WHITEFISH, Mont. – Montana Tech Orediggers Naiya Beaudin and Becca Richtman were selected the Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week.

Beaudin, a freshman from Lolo, Montana, just missed qualifying for the national championships by just two centimeters at the Stinger Open in Spearfish, S.D. Beaudin jumped 11.13 meters, or 36'6", to finish second in the triple jump.

Senior Becca Richtman continues to dominate the distance events. The Ellburn, Illinois native won the 5,000m qualifying the NAIA-A standard with a time of 16:51.12. Richtman's time is the fastest in the NAIA this season by 40 seconds.

The NAIA Indoor National Championships is up next. The final indoor meet is in Brookings, S.D. on March 3-5.