Eight Blue Hawks earn Frontier Conference Cross Country Academic All-Conference honors

DICKINSON, N.D. — Eight Dickinson State cross country student-athletes earned 2026 Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

Five members of the Blue Hawk women's team and three members of the men's team received recognition for their achievements in the classroom.

The women's honorees include sophomore Kheyerah Bilger (Glasgow, Mont./Exercise Science), junior Mia Handran (Scobey, Mont./Business), senior Loli Jarrett (Big Timber, Mont./International Business), junior Taytum Stuhr (Gila Bend, Ariz./Accounting) and sophomore Amanda Willis (Wilsall, Mont./Agricultural Business).

On the men's side, sophomore Kyler Holinde (Glasgow, Mont./Biology), junior Brady Hoverson (Miles City, Mont./Computer Science) and senior Caleb Sarsland (Bowman, N.D./Engineering) earned academic recognition.

To qualify for Academic All-Conference honors, student-athletes must have reached at least sophomore academic standing and maintained a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25.

The Frontier Conference recognized 91 cross country student-athletes across its men's and women's programs, including 47 women and 44 men. The academic awards are presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health.

Dickinson State will return to competition Friday at the Frontier Conference Cross Country Championships at Amend Park in Billings, Mont. The men's championship race is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. MT, followed by the women's race at 11:30 a.m. MT.