Sara coached competitive 4th - 8th grade volleyball for 3 years while in college and is now on her second year of coaching at the club level. Sara has played volleyball since she was six years old. She played Varsity all 4 years of high school as the starting and only setter for her team. She was also the Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete for Platte County R-3 in 1997. In addition to this, Sara played Junior Olympics volleyball for all 4 years throughout her high school career.
Outside of volleyball, Sara is a mom of 2 and has been teaching 2nd grade for 16 years with a degree in Physical Education and a Master's in Elementary Education.