The 5-foot-7 senior raced to the Division 1 individual state championship this past season with a time of 18:40, leading the Bulldogs to second place as a team. The state's returning Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Badger finished 14th at
Badger has maintained a 3.96 GPA in the classroom.
An academic tutor in her school, Badger has volunteered locally on behalf of the Make-a-Wish Foundation and community clean-up initiatives.