Official Site of the Mountaineers · Jul 2, 2025
Recapping the 2025 Legends Gala
Legends GalaBOONE, N.C. — Addressing a large crowd of App State alumni, supporters, coaches and student-athletes, Shelly Henderson reflected on the growth that had enabled her to go from a teenaged member of the Mountaineers' women's golf team in the 1980s to the keynote speaker recently at the annual Legends Gala.
"App State became the place where I started building the foundation of the person that I would become," said Henderson, a Charlotte native who competed as Shelly Laney during her App State career. "It was a simple choice to come here, and that one choice changed everything."