Hildebrandt, 27, was the No. 1 seed in the 50-kilogram weight class going into the team trials finals. In an interview after her winning match series, she said, "I don't even know how to talk about it, I just feel like I'm going to keep squealing." She added: "I've been really zeroing in on this and getting so many aspects of my life right, aligning my mind, my body, my soul, my training. I think today I brought a really good Sarah to the stage."
Hildebrandt, from Granger, IN, won a silver medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in the 53-kilogram weight class. She's also a four-time champion at the Pan American Championships. She said that having time to train in the 50-kilogram weight class during the COVID-19 pandemic prepared her for the Olympic trials.
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