November 4, 2025

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference has named 39 women's cross-country student-athletes from eleven (11) conference programs as Academic All-Conference, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health.

Dakota State (S.D.) landed eight recipients on the conference academic list, tying with Carroll (Mont.) for most recipients in the Frontier Conference.  To be eligible for the award, the student athletes must be at least a sophomore in standing and carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Below are the eight recipients on the conference academic list (name, year, hometown, major at Dakota State):

• Brooke Beaucaire – senior – Beaumont, Calif. – cyber leadership/intelligence
• Valerija Curikova – junior – Riga, Lativa – computer science
• Kierra Miller – junior – Hemingford, Neb. – integrated biology
• Lindsey Roth – senior – Parkston, S.D. – elementary education
• Anna Schneider – junior – Sioux Falls, S.D. – professional accountancy
• Madelyn Sylva – senior – Parker, Colo. – business management
• Presli White – junior – Sioux Falls, S.D. – exercise science
• Sheridyn Winter – junior – Sioux Falls, S.D. – business management

The 2025 Frontier Conference Women's Cross Country Championship meet will be held on Friday at Amend Park in Billings, Mont., at 11:30 a.m. (Central Time)/10:30 a.m. (Mountain Time).

The Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference awards will be presented during the awards ceremony on Friday afternoon, following the conclusion of the conference meets.