Sarah Jadach

September 29, 1977 - Present

For more than 20 years, Sarah has been part of USA Wrestling Connecticut, providing thousands of boys and girls, as young as age 5, with an opportunity to wrestle and grow. She joined USA Wrestling Connecticut in 1999 as the membership director, became vice chair and in 2009 was named chair of the organization.

She is the first woman to be named a state chair in USA Wrestling in Connecticut and in 2022, she is one of just four women in the nation currently serving as state chair.

In 2015, she was named the State Chairperson of the Year by USA Wrestling. She was one of four to receive the President's Award from USA Wrestling and was part of the official U.S. team at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas.

Since 2005, Sarah has been coordinating and overseeing the participation of the Connecticut team at the USA Wrestling Cadet, Junior and Freestyle national tournaments each July in Fargo, North Dakota.

Since 1995, she has been the director and coach of the Derby Renegades youth wrestling program and has been a volunteer assistant coach with the Derby High wrestling team and her father, Buster, since 1990. Buster Jadach was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010.

Published by Connecticut Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame, May 2022
Profile photo taken: May 2022

Awards:

Year
2022
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Connecticut

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