Black Hills State University Athletics

2024-25 (Junior): McCandless played in 17 rounds and eight tournaments this year and had a per round stroke average of 88.3…She found her groove late in the season, when she put together back-to-back top 10 finishes in the last two tournaments of the regular season…She finished third at the Hardrocker Spring Invite, when she shot a career-low 80 (+8) in round one of the tournament, before shooting an 84 (+12) on day two and just losing the tournament by only five strokes…She turned around and finished ninth at the DWU Spring Invite, where she shot a career low 36-hole score of 164 (+20) shooting 82 (+10) each day…She also had a 167 (+23) at the Swan Memorial where she shot an 81 in the first round of the season…She finished 42^nd at the RMAC Championships when she shot a 259 (+43) over the 54-hole tournament…This score put her tied for tenth in the RMAC era for 54-hole score in the BHSU record book…She broke 90 all three days of the tournament.

2023-24 (Sophomore): McCandless only played in two tournaments this season and four rounds…She had a per-round average of 92.6…She shot 178 (+34) at the SMSU Classic in which she shot an 85 (+13) in round two…She had a 21^st place finish at the Hardrocker Spring Invite.

2022-23 (Freshman): Competed in three of the BHSU fall tournaments… Tied for 17^th at the Fall Hardrocker Invite after shooting 177 (+33)… finished the Westminster Wasatch Invite in 60^th after scoring 262 (+46)… recorded a season low round of 79 in the first round of the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational, she would finish in a tie for 12^th at 165 (+21)… Competed in all three tournaments for the Yellow Jackets in the spring… shot 189 (+45) at the Hardrocker Spring Invite to place 13^th… finished third at the Tatanka Spring Invite after shooting an 84 (+12)… recorded a 273 (+57) at the 2023 RMAC Women’s Golf Championship to finish in a tie for 51^st.
 
Before BHSU: McCandless was named to the varsity squad at Arvada West High School all four years… won a tournament in her sophomore year with a score of 82… shot a personal best score of 80 her junior year, earning First Team All-Conference and a place in the state tournament that season… Was named team captain her senior year.