HELENA -- The Frontier Conference East Division champion Montana Tech football team saw 37 student-athletes named to the league's Academic All-Conference list, presented by Logan Health and Billings Clinic, the conference office announced Wednesday.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in standing and carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA. Tech's 37 were among 446 Frontier football players on the list.
The Orediggers carry a perfect 11-0 record into the NAIA Football Championship Series. They will continue their quest for the program's first national championship at home Saturday, November 29 against a to-be-determined opponent.
Montana Tech's Academic All-Conference football honorees are as follows:
Ethan Alexander, sophomore, mechanical engineering, Florence, Mont.
Carson Anderson, junior, business & information technology, Helena, Mont.
Tel Arthur, senior, business & information technology, Missoula, Mont.
Ryder Barinowski, sophomore, business & information technology, Whitefish, Mont.
Luke Bilau, senior, business & information technology, Kalispell, Mont.
Kellan Beller, junior, mechanical engineering, Stevensville, Mont.
Jake Casagranda, sophomore, business & information technology, Bozeman, Mont.
Isaiah Claunch, junior, civil engineering, Billings, Mont.
Jaxon Cotton, senior, business & information technology, Bozeman, Mont.
Luke Donally, junior, mechanical engineering, Worden, Mont.
Asher Feddes, junior, electrical engineering, Belgrade, Mont.
Bret Fullington, senior, mechanical engineering, Issaquah, Wash.
Jacob Graves, senior, civil engineering, Kuna, Idaho
Christian Hansen, junior, business & information technology, Butte, Mont.
Ikaika Ho, junior, construction management, Columbia, Idaho
Parker Johnston, senior, business, Helena, Mont.
Cohen Kastelitz, sophomore, business & information technology, Kalispell, Mont.
Casey Kautzman, senior, civil engineering, Butte, Mont.
Jack Keeley, junior, mechanical engineering, Butte, Mont.
Mason Kelch, sophomore, civil engineering, Whitefish, Mont.
Nick Michelotti, sophomore, business & information technology, Helena, Mont.
Zane Moodry, junior, occupational safety & health, Butte, Mont.
Kieran Netburn, junior, mechanical engineering, Lewistown, Mont.
Zach Newton, senior, welding technology, Great Falls, Mont.
Shannen O'Brien, junior, mechanical engineering, Helena, Mont.
Levi Palmer, sophomore, civil engineering, Gillette, Wyo.
Derek Pearse, graduate student, general engineering, Post Falls, Idaho
Gunnar Peterson, sophomore, mechanical engineering, Wenatchee, Wash.
Kade Schleeman, sophomore, construction management, Butte, Mont.
Dylan Snyder, senior, business & information technology, Butte, Mont.
Dillon Starkel, junior, civil engineering, Meridian, Idaho
Kyler Stenson, sophomore, construction management, Butte, Mont.
Levi Torgerson, senior, exercise and health science, Great Falls, Mont.
Thomas Walkup, senior, business, Bozeman, Mont.
River Wasson, junior, civil engineering, Great Falls, Mont.
Jarrett Wilson, junior, electrical engineering, Polson, Mont.
Cole Worley, sophomore, mechanical engineering, Butte, Mont.
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