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Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Events Results

2010 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jim Clark
Jim Clark

T.J. Badertscher

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 145
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Marion, OH
  • High School River Valley

Biography

T.J. Badertscher is the top returning runner for the Yellow Jackets.....team’s #1 finisher in six outings as a junior.....American Mideast Conference runner-up with a career-best mark of 25:31 for the 8,000 meters.....earned a spot on the All-AMC First Team.....placed 12th of 255 runners at the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational in 25:48.....finished 45th of 323 competitors at the NAIA Championship in 26:03.....NCCAA Indoor Champion on the track in the 5,000 meters.

2008 - Repeated as an NCCAA All-American after finishing 14th in 26:47 for the 8K.....completed seven varsity meets and was among the team’s top four on six occasions.....Friendship Invitational runner-up in a season-best time of 25:39.....placed 8th in the Cedarville Open in 25:59.....Wittenberg Invitational champion.....finished 38th of 228 runners at the Aquinas Invitational in 26:08.....NCCAA Outdoor All-American on the track as the runner-up in the 10,000 meters.

2007 - Produced a notable rookie season.....NCCAA All-American placing 12th of 156 runners with a season-best time of 25:58.....All-AMC Second Team performer by finishing 10th in 26:25.....placed 13th out of 180 runners in the Cedarville Invitational in 26:26.....competed in the distance events for the track & field squad.

High School - Assembled a record-setting career at River Valley High School.....two-time All-Ohio Division II performer in cross country.....placed 17th in the state meet as a sophomore and 20th as a senior.....three-time state qualifier.....two-time Central District Division II Athlete of the Year as district champion.....earned All-Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference First Team honors three years.....member of two MOAC championship teams.....ran the second (16:05) and third (16:06) fastest 5K times in school history.....named the school’s Most Outstanding Runner in cross country his final three seasons.....two-time state qualifier on the track.....All-Ohio Division II in the 3,200 meters as a senior with an 8th-place finish.....two-time Central District Division II champion in the event.....four-time Marion County 3,200 meter champion and holds the school record at 9:33.....owns school indoor marks in the 3,000 (9:29) and 3,200 (9:52).....part of three MOAC track title squads.....Team MVP for both cross country and track as a senior and served as a team captain for each.....five-time Academic All-Ohio.....selected Teen of the Year by the Marion Star newspaper.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Exercise science major at Cedarville University.....born 2/23/89 in Marion, OH.....son of Steve and Kim Badertscher.....younger brother, Ryan, is a freshman baseball pitcher at Tusculum College.....also has a younger sister, Amanda.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008Sophomore

    5'11" 140 lbs
  • 2009Junior

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2010Senior

    5'11" 145 lbs