Gaffney, a junior, was named IIAC Women's Golfer of the Year after earning medalist honors at the 2012 Iowa Conference Women's Golf Championship. She fired a final-round 86 at Pella's Bos Landen Golf Course to finish at 324 overall and win by two strokes over Loras' Abby Potts. Gaffney is the fourth individual from Simpson to be named Iowa Conference Women's Golfer of the Year, totaling a league-high nine honors. She is also the seventh Simpson golfer to earn medalist honors and the first since Janelle Claiborne in 2004.
