HELENA -- The Frontier Conference bestowed Academic All-Conference honors, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health, on nine Montana Tech cross country student-athletes, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
Five Oredigger men – Bryon Fanning, Hayden Hollow, Justin Morgan, Derek Schultz, and Ben Zerr – and four women – Bella Bermingham, Kamryn Comba, Alyssa Jany, and Peyton Walker – qualified for the award.
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 87 student-athletes – 48 men and 39 women – made the grade across the conference.
Montana Tech will compete Friday at Billings' Amend Park in the Frontier Conference championship meet. The Oredigger women, ranked No. 17 in the NAIA, look to defend their 2024 conference crown.
2025 ACADEMIC ALL-FRONTIER CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Bella Bermingham, sophomore, Helena, Mont., nursing
Kamryn Comba, senior, Idaho Falls, Idaho, exercise and health science
Alyssa Jany, senior, Frederick, Colo., mechanical engineering
Peyton Walker, junior, Kalispell, Mont., exercise and health science
2025 ACADEMIC ALL-FRONTIER CONFERENCE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Bryon Fanning, sophomore, Three Forks, Mont., civil engineering
Hayden Hollow, sophomore, Charlo, Mont., civil engineering
Justin Morgan, graduate student, Thompson Falls, Mont., electrical engineering
Derek Schultz, senior, Mountain Home, Idaho, mechanical engineering
Ben Zerr, senior, Kailua, Hawaii, civil engineering
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