EAGLE, Idaho – The Montana Tech golf teams battled cold and windy conditions at Branbury Course for the Frontier Conference Championship today. The Oredigger men are in second place and the women dropped into third after the second round. 

"I thought we battled really well for about 15 holes, and then didn't finish very strong. It was a very difficult day out there and with the cold weather and the wind," said head coach Sean Ryan. 

After trailing by three strokes after the first round, the Oredigger men are now 19 strokes behind leader Rocky Mountain. The Battlin' Bears shot a +9 today while the Oredigger men finished with +25 for the round. Tech trails the Rocky by 19 strokes going into the final day. 

Mitchell Thiessen continues to lead the men's field shooting a 70 for the second day straight and is at 140 (-2) for the tournament. Sean Ramsbacher shot a 76 today for a 147 total (+5) and is tied Rocky's Jacob Johnson in second place. 

Isaiah Weldon is in fifth with a 152 (+10) followed by Matt Hobbs in sixth with a 153 (+11). Jhett Braley is in a tie for ninth with a 156 (+14). 

Rocky also leads the women's team scoring with a +96. Carroll College moved into second place by just four strokes with a +114 and the Orediggers are in third with a +118.

Rocky's Valentina Zuleta shot a 73 today and is even for the tournament with a 142. 

Emily Kelly stayed in fourth place shooting an 87 today and has a 167 (+25) for the tournament. Franchi Ceartin and Samantha Benson are in a three-way tie in sixth at 172 (+30). Cierra Sundeim is in a tie in eighth with a 175 (+33).  

"We've set ourselves back a bit today, but we aren't out of it. We just need to play smart golf, keep the ball in play, and grind everything out. I think this group really want to prove they can play better than how they finished today."

The third round is slated for a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start tomorrow.