The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Rowing Roster
Roster
Katie Betsill
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Glen Rose
- Hometown:
- Glen Rose, Texas
- 2015 NCAA Championships participant
- 2015 Big 12 champion (varsity 8+)
- Member of Big 12 Boat of the Week (Varsity 4+, April 9, 2014)
AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
• Coxed the varsity 8+ to a school-best fourth place in the grand final (6:27.165) at the NCAA Championships
• Coxed the varsity 8+ to victory in the grand final (6:31.16) at the Big 12 Championships
• Coxed the varsity 8+ to a dual win over San Diego (6:30.4)
• Coxed the varsity 8+ to second place (6:59.2) at the four-team Dale England Cup
• Coxed the varsity 8+ to second place in its seven-boat heat (6:28.6) on day two of the Clemson Invitational
• Coxed the varsity 8+ to second place in its seven-boat race (6:22.8) on day one of the Clemson Invitational
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to victory in the Women’s Collegiate 2V Grand Final (6:45.19) at the San Diego Crew Classic
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
• Coxed the varsity 4+ to fifth place in the grand final (7:37.05) at the Conference USA Championship
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to third place (7:46.75) at the Big 12 Championship
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to seventh place in its heat (7:19.4) on day two of the Clemson Invite
• Coxed UT’s varsity 4+ to victory in the collegiate 4+ petite final (7:40.64) at the San Diego Crew Classic; the boat was later selected as the Big 12 Boat of the Week (April 9, 2014)
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to a win over Tulsa (7:04.2) at the Longhorn Invitational
• Coxed the second varsity 8+ to 12th place among 28 boats (16:56.9) on day one of the Head of the Hooch
AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
· Coxed UT’s second varsity 4+ to victory (7:28.25) at the 2013 Big 12 Championship
· Coxed UT’s second varsity 4+ to a fourth-place finish in the grand final at the Conference USA Championship
BEFORE TEXAS
· Played four years of softball and competed in track and field for three seasons (freshman, junior and senior seasons) at Glen Rose H.S.
· A 2011 all-district selection in softball (shortstop)
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 9, 1994 in Longview, Texas … daughter of Carla and Randy Betsill … has three brothers: Joe, Jesse and Jake … father, Randy, played football at The University of Arkansas … her uncle, Jerry, is a UT graduate …. Major is Biology- BSA with a minor in Geography.
