At the 1989 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia, Payne and Hannen came sixth in the coxless pair. At the 1990 World Rowing Championships in Tasmania, Australia, Hannen competed in two events. She came fourth with the women's eight, and sixth with the women's coxless four. At the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna, Austria, Hannen came eights with the women's eight.
