Sarah was Captain of Glendowie College rowing. She won Gold at Maadi in the U17 double in 2014. She gained a rowing scholarship to Syracuse University in the USA where she completed a dual major in psychology and sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2019, she was named to the All Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Academic Rowing Team and was one of nine Orange oarswomen to receive Scholar-Athlete Honors from the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA). In the summer of 2018 Sarah spent the university vacation with grandparents in Ireland where she rowed for Belfast Boat club. She was selected to row for Ireland in the Quad which won gold and a Double which won silver in the 2018 Home International Championships at the Irish rowing centre in County Cork.