2018 Women's Cross Country Roster
Sydney Badger
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Centennial
Last Updated: May 7, 2019
At Michigan
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• Member of the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Team
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-16)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2014-16)
Redshirt Senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:38.55 in the 1500 meter run for 9th at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 17:37.85 in the 5000 meter run for 42nd at the Virginia Challenge (April 19-20)
• Ran 4:35.55 in the 1500 meter run for 21st at the Louisville Invitational (April 12-13)
• Ran 9:56.04 in the 3000 meter run for 13th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)and ran 4:38.43 in the 1500 meter run to finish 29th.
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:59.42 in the mile for 12th at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran a career-best 9:45.94 in the 3000 meter run for 13th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 9:55.58 in the 3000 meter run for 14th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran 5:06.96 in the mile for 20th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
Cross Country
• Did not compete.
Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:36.66 in the 1500 meter run to finish 3rd at the Toledo Invitational (May 3-4)
• Ran 4:33.75 in the 1500 meter run to finish 17th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28)
• Ran 4:35.15 in the 1500 meter run to finish 14th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran 4:39.43 in the 1500 meter run to finish 30th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24), after also running a leg of the 4x400 relay, where the team ran 4:05.07 to finish 10th
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 4:58.19 in the Mile to finish 6th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
Cross Country
• Ran 22:19.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 46th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30)
• Ran 18:27.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 21st at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9)
• Ran 18:13.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 11th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Junior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran 4:29.72 in the 1500 meter run to finish 11th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14), after running 4:26.54 in the prelims. Also ran 16:57.68 to finish 11th in the 5000.
• Ran a career-best 4:24.79 in the 1500 meter run to finish 7th at the Steve Scott Invitational (Apr. 28-29)
• Ran a career-best 16:44.81 in the 5000 meter run to finish 7th at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran a career-best 9:40.85 in the 3000 meter run to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran a career-best 2:12.20 in the 800 meter run to finish 4th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25). Also finished 6th at 1500 meters in 4:33.19
Indoor
• Ran 4:48.82 in the Mile to finish 7th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) after running 4:47.84 in the prelims
• Ran a career-best 2:12.65 in the 800 meter run to finish 9th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 4:48.13 in the Mile to finish seventh at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)
Cross Country
• Took eighth place in 18:08.0 at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21)
• Ran 22:04.8 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) Open Race by placing ninth
• Finished 49th in 17:41.40 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
• Finished 12th in 18:35.9 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10)
• Finished 11th at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in a career-best 5K time of 18:08.1
Sophomore (2015-16)
Outdoor
• Won the 1,500-meter run while competing unattached at the Toledo Classic (May 6), running 4:30.52
Indoor
• Finished seventh and fifth respectively while competing unattached in the mile run (4:58.21) and the 4x400m relay (4:08.53) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
• Competed unattached, finishing third, with a time of 4:53.75 in the mile race at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4)
Cross Country
• Finished 22nd at the EMU Classic (Oct. 23) in the 5,000-meter event with a time of 18:26.6
• Made her Wolverine debut with a 76th-place finish in 18:22.3, helping U-M to a team win at the 5,000-meter Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)
• Competed as an unattached athlete at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5) finishing 22nd with a time of 18:19.9 in the 5,000-meter event.
Freshman (2014-15)
Outdoor
• Finished 10th in the 800m run (2:14.49) at the Toledo Collegiate Invitational (May 7-8)
• Finished 10th in her 5,000m debut (4:35.85) at the adidas/Steve Scott Invitational (May 1-2)
• Ran to an 11th-place finish in the 1,500m race with a new personal-best (4:32.60) at Gina Relays (April 24)
• Competed in the 1,500m race at UVA Challenge (April 17-18)
• Ran to a ninth-place finish in the 1,500m race at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4)
• Won the unscored 3,000m race in 9:53.84 at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28) and also finished 10th in the 1,500m race
Indoor
• Made her postseason debut at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27-28), running in the 3,000m race at 9:50.56
• Ran 5:04.79 to finish third in the mile run at U-M's Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Finished the mile run in 22nd place (4:55.08) at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 14)
• Ran 2:15.77 in her 800m debut at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7)
• Made her Wolverine debut at the Dual Meet vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31), finishing the mile in a collegiate-best 4:55.58
• Competed unattached at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 17), running the 1 Mile in 5:05.17
Cross Country
• Redshirted
• Earned a 15th-place finish competing unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Classic (Oct. 24), finishing with a time of 18:16.2
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29), finishing 15th with a time of 18:40.2
Prep
• Graduated from Centennial High School in 2014
• Nevada All-State Academic Team in both Cross Country and Track and Field (2011-14)
• Scholar Athlete Award 2011-14
• 2014 Las Vegas Review Journal Athlete of the Year
• 2013 Gatorade Nevada Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
Cross Country
• Nevada State Cross Country Champion (2013)
• Cross Country Sunset Division Regional Champion (2011-13)
• Multi-Time Team MVP or Co-MVP (2010-13)
Track and Field
• Nevada State Champion in 800-meter (2012-14; State Record)
• Multi-Time NIAA NV State Champion in 800-meter, 1,600-meter, 3,200-meter, 4x400-meter relay (2013-14)
• Multi-Time Southern Nevada Regional Champion in 800-meter (2011-14), 1,600-meter (2011, 2013-14), 3,200-meter (2011, 2013-14) events
• School Records in mile and 3,200-meter (2013, 2014)
• Multi-Time Team MVP or Co-MVP (2013-14)
Personal
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major Undecided
• Born on May 30, 1996
• Daughter of Lenny and Suzanne Badger
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
Last Updated: February 18, 2019
At Michigan
• Member of the 2016 Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championship Teams
• Member of the 2018 Big Ten Cross Country Championship Team
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-16)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2014-16)
Redshirt Senior (2018-19)
• Did not compete.
Senior (2017-18)
• Ran 22:19.0 over six kilometers (3.73 miles) to finish 46th at the Indiana Sam Bell Invitational (Sept. 30)
• Ran 18:27.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 21st at the Indiana State John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 9)
• Ran 18:13.2 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 11th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Junior (2016-17)
• Took eighth place in 18:08.0 at the 5,000-meter EMU Fall Classic (Oct. 21)
• Ran 22:04.8 to help U-M win the 6,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) Open Race by placing ninth
• Finished 49th in 17:41.40 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
• Finished 12th in 18:35.9 to help U-M win the 5,000-meter Sycamore Invitational (Sept. 10)
• Finished 11th at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in a career-best 5K time of 18:08.1
Sophomore (2015-16)
• Finished 22nd at the EMU Classic (Oct. 23) in the 5,000-meter event with a time of 18:26.6
• Made her Wolverine debut with a 76th-place finish in 18:22.3, helping U-M to a team win at the 5,000-meter Commodore Classic (Sept. 19)
• Competed as an unattached athlete at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5) finishing 22nd with a time of 18:19.9 in the 5,000-meter event.
Freshman (2014-15)
• Redshirted
• Earned a 15th-place finish competing unattached at the 5,000-meter EMU Classic (Oct. 24), finishing with a time of 18:16.2
• Competed unattached at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29), finishing 15th with a time of 18:40.2
Prep
• Graduated from Centennial High School in 2014
• Nevada All-State Academic Team in both Cross Country and Track and Field (2011-14)
• Scholar Athlete Award 2011-14
• 2014 Las Vegas Review Journal Athlete of the Year
• 2013 Gatorade Nevada Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
Cross Country
• Nevada State Cross Country Champion (2013)
• Cross Country Sunset Division Regional Champion (2011-13)
• Multi-Time Team MVP or Co-MVP (2010-13)
Track and Field
• Nevada State Champion in 800-meter (2012-14; State Record)
• Multi-Time NIAA NV State Champion in 800-meter, 1,600-meter, 3,200-meter, 4x400-meter relay (2013-14)
• Multi-Time Southern Nevada Regional Champion in 800-meter (2011-14), 1,600-meter (2011, 2013-14), 3,200-meter (2011, 2013-14) events
• School Records in mile and 3,200-meter (2013, 2014)
• Multi-Time Team MVP or Co-MVP (2013-14)
Personal
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Major Undecided
• Born on May 30, 1996
• Daughter of Lenny and Suzanne Badger
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 800m (I) | 2:12.65 | 42756 |
| 800m (O) | 2:12.20 | 3-25-17 |
| 1500m (O) | 4:24.79 | 4-29-17 |
| Mile (I) | 4:46.10 | 2-4-17 |
| 3000m (I) | 9:45.94 | 2-9-19 |
| 3000m (O) | 9:40.85 | 4-1-17 |
| 5000m (O) | 16:44.81 | 4-13-17 |
