BUTTE, Mont. – Montana Tech's men's and women's golf programs earned a pair of distinct honors from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).  

Montana Tech's women's golf team was named as one of the WGCA's All-Scholar Teams in the NAIA. The Orediggers finished the 2020-21 academic year with the third highest grade point average in the country with a 3.764 team GPA. 

"It is an incredible accomplishment for this program to be recognized as having the third highest GPA in NAIA women's golf last year," said Head Coach Sean Ryan. "This award is very impressive considering the difficult courses in nursing, chemistry, and biology that these students are taking."

Three members of the Montana Tech men's golf program were named NAIA All-American Scholars by the GCAA.

"This is a great honor for these student-athletes," added Ryan. "I am very proud of their hard work on the course, in the classroom, and in the community."

Sean Ramsbacher, Isaiah Weldon, and Brady Cady were the only golfers from the Frontier Conference named All-American Scholars. This was Ramsbacher's second time earning the award.

To be eligible for the award the golfers had to be a sophomore, junior, or senior, have a scoring average below 78.0, and have a cumulative career GPA of 3.2 or higher.