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CHANDLER’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST CHANDLER’S BEST AND BRIGHEST FROM PAGE 30 BY SETH COX
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For some, things come naturally. For Hamilton Lady Huskies senior guard Shelby Hartman, that’s basketball. Shelby is the Huskies’ leading scorer through 11 games (Jan. 21, 2014) at 12.2 points per game. “She’s got that motor that doesn’t stop,” Coach Jeff Kain says. “Shelby’s the best outside shooter on the team. She works hard, rebounds whatever we need from her.” As a rebounder she shows that nonstop motor, as she stands only 5-feet 8-inches tall. She is the second leading rebounder on the team averaging 5.9 rebounds per game so far on the season. Shelby’s play was enough to get her a scholarship offer from Colorado Christian University, a Division II school in Lakewood, CO. “She had a few other schools looking at her,” Kain says. “She went to Colorado Christian’s camp this summer and just loved the team, the coach and the environment up there. It was a perfect fit for her. I think if she would have kept looking she would have gotten more (offers). “But they just fit.” Shelby spoke about the process, “He (Colorado Christian head coach) visited
me after games and continued to talk to me and tell me they wanted me on the team and that meant a lot to me that even after poor performances that they were still interested in me.” Shelby continues, “They push the ball up the court and run. They all work really hard and that’s something I want to do. As a Christian, I love the idea of going to college where I am on that court playing for Christ.” That’s not a surprise, as one of only a couple of returning seniors. “She’s been around the program for four years,” Kain says. “Shelby has her own role as a leader, and it’s nice to have, especially one that does so well on the court, but also in the classroom.” Shelby’s all-around game is quite impressive as well, though, as she is first in points, second in rebounds, third in assists and third in steals on the team. She does so while keeping up a rigorous academic schedule. When it comes to off the court, Hartman is just as rock solid, Kain says. “She’s a high academic kid, taking several AP classes throughout her time at Hamilton. She’s never a grade issue. She’s always getting A’s. She’s such a highly motivated kid that a ‘B’ would
probably disappoint her.” Shelby says she’s earned a 4.3 weighted GPA, a 3.8 unweighted. “For me, I just really have to stay focused in school,” she says. “There’s no time for procrastination. If you have a week to do something, you just get it done because you never know what may come up in terms of basketball.” When all is said and done at Hamilton, Shelby already knows what the next step in life is. “I am going to study nursing,” she says. That’s a student athlete who knows where she’s going.
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