Paige Badenhorst

Class:
Senior
Position:
Starboard
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Benoni, RSA
High School:
St. Andrew's School for Girls

After Michigan
• Represented South Africa in the single sculls (1x) at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, finishing second in the C Final (14th overall)

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2019, '21)
• Big Ten Champion (2021) with the 2V8
• Graduated from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts with a degree in Organizational Studies and Environment
• Three-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2019-20-21)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019-20-21)

Senior (2020-21)
• Rowed in the second seat of the 1V4 which picked up wins over No.16 SMU and Louisville (7:07.628), Notre Dame (7.24.691, 2nd), and Clemson and No.12 Wisconsin (7:05.265) at the Cardinal Invitational (March 13-14)
• In Columbus (March 27), stroked the 1V4 to wins over Indiana and Iowa (7:31.3) in the morning and Ohio State and Michigan State (7:45.7) in the afternoon
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3) rowed from the five seat as the 2V8 placed second to No. 3 Virginia (7:16.1) with wins over No. 10 Duke (7:04.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (April 3)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat (fifth seat) that was second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10) in 6:44.12
• As the fifth seat of the 2V8, helped defeat No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 6:48.111 and placed second to Rutgers (+1.518) on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17)
• Sat fifth in the 2V8 as it finished second to No. 4 Virginia and beat No. 3 Ohio State in 6:39.326 on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18)
• Against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), rowed from the third seat of the 1V8 which beat Louisville and Iowa with a time of 6:36.95
• Rowed in the fifth seat for the 2V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:37.713 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• Helped the team place fourth at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), and rowed in the sixth seat for the sixth-place 2V8 which timed 6:36.314.

Junior (2019-20)
• Spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Rowed in the fifth seat in Michigan’s 2V8 boat which placed 16^th overall and eighth among collegiate programs in 16:14.617 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20)

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Sat bow as the second varsity four picked up wins over Harvard-Radcliffe in 7:31.7 and Yale in 8:01.86 at the Big Ten-Ivy League Double Dual (March 29-30)
• Sat bow as the second varsity four completed an ACC sweep of No. 10 Virginia in 7:23.6 and Duke in 7:33.4 at the Big Ten-ACC Double Dual (April 6)
• Rowed in the three seat to help the second varsity four beat Ohio State in 7:19.10 and Rutgers (+8.5) at OSU's Big Ten Double Dual (April 13)
• Sat third to help the first varsity four defeat No. 1 Washington (+1.95) and No. 6 Ohio State in 7:05.68 at Lake Las Vegas (April 20)
• In the third seat, helped the 1V4 win its race against Louisville, Michigan State, and the U-M 4v4 in 7:15.4 on Senior Day at Belleville Lake (May 5)
• Rowing from the third seat, helped the first varsity four to gold in 7:30.616 at the Big Ten Championships on Devil's Lake (May 19)

Freshman (2017-18)
• Competed as part of U-M’s 1N8 boat finishing third, third, and fifth at the Louisville Cardinal Invitational (March 17-18)
• Rowed in the novice eight boat which raced against Ohio State, Virginia and Michigan State in Columbus (March 31)
• As a member of the first novice eight boat at the Big Ten Double Dual (April 7), helped U-M earn wins on Indiana (+22.40) and Iowa (+6.05)
• Competed as a member of the 1N8 boat against Louisville (April 29), which won its race in 7:29.50 (+3.06)
• Helped the 1N8 boat place third at the Big Ten Championships (May 13) in 7:01.242

Prep
• Earned full colors in academics
• Graduated as a top-10 student with seven distinctions including Matric Dramatic Arts Trophy
• Received South African Junior National Colours for competing in Junior 8+ at Junior World Rowing Championships (2016), where she helped her boat finish ninth overall
• Also honored with the Willows Munro and Tregoning Trophies, marking the highest sporting achievement at St. Andrew's School for Girls
• Three-time gold medal winner, women's pair (2016-17) and 8+ (2016), at the South African Senior Rowing Championships
• Earned silver (quad sculls), bronze (double sculls) and a fourth-place finish (sculls) at the U19 South African Schools Rowing Championship (2016)
• Won a silver medal with the U19 quad sculls crew at the South African Schools Boat Race (2015)
• Gold medal in the 4+ and bronze in the 8+ as part of the South African Schools Rowing Union at Ghent International Regatta in Belgium (2014)

Personal
• Daughter of Quintin and Tamsin Badenhorst
• Two siblings: brother, Lee and sister, Tahne
• Born August 14, 1998