Sarah Hildebrandt named 2018 USA Wrestling Women’s Wrestler of the Year
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Sarah Hildebrandt receives the Women's Wrestler of the Year Award from USA Wrestling Chief of Donor and Alumni Relations Steve Fraser, and Dan Russell, who moderated the USWF After Party. Photo by Sara Levin.
Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/OTC) was named 2018 Women's Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that Hildebrandt has received this prestigious award.
Hildebrandt won a silver medal at 53 kg at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It was her first Senior World Championships appearance.
Seeded No. 1 at the Worlds, based upon her strong international season, she powered her way to the finals. She opened with a 5-1 win over past World medalist Jyldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan. In the quarterfinals, she won a scrappy battle with Anzhela Dorogan of Azerbaijan, 15-9. Her semifinal victory was a dominant 10-0 technical fall over Diana Mary Weicker of Canada. She was defeated in the finals by 2017 World champion Haruna Okuno of Japan in a bout which was competitive before Okuno scored an 11-0 victory late in the bout.
Hildebrandt qualified for the Senior World Team by winning at Final X in Lehigh in June, defeating 2016 U.S. Olympian Haley Augello in the best-of-three finals series in two straight matches.
She also won the 2018 U.S. Open title in April in Las Vegas, defeating Augello in the championship match, 6-1. It was her first U.S. Open title.
Hildebrandt won the 2018 Pan American Championships gold medal in Peru in May. It was her third career Senior Pan American Championships title.
She also won gold medals at the Grand Prix of Spain in July, and at the Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial in February. She also added a bronze medal at the respected Klippan Lady Open in Sweden in February. In her other international tournament appearance, Hildebrandt was fifth at the Poland Open in September. She also competed on the USA’s Women’s World Cup team in Japan in March.
Hildebrandt has been on the Senior Women’s National Team four times, placing in the top three in her weight class each of those seasons. She competed in the 2016 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing 10th at 55 kg. She was also third in the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Open.
She was a two-time WCWA Nationals champion and two-time WCWA runner-up for King University, and a member of King’s WCWA champion team.
Originally from Granger, Ind., Hildebrandt won USA Wrestling national titles and All-American honors on a number of.age-group levels.
Hildebrandt is a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete.
PAST WOMEN'S WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
2018 – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC/OTC
2017 – Tamyra Mensah-Stock, Colorado Springs, Colo., Titan Mercury WC
2016 – Helen Maroulis, New York, N.Y., Sunkist Kids
2015 – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2014 – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2013 – Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2012 – Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2011 – Ali Bernard, New Ulm, Minn., Gator WC
2010 – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC
2009 – Deanna Rix, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2008 - Randi Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC
2007 - Kristie Marano, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2006 - Kristie Marano, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2005 - Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. U.S. Army
2004 - Sara McMann, Lock Haven, Pa., Sunkist Kids
2003 - Patricia Miranda, Colorado Springs, Colo., Dave Schultz WC
2002 - Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y., ATWA
2001 - Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunkist Kids
2000 - Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y., ATWA
1999 - Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
1998 - Kristie Stenglein, Albany, N.Y., ATWA
1997 - Sandra Bacher, San Jose, Calif., Dave Schultz WC
1996 - Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
1995 - Vickie Zummo, Hamburg, N.J., New York AC
1994 - Shannon Williams, Ontario, Calif., Sunkist Kids
1993 - Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/OTC) was named 2018 Women's Wrestler of the Year by USA Wrestling. It is the first time that Hildebrandt has received this prestigious award.
Hildebrandt won a silver medal at 53 kg at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. It was her first Senior World Championships appearance.
Seeded No. 1 at the Worlds, based upon her strong international season, she powered her way to the finals. She opened with a 5-1 win over past World medalist Jyldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan. In the quarterfinals, she won a scrappy battle with Anzhela Dorogan of Azerbaijan, 15-9. Her semifinal victory was a dominant 10-0 technical fall over Diana Mary Weicker of Canada. She was defeated in the finals by 2017 World champion Haruna Okuno of Japan in a bout which was competitive before Okuno scored an 11-0 victory late in the bout.
Hildebrandt qualified for the Senior World Team by winning at Final X in Lehigh in June, defeating 2016 U.S. Olympian Haley Augello in the best-of-three finals series in two straight matches.
She also won the 2018 U.S. Open title in April in Las Vegas, defeating Augello in the championship match, 6-1. It was her first U.S. Open title.
Hildebrandt won the 2018 Pan American Championships gold medal in Peru in May. It was her third career Senior Pan American Championships title.
She also won gold medals at the Grand Prix of Spain in July, and at the Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial in February. She also added a bronze medal at the respected Klippan Lady Open in Sweden in February. In her other international tournament appearance, Hildebrandt was fifth at the Poland Open in September. She also competed on the USA’s Women’s World Cup team in Japan in March.
Hildebrandt has been on the Senior Women’s National Team four times, placing in the top three in her weight class each of those seasons. She competed in the 2016 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing 10th at 55 kg. She was also third in the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Open.
She was a two-time WCWA Nationals champion and two-time WCWA runner-up for King University, and a member of King’s WCWA champion team.
Originally from Granger, Ind., Hildebrandt won USA Wrestling national titles and All-American honors on a number of.age-group levels.
Hildebrandt is a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete.
PAST WOMEN'S WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
2018 – Sarah Hildebrandt, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC/OTC
2017 – Tamyra Mensah-Stock, Colorado Springs, Colo., Titan Mercury WC
2016 – Helen Maroulis, New York, N.Y., Sunkist Kids
2015 – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2014 – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2013 – Alyssa Lampe, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2012 – Clarissa Chun, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sunkist Kids
2011 – Ali Bernard, New Ulm, Minn., Gator WC
2010 – Elena Pirozhkova, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC
2009 – Deanna Rix, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2008 - Randi Miller, Colorado Springs, Colo., Gator WC
2007 - Kristie Marano, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2006 - Kristie Marano, Colorado Springs, Colo., New York AC
2005 - Iris Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. U.S. Army
2004 - Sara McMann, Lock Haven, Pa., Sunkist Kids
2003 - Patricia Miranda, Colorado Springs, Colo., Dave Schultz WC
2002 - Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y., ATWA
2001 - Toccara Montgomery, Cleveland, Ohio, Sunkist Kids
2000 - Kristie Marano, Albany, N.Y., ATWA
1999 - Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
1998 - Kristie Stenglein, Albany, N.Y., ATWA
1997 - Sandra Bacher, San Jose, Calif., Dave Schultz WC
1996 - Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
1995 - Vickie Zummo, Hamburg, N.J., New York AC
1994 - Shannon Williams, Ontario, Calif., Sunkist Kids
1993 - Tricia Saunders, Phoenix, Ariz., Sunkist Kids
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