HELENA -- Three Montana Tech men's basketball players garnered Academic All-Frontier Conference honors, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health, the league office announced Thursday. 

Connor Michaud, Reese Paulson, and Eli Quinn all met the qualifications for the Orediggers.

Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in standing and carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA to be eligible for the honor. The Frontier honored 86 student-athletes from the league's 12 programs. 

The Oredigger men's basketball team carries a 21-7 record into postseason play. Tech will be the No. 5 seed in this weekend's Frontier tournament and will play rival and fourth-seeded Montana Western in the quarterfinal round Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Butte Civic Center. The Orediggers are in search of a fifth-consecutive conference tournament championship. 

2025-26 Montana Tech Men's Basketball Academic All-Frontier Conference 
Connor Michaud, junior, biological sciences, Missoula, Mont. 
Reese Paulson, sophomore, mechanical engineering, Belt, Mont. 
Eli Quinn, sophomore, petroleum engineering, Frenchtown, Mont. 

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