Abby Lynch Class: Senior Hometown: Falls Church, Va. High School: J.E.B. Stuart Height: 5-7

At Virginia: Finished fourth with the second varsity 4+ crew in the open 4+ competition at the 2005 South/Central Regionals ... member of the second varsity 4+ that finished second in the open four competition at the 2004 Central/South Region Sprints ... gold medalist with the second novice 8+ at the 2002 George Washington Invitational ... ACC Honor Roll in 2002, 2004, 2005.

High School: Three-time letter winner, team captain and MVP in rowing ... member of first-place 2+ team and second-place 4+ team at Northern Virginia Rowing Championships (2000) ... member of second-place 2+ team at National Capital Area Rowing Championships (2001) ... also lettered in swimming and field hockey ... captain of swimming team ... class valedictorian ... newspaper editor-in-chief ... National Merit Commendation ... National Honor Society and French Honor Society ... Virginia Girls State.

Personal: Born June 30, 1983 in Fairfax, Va. ... daughter of Dennis and Debbie Lynch ... two sisters, Nora and Anna ... enjoys newspaper production and American sign language ... English language and literature major.