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Biography - Sara McMann
2008-09 Team USA Ranking No. 2 at 63KG
Years on Team USA: 9 (1999-2008)
Residence: Gaffney, SC
Club: Sunkist Kids
Coach:
College: Lock Haven, Minnesota-Morris
HighSchool: Marion, N.C. (McDowell)
Born: 09/24/1980 in Tacoma Park, Md.
Height: 5-6

2008: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials... Second in U.S. Nationals...
2007: World bronze medalist... Warsaw Cup champion… Pan American Games gold medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2006: DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Third in World Cup…U.S. Nationals champion…Missouri Valley Showcase champion…
2005: Second in Sunkist Kids/ASU International…Second in NYAC Holiday Championships…Henri Deglane Challenge champion (France)…World Bronze Medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion…
2004: Olympic Silver Medalist… Participated in Titan Games… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Second in U.S. Nationals… Third in Dave Schultz Memorial International… Manitoba Open champion (Canada)… FILA Olympic Test Tournament champion (Greece)…
2003: New York AC Christmas International champion… Second in World Cup… Sunkist Kids International Open champion… World Silver Medalist… Pan American Games champion… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Fourth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Russia)… Participated in Titan Games… Klippan Ladies Open champion (Sweden)… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… Guelph Invitational champion (Canada)…
2002: Henri Deglane Challenge champion (France)… DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Second in Ivan Yarygin Memorial International (Russia)… Klippan Ladies Open champion (Sweden)… Guelph Invitational champion (Canada)…
2001: Sunkist Kids International Open champion… DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Third in Pan American Championships… Missouri Valley International Open champion… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… Manitoba Open champion (Canada)…
2000: Clansmen International champion (Canada)… Sunkist Kids International Open champion… Ninth in World Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Fourth in Klippan Ladies Open (Sweden)… Third in Guelph Invitational (Canada)… Fourth in Manitoba Open (Canada)… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…
1999: Third in Clansmen International (Canada)… Keystone Open champion… Sunkist Kids International Open champion… Second in U.S. World Team Trials… Third in U.S. Nationals… Northern Plains Regional champion… Third in Minnesota-Morris Women’s Open... Third in Gord Garvie International (Canada)...
1998: Second in Sunkist Kids International Open… Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials… Sixth in U.S. Nationals… Minnesota-Morris Women’s Open champion... Sixth in 1997 U.S. Nationals...
USA Age-Group: 1999, 2000 and 2002 University Nationals champion... Fifth in 2000 Junior World Championships... Sixth in 1999 Junior World Championships... 1999 and 2000 FILA Junior Nationals champion... Second in 1998 University Nationals...
College: Attended Lock Haven Univ., where she was a member of the varsity men’s team coached by Carl Poff... Earned a degree in Theatre... Also attended the Univ. of Minnesota-Morris, where she was coached by Doug Reese...
High School: Attended McDowell High School, where she was coached by Tim Hutchins... 1998 USGWA High School National champion... Also participated in theatre...
Personal: Daughter of Thomas and Paula McMann... Has one brother, Jason (deceased), and one sister, Niki... Hobbies include theatre, surfing and reading...
Awards: 1999 and 2003 Sunkist Kids International Open Outstanding Wrestler... 2003 Klippan Ladies Open Outstanding Wrestler... 2001 Dave Schultz Memorial International Outstanding Wrestler...

CAREER NOTES:
• 2005, 2007 World bronze medalist
• 2004 Olympic silver medalist
• 2003 World silver medalist
• Two-time Pan American Games champion (2003, 2007)
• Seven-time U.S. World Team member (2000-03, 2005-07)
• Six-time U.S. Nationals champion (2000-03, 2006-07)
• Fifth in 2000 Junior World Championships
• Competed in the varsity men’s team at Lock Haven Univ.

 
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