University of South Dakota Athletics

NIL Opportunities: Danica Badura
2022-23
Played in all 11 events for 33 rounds total…recorded a 77 stroke average…placed in a tie for ninth at the Ozark National Invitational…earned a tie for second place at the Summit League Championship…scored three par-or-under rounds…recorded a .507 win-loss percentage…assisted the Coyotes to a team title at the Ozark National Invitational…assisted the Coyotes to a runner-up finish at the Summit League Championship…tied a career-low round with a 70 in the third round of the Summit League Championship…set a new career-best 54-hole score with a 213 at the Summit League Championship…her new 54-hole best is also the second-lowest tournament score in program history…Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team…tied for the second-most par-or-under rounds in a Coyote career (9)…owns the third-lowest career scoring average in program history (76.81)…led the Coyotes to the two lowest team rounds in program history…helped USD to its lowest 54-hole score in program history (868) ... made the Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... also placed on the Summit League's Commissioner's List for academic excellence

2021-22
Played in all 11 tournaments for 33 rounds total…finished second on the team with a 76.73 stroke average…recorded three top-10 finishes on the season…placed in a tie for sixth at the Stampede at the Creek (4/11-4/12) for her highest placement of the season…shot a season-low 71 twice (Second round of Texas State Invitational, second round of Stampede at the Creek)…shot a season-low 54-hole score of 223 at the Stampede at the Creek…win-loss record of 555-258…+5 relative to par this season…named Summit League Golfer of the Week after Texas State Invitational (02/09)… member of the lineup that broke the team record for lowest 54-hole score at the Stampede at the Creek...named a WGCA All-American Scholar...Summit League honor roll member...Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence member.

2020-21
Second-team all-Summit League … named a WGCA All-American Scholar … competed in six events and 18 rounds … averaged a team-low 76.61 strokes per round … recorded four top-10 finished with two top-five finishes … shot a team-low round of 70 at the Diane Daughtery Invite (March 29-30) … recorded a team-low 54-hole score of 222 twice … tied for second with fellow teammate Akari Hayashi at the Diane Daughtery Invite (222, +9) … tied for third at The Stampede at the Creek (234, +18) … finished in eighth place at the Summit League Championships (237, +21) … recorded two rounds of par or below … recorded a win-loss record of 251-46 … +5 relative to par on the season ... member of the Summit League honor roll

Prep
2019 Class B individual state champion (Class B state scoring record: 72-73 +1) ... 2018 & 2017 Class B state runner up ... 2016 Class B state 7th place ... three-time Central 10 Conference champion ... two-time district champion ... undefeated senior season ... three-time Nebraska Coaches Association super-state selection ... four-year letter winner ... Senior year scoring average of 70.1 ... Aurora High School 9 & 18 hole record holder (-5 31), (-7 63, -7 65) ... 2019 Nebraska Golf Association Girls' Golfer of the Year ... 2019 Nebraska Women's Amateur Golf Association golfer of the year ... 2019 Nebraska Women's Amateur runner-up ... Women's Matchplay semifinalist ... 2019 Nebraska Girls' Amateur runner-up ... Girls' Matchplay semifinalist

Personal
Daughter of Craig and Jennifer Badura ... plans to study Kinesiology and Sports Management ... member of the National Honors Society.