The 2018 Badger Sponsorship Finalists: Vote For Your Favorite
And then there were twelve.
The 2018 Badger Sponsorship received nearly double the number of submissions than last year. This year we reviewed 108 video submissions, smashing our previous record of 58.
The Trek Committee painstakingly examined these videos and voted on their favorites, and the 12 videos with the highest score now go onto the final round. To put this in perspective, just one of every nine videos made the cut. As you can imagine, a lot of truly exceptional videos did not make it to the final round.
Before we unveil this year’s finalists, I want to offer a sincere congratulations to EVERYONE who entered. The energy you put into your video—courage, vulnerability, resourcefulness, and heart—is the same that will take you the distance on the trail. Do not let yourself feel discouraged, 2018 is your year.
The Finalists
As a reminder, this year’s Badger Sponsorship winners are determined by a combination of a Reader Vote (30%) and our Expert Panel (70%). Voting ends at 10:00pm EST on Tuesday, January 23! The winner will be announced on Wednesday, January 24th, here on The Trek.
The 12 finalist videos are below, with the official voting form below that. If you’re having trouble viewing the poll below, you can vote here. Note that the form allows you to vote for more than one video, for those of you having a massive conflict.
Annah
Blake Augustine
Danny Meija
Erik Jarvi
Federico
IBTAT
Jason Holman
John and Kelsey
Lizzie
Nhandi Singleton
Rachel Thomson
Tahyana
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Nice
Amazing!!
Suerte
I am super excited to have someone who looks like me and represents me as I also grew up in Baltimore’s inner city. I think Nhandi will be able to bring a wealth of Knowledge and accomplishment back to the city with her and EXPOSE little black boys and girls and give them the Power that they Too can do anything that they put their minds to. As long as she carries God in heart…..well SHE’S GOT HEART!
Blake Augustine, your Dad would have been proud of you …and so am I!
I’m voting for Blake!
Nice
Jason Holman has my vote. You are amazing Jay bird!
I was very impressed by his recovery and what he’s doing with the life he reclaimed. Hats off to him, and he’s got my vote.
Federico, tem meu voto seu vídeo está perfeito.
Blake, I cannot think of anyone more deserving tham you. You were always there for your dad right until the end. I am sure he is giving you a grin and a nod,looking down so proud of you!
Good luck. I pray that you get it!
Good luck Blake! I pray that you get it!
I voted for Blake. Good luck to you and God bless.
Good luck thayanna
Muchísima suerte, Dios te bendiga!!
Suerte Thayanna
I.B.T.A.T. all the way.
….and R.P.W.T…his sidekick.
IBTAT- I love your energy! I hope to see you on trail! Good luck
I like this guy, he reminds me of my cousins, to often we don’t look past looks, but in hiking,
it not looks or words, and you know this or you would not have given him this chance.
so I would vote for him to win this, after all in life we get a start date and a dash
and you get the finish date when your done not all will try the A. T. in there dash of life.
good luck IBTAT
Vamos Thayana
Tough, tough choice. I’m biased toward the AT (though soon hope to be equally biased toward the PCT) and I confess that I like anyone who will stand up for pibbles. Good luck and great hiking to all the aspirants; it will be the experience of a lifetime, if you are anything like me.
Lizzie you are amazingly resilient and creative – and kind too!
You’d deserve this peice of luck. ?
I voted for Thayana
I voted for Thayana
I voted for Rachel Thomson as she is a wonderful young woman.
I voted for Rachel Thomson. She is a wonderful young woman.
https://youtu.be/NG9eP6PZczE Blake, looks like we are both doing this for a great cause… …I have money to do this, you don’t, you deserve it… hope you do well on this contest, and see you on the trail. Tim Andrew
#teamLizzie
Muita força de vontade, isso move o mundo.
Eu votei no Federico!
IBTAT is hilarious. that dude is an original….. hope the AT is ready for him!!
Good luck Blake!
Where are the videos ???
Great videos and congratulations to the winners! Would love to be able to follow these guys on social media if you’re able to share.