HELENA -- The Frontier Conference bestowed women's indoor track & field all-conference awards on eight Montana Tech student athletes, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon in the wake of the weekend's conference-championship meet.
A top-three finish in a championship event qualifies student-athletes for the award.
Abby Clark led the way for the Orediggers as the meet's most valuable athlete and co-field athlete of the meet. The graduate student from Fort Benton was all-conference in five events, including the Frontier champion in the pentathlon. Clark also earned top-three finishes in the 200-meter dash, high jump, long jump, and 4x400m relay.
Three other Montana Tech women earned all-conference honors in multiple events.
Terryn Chirrick, a freshman from Roberts, helped Tech win the 4x800m relay and ran on the third-place 4x400m relay.
Kamryn Comba, a senior from Idaho Falls, Idaho, raced on the Orediggers' Frontier-champion 4x800m relay and was also all-conference in the 1-mile and 4x400m relay.
Jadyn Vermillion, a senior from Myrtle Creek, Ore., won the long jump at the championship meet and added top-three finishes in the 60m and 200m dashes.
Four other athletes —
Amy Broek (4x800m relay),
Mya Green (4x800m relay),
Alyssa Jany (5,000m), and
Peyton Walker (4x400m relay) — were all-conference in one event.
Dickinson State's Faith Brennan shared the field athlete of the meet honors with Clark, while Grace Steinmetz from Bellevue won the award on the track. Dickinson State coach Shayne Wittkopp won Pepsi coach of the year honors after leading the Blue Hawks to the league title.
2026 All-Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field
Co-Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet: Abby Clark – Montana Tech and Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet: Grace Steinmetz – Bellevue (Neb.)
Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete: Abby Clark – Montana Tech
Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Pepsi Coach of the Year: Shayne Wittkopp – Dickinson State (N.D.)
60-meter dash
Priviledge Bower – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Jadyn Vermillion – Montana Tech
Charlize Davis – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
200-meter dash
Priviledge Bower – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Jadyn Vermillion – Montana Tech
Abby Clark – Montana Tech
400-meter dash
Amelie Steins – Dakota State (S.D.)
Tsitsi Karanda – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Aliya Schock – Bismarck State (N.D.)
600-meter run
Tsitsi Karanda – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Mia Handran – Dickinson State (N.D.)
RayLee Wallis – Dakota State (S.D.)
800-meter run
Maya Pearcy – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Frida Barrera – Valley City State (N.D.)
Natalie Lile – Dickinson State (N.D.)
1-mile run
Grace Steinmetz – Bellevue (Neb.)
Frida Barrera – Valley City State (N.D.)
Kamryn Comba – Montana Tech
3000-meter run
Grace Steinmetz – Bellevue (Neb.)
Valerija Curikova – Dakota State (S.D.)
Audrey VanWestrienen – Carroll (Mont.)
5000-meter run
Grace Steinmetz – Bellevue (Neb.)
Valerija Curikova – Dakota State (S.D.)
Alyssa Jany – Montana Tech
60-meter hurdles
Charlize Davis – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Amelie Steins – Dakota State (S.D.)
4 x 400-meter relay
Aisha Zaffino, Aliya Schock, Brooklyn Fueller, Tsitsi Karanda – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Amelie Steins, Anna Schnedier, Molli Thornton, RayLee Wallis – Dakota State (S.D.)
Abby Clark,
Peyton Walker, TJ Chirrick,
Kamryn Comba – Montana Tech
4 x 800-meter relay
TJ Chirrick,
Mya Green,
Amy Broek,
Kamryn Comba – Montana Tech
Maya Pearcy, Kallyn Wilkins, Rylie Schoenfeld, Jayden Woodland – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Loli Jarrett, Lauren Taylor, Mia Handran, Natalie Lile – Dickinson State (N.D.)
High Jump
Adarra Hagelund – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Abby Clark – Montana Tech
Adow Thyab – Dakota State (S.D.)
Pole Vault
Brynn Wandle – Carroll (Mont.)
Mercedes Lura – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Taylynd Stuhr – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Long Jump
Jadyn Vermillion – Montana Tech
Abby Clark – Montana Tech
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Triple Jump
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Kennedy Harter – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Alexia Anderson – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Shot Put
Kori Nagel – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Codi Nagle – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Oliviyah Thornton – Dakota State (S.D.)
Weight Throw
Kori Nagel – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Oliviyah Thornton – Dakota State (S.D.)
Bella Maxwell – Dakota State (S.D.)
Pentathlon
Abby Clark – Montana Tech
Amelie Steins – Dakota State (S.D.)
Faith Brennan – Dickinson State (N.D.)
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