February 19, 2026
MADISON, S.D. – Dakota State (S.D.) registered twenty-one (21) recipients on the 2025-26 Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference, announced by the conference office Thursday. The Frontier Conference announced that a total of 121 recipients from eleven (11) conference programs has been named to Academic All-Conference, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health.
The Trojans produced the second most scholar-athletes in the Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field.
To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in standing and carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
The 2026 Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships will start Saturday evening at 5 p.m. (Central Time)/4 p.m. (Mountain Time). The two-day conference meet will take place at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D., on the campus of South Dakota State.
The second day of the conference meet will be held on Sunday at 11 a.m. (CT)/10 a.m. (MT). The postseason awards will be presented at the conclusion of the meet.
The conference meet is being hosted by Dakota State. Make sure to check out the Frontier Conference championship page on fcsports.org to follow the action of the indoor track & field conference meet.
Below is the complete list of Dakota State recipients to the 2025-26 Frontier Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference (name – year – major - hometown):
- Bridget Bartling – junior – exercise science – Burke, S.D.
- Brooke Beaucaire – senior – cyber leadership & intelligence – Beaumont, Calif.
- Aaliyah Bertelsen – sophomore – exercise science/biology – Williston, N.D.
- Alivia Bickett – sophomore – elementary education/special education – Oldham, S.D.
- Ella Carstensen – sophomore – exercise science/biology – Hudson, Wis.
- Valerija Curikova – junior – cyber operations – Riga, Lativa
- Caitlin Dyer – senior – physical education – Morphetteville, South Australia
- Averie Marshall – sophomore – computer science – Timber Lake, S.D.
- Bella Maxwell – senior – cyber operations – Madison, S.D.
- McKenna McIlravy – junior – digital art and design: production animation – Philip, S.D.
- Kierra Miller – senior – biology – Hemingford, Neb.
- Casey Olson – senior – professional accountancy – Fergus Falls, Minn.
- Lindsey Roth – senior elementary education – Parkston, S.D.
- Anna Schneider – senior – professional accountancy – Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Amelie Steins – junior – biology – Dusseldorf, Germany
- Madelyn Sylva – senior – business management – Parker, Colo.
- Molli Thornton – senior – biology – Hartford, S.D.
- Oliviyah Thornton – senior – cyber leadership intelligence/business finance – Garretson, S.D.
- RayLee Wallis – graduate student – cyber defense – Roseville, Minn.
- Presli White – junior – exercise science – Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Sheridyn Winter – junior – business management – Sioux Falls, S.D.