HELENA, Mont. -- The Frontier Conference bestowed Academic All-Conference honors on four Montana Tech women's cross country student-athletes, the league office and award sponsors Billings Clinic and Logan Health announced this week.

Graduate student Alyssa Plant, junior Alyssa Jany, and sophomores Makenzie Sheils and Peyton Walker earned the honor.

Student-athletes must be sophomores or above and maintain 3.25 cumulative grade-point average to be eligible. A total of 19 women from across the Frontier made the grade. Tech's four representative were the second most of any league school.

Montana Tech's women's cross country team checked in 24th in the latest NAIA national rankings.

The Oredigger women will race for the conference championship Wednesday, Nov. 6 in Billings. The 5k race at Amend Park is set for 1 p.m. with the men's 8k race to follow at 1:45.

2024 Montana Tech Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Honorees

Alyssa Jany	Frederick, Colo.	Junior	Mechanical Engineering
Alyssa Plant	Clancy, Mont.	Graduate	Environmental Engineering
Makenzie Sheils	Columbus, Mont.	Sophomore	Nursing
Peyton Walker	Bigfork, Mont.	Sophomore	Exercise Science and Health Science

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