Black Hills State University Athletics

PREP: Gardner will arrive in Spearfish following a standout Wyoming prep career at Sheridan High School that saw her tally three all-state selections (2022, 2023, and 2024), three all-conference selections (2022, 2023, and 2024), two WHSAA Class 4A team state titles (2021 and 2023), and an individual conference title in 2024. In the WHSAA Class 4A Tournament during the fall of 2024, she secured her third consecutive top-10 finish at state, carding rounds of 81 and 77 for a 36-hole score of 158 and second place overall, that improved her finishing position from the prior year's third place mark. In July of 2024, Gardner earned the win at the Wyoming State Golf Association State Amateur Tournament with a 54-hole score of 217, topping a current DI student-athlete at the University of Wyoming in second place by 11 strokes. She is a 2-time National High School Tournament participant, taking the course in 2022 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and in 2024 in Frisco, Texas. Additionally, she represented the state of Wyoming in the Girls Junior Americas Cup Tournament at the Soldier Hollow Golf Course in Midway, Utah. Once Gardner arrives at BHSU, she will be reunited with former prep teammate and Sheridan High School alumna, Katie Jorgenson. Shelbi is the daughter of Josh and Misty Gardner.