FIRSTS

• FIRST Female Wrestler to compete for Windy City Wrestlers (Spring 1995)

• FIRST place at State District Freestyle Wrestling Tournament at 13-14 year old division - 80 pounds (Spring 1995)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from WCW to place at  Wyoming Kids/Cadet (Boy's) State Tournament with 4th in Greco-Roman (Spring 1995)

• FIRST  All City Jr. High Cross-Country Championships; Sarah leaves volleyball game at CJHS, medals 3rd in Girl's Cross-Country City Championships, and returns to finish VB game (October 5, 1995)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to compete for Centennial Junior High School in Casper (Fall 1995)

• FIRST wrestling match in Junior High ends with a pin by Sarah over boy from Dean Morgan Jr. High (Fall 1995)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Windy City Wrestlers to compete in Girl's Freestyle Wyoming State Championships (Spring 1998)

• FIRST Place, Senior Women's Division at Rocky Mountain Regional Championships in Laramie, Wyoming (March 1998)

• FIRST Place at 112 pounds Girls' Freestyle Wyoming State Champion (Spring 1998)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to compete in Girls' Cadet National Championships in New Orleans, placing 5th at 108 pounds (Summer 1998)

• FIRST Female Wrestler allowed to compete against Boys  in Wyoming High School Wrestling ( Fall 1998)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to compete for Kelly Walsh High School Trojan wrestling team (Fall 1998)

• FIRST  Place, Senior Women's Division at Rocky Mountain Regional Championships in Laramie, Wyoming (March 1999)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to compete at Girls' High School National Wrestling Championships (Spring 1999)

• FIRST Place at 123 pounds Girls' Freestyle Wyoming State Champion (Spring 1999)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to receive Wyoming Governor's Award for Athletic Excellence in Freestyle Wrestling (Spring 1999)

• FIRST Female Wrestler  from Wyoming to Medal at Girls' High School National Wrestling Championships (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to reach  High School Wrestling All-American honors (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to receive Varsity Letter in Wrestling at Kelly Walsh High School (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler in Wyoming to receive Varsity Letter in Wrestling (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female  Wrestler at Kelly Walsh High School to earn KW sports blanket for 6 or more high school varsity letters (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to receive annual Craig Howie most outstanding Hustle Award from High School coaches (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Place at 55 kg (123.25 pounds) in Senior Women's Division at Rocky Mountain Regional Championships in Laramie, Wyoming (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Gorriaran Trophy for most pins in least amount of time at Rocky Mountain Regional Championships in Laramie, Wyoming (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to ever defeat the 2 Time Texas High School Girls' 128 pound State Champion (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to ever pin the 2 Time Texas High School Girls' 128 pound State Champion (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Place at 55 kg (123.25 pounds) in Senior Women's Division at Southern Plains Regional Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Wyoming wrestler to receive Outstanding Wrestler Award in Senior Women's Division at Southern Plains Regional Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to receive recognition as National Women's Wrestler of the Week by USA Wrestling and TheMat.com (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to compete at the U.S. Senior Women's National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to receive second Wyoming Governor's Award for Athletic Excellence in Freestyle Wrestling (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to compete in FILA Junior Women's National Championships (Spring 2000)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to train and compete in Bulgaria and France on International Cultural Exchange tour for elite U.S. women (Summer 2000)

• FIRST Place at 55 kg (123.25 pounds) in Senior Women's Division at Rocky Mountain Regional Championships in Laramie (March 24, 2001)

• FIRST Female Athlete Representative to be elected to Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association Board of Directors (Spring 2001)

• FIRST Wyoming Girls' Wrestling team was coached by Sarah in Omaha, Nebraska (June 8, 2001)

• On Neosho County Community College's FIRST Women's Varsity College Wrestling Team (Summer 2001)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to become a  member of  the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club national team (Spring 2002)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to qualify for Senior World Team Trials (Spring 2002)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to wrestle at University National Championships (May 4, 2002)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to win 2nd Place at University National Championships (May 4, 2002)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to reach College Wrestling All-American honors (May 4, 2002)

• FIRST Female Athlete Representative to be re-elected to Wyoming Amateur Wrestling Association Board of Directors (Spring 2002)

• On United States of America's FIRST University Female Wrestling World Team (Spring 2002)

• In FIRST group of Female Wrestlers in United States to live and train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Spring 2002)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to wrestle and place (fifth) at University World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (June 23, 2002)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to graduate with associate's degree in communications from Neosho County Community College (Spring 2003)

• FIRST Female Wrestler from Wyoming to attend Oklahoma University in Norman, Oklahoma (Fall 2003)

• FIRST Jewish Funeral Service conducted at Highland Park Community Church in Casper, Wyoming (March 14, 2005)

• FIRST individual to be buried in "Gates of Peace" - newly consecrated Jewish section of Highland Cemetery in Casper, Wyoming (March 14, 2005)

• FIRST Female Wrestler to receive (posthumously) annual Andy McWilliams Award at Rocky Mtn. Regional Championships, UW Memorial Fieldhouse, Laramie, Wyoming  (March 26, 2005)

• FIRST Annual "SARAH TOLIN MEMORIAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT"  hosted by Windy City Wrestlers in Casper (April 15-16, 2005)

(Sarah's list of "FIRSTS" is not complete at this time . . .please check back later for a more complete list . . .)

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