HELENA -- Thirteen Montana Tech volleyball players made the grade for the 2025 edition of the Frontier Conference's academic all-conference list, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health, the conference office announced Tuesday. 

Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in standing and carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA to be eligible for the honor. A total of 130 student-athletes made the grade across the conference's 12 member institutions. 

Montana Tech's honorees were as follows: 
Madison Biery, sophomore, nursing, Boise, Idaho 
Abby Clark, graduate student, materials science engineering, Fort Benton, Mont. 
Malia Harris, senior, chemistry, Anaconda, Mont. 
Brooklynn Hayes, sophomore, nursing, Tumwater, Wash. 
Piper Jette, sophomore, biological sciences, Billings, Mont. 
Rhys Layton, senior, business & information technology, Eagle, Idaho 
Austin    Long, sophomore, exercise and health science, Billings, Mont. 
Kodiann Lynn, junior, nursing, Vaughn, Mont. 
Sophie Madsen, redshirt freshman, civil engineering, Great Falls, Mont. 
Kennedy Oman, junior, occupational safety & health, Slaterville, Utah 
Sydnee Streitz, redshirt freshman, mechanical engineering, Gillette, Wyo. 
Payton Treadwell, junior, environmental engineering, Meridian, Idaho 
Kinnidi Willmore, senior, exercise and health science, Claremont, Calif. 

The Orediggers' 13 academic all-conference awards tied for second in the conference. 

Montana Tech carries a 16-12 record into postseason play, which begins Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against Dakota State in the Frontier Conference tournament quarterfinal round at the Carroll PE Center in Helena. The Orediggers received votes in the latest NAIA coaches' top 25 poll. 

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