second and third place respectively, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at Sartell High School in Sartell, Minn. She became a section champion in Sartell and on Saturday she will try to become a state champion in the first girls' wrestling state tournament in Minnesota history.