UNCP Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21)
Cross Country
Season bests: 5K (20:12.4), 5.6K (23.41.0) … Placed third in the season opener 5K against Francis Marion … Logged a 29^th-place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Championship … Named to the PBC All-Sportsmanship Team and PBC Team of Academic Distinction. 
Indoor
Season bests: 800m (2:39.41) … Mile (6:00.97) … DMR (13:10.75) … Helped the team to a Conference Championship at the Conference Carolinas Conference Championship meet … Ran a leg on the DMR team that placed first at the Conference Carolinas Conference Championship meet … Finished 7^th in the 800-meter Run at the Roanoke Invitational Challenge.
Outdoor
Season bests: 800m (2:29.63) … 1500m (5:27.38) … Finished 20^th in the 800-meter Run at the Peach Belt Conference Championships … Placed 14^th in the 1500-meter Run at the Adidas Trojan Challenge. 

AS A JUNIOR (2019-20)
Cross Country
Season bests: 5K (20:30.4), 6K (24:57.7) … Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction … Finished in 38^th place at the Trevecca DII Showcase … Logged a 48^th place finish at the Peach Belt Conference Championships … Crossed the finish line in 87^th place at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship.
Indoor
Season bests: 800m (2:29.51), Mile (5:59.15) … Mountain East Conference Academic All-Conference ... Placed 20^th in the Mile Run at the JDL January College Kick-Off in the season opener … Finished in ninth place at the JDL College Team Challenge in the 800-meter Run for a personal best.
Outdoor
Season bests: 800m (2:36.05), 1500m (5:16.52) … Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction ... Finished in third place in the 800-meter Run at the Braves Classic … Also placed eighth in the 1500-meter Run at the Braves Classic.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Cross Country
Season bests: 5K (21:18.1), 6K (25:41.0) ... PBC Sportsmanship Team ... PBC All-Academic Team ... Finished 13^th at the season opener Mount Olive Twilight Meet ... Placed 28^th at the Great American Festival and 63^rd at the Peach Belt Conference Championship ... The 121^st person to cross the finish line at the Southeast Region Championships.
Indoor
Season bests: 800m (2:34.00), DMR (12:38.51), 4x400m Relay (4:17.14), 4x800m Relay (10:12.67) ... A member of the DMR team that captured a 3^rd place finish at the Carolina Challenge ... Ran a leg on the 4x800m Relay team that finished 8^th at the Liberty Kickoff ... Placed 20^th in the 800-meter run at the JDL DMR Invitational. 
Outdoor 
Season bests: 800m (2:33.64), 1500m (5:17.11), 1-Mile (5:50.03) ... Captured a 6^th place finish in the 1-mile run and a 7^th place finish in the 800-meter run both at the UNCP vs. UMO Dual ... Finish 6^th in the 800-meter run at the UNCW Invitational ... Finished 19^th place in both the 800-meter run and 1500-meter run at the Peach Belt Conference Championship. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18)
Cross Country
Season bests: 4K (17:08), 5K (19:42), 6K (26:30.07) … Competed in six events ... Placed 63^rd at the Elon Opener, and logged a 15^th-place finish at the Queens Twilight (5K) … Finished 110^th at NCAA Southeast Regional (6K).
Indoor
Did not compete during indoor season.
Outdoor
Season bests: 800m (2:34.77), 1500m (5:26.59), Mile (6:00.91) … Logged a trio of top-10 finishes, including an event title in the 800-meter Run in the dual meet with Mount Olive … Also finished fifth in the Mile Run at that same event.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at University High School for coach Eric Lodge … Earned team most valuable runner recognition in cross country as a senior, while also taking home honors for best senior cross country runner and best senior track athlete … Turned in season-best 5K time of 20:53 … Also posted a time of 2:25 in the 800-meter run and a mark of 12:56 in the 3,200-meter run.
 
PERSONAL
The daughter of Brenda and Sam Badami … Has a younger sister, Ariana … Maintained a 4.7 cumulative grade point average at University High School … A nursing major at UNCP.