Abby Betzen Class: Senior Hometown: Wichita, Kan. High School: Maize Last College: Kansas State University Height: 6-0 Position: Starboard Birthdate: 01/20/1983 Experience: 1L

Tulsa: A returning letterwinner . . . transferred to Tulsa from Kansas State University prior to the 2003-04 season.

2003-04: Rowed in every regatta during both the spring and fall seasons . . . helped the Varsity 4 finish 11th at the Head of the Des Moines and the Women's Pair C notch a ninth-place mark . . . at the Head of the Charles, assisted the Collegiate 8 to a 29th-place performance . . . aided the Open 8 to a fourth-place finish and the Open 4B to a seventh-place mark at the Wichita Frostbite Regatta . . . assisted the Varsity 4 to wins over Iowa and SMU at the Longhorn Invitational, and a top finish over Drake and Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. . . . helped the Varsity 4 to a sixth-place Grand Final finish in a time of 8:16.0 at the William Knecht Cup . . . guided the Varsity 4 and Varsity 8 to top marks at the Oklahoma Cup Regatta . . . received the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete Award.

Prior to Tulsa: Was a member of the Kansas State rowing team for two years . . . was a member of the varsity squad in 2002-03 . . . was a member of the novice team in the spring of 2002, rowing in the Novice 8+ . . . was a basketball letterwinner at Maize High School.

Personal: An elementary education major with a minor in biology . . . born January 20, 1983 . . . one of two children of Ron and Cindy Betzen.