Naval Academy Athletics

At Navy:
• Four-year member of Navy crew
• Rowed with the first varsity boat as sophomore, junior and fall of his senior year 2009:
• Moved up to the first varsity boat during the year after starting on the second varsity boat
• Helped the first varsity crew to a 10th-place finish at the Eastern Sprints Championship and 14th-place effort at the IRA National Championship
• Played a role in the second varsity boat defeating Holy Cross, Georgetown and George Washington 2008:
• Spent the year on Navy[apos]s first freshmen boat
• Helped the Midshipmen to first-place times against Georgetown and Columbia
• Placed fifth at both the Eastern Sprints Championship and IRA National Championship Before Navy:
• Attended Monsignor Bonner High School, where he lettered in crew, swimming and inline hockey
• Helped the crew team win the Philadelphia Catholic League title three times in his career
• Served on the crew squad that won the 2004 Stotesbury Cup and advanced to the SRA National Regatta
• Member of the National Honor Society Personal:
• Son of Elizabeth and Stephen Betzler
• Born Sept. 18, 1988, in Darby, Pa.
• Cousin, Andrew Hill, is a 1999 graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy
• Majoring in mathematics