May 11, 2026

MADISON, S.D. – A total of 78 Dakota State (S.D.) student-athletes were named to 2026 Frontier Conference spring sports Academic All-Conference, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health.  The conference's Academic All-Conference list was announced before their postseason action, where all three spring sports in baseball, softball, and outdoor track & field were held in Dickinson, N.D., on April 30 through May 3.

A total of 18 athletes in baseball, 10 athletes in softball, and 50 combined athletes in men's and women's outdoor track & field were named to the conference's academic list.  The Trojan men's outdoor track & field squad landed the most recipients on the Frontier Conference academic list.

To be eligible for the conference academic award, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in standing and carry a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average (GPA). 

Below is the complete list of the 2026 Frontier Conference spring sports Academic All-Conference list:

Baseball

Name	Class	Major	Hometown
Aiden Barfuss	Junior	Business Management	Winner, S.D.
Braylon Bear	Sophomore	Computer Science	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Cameron Buck	Senior	Cyber Operations	Barstow, Calif.
Cameron DeMaria	Graduate Student	Master in Business Management	Fresno, Calif.
Hunter Den Boer	Junior	Business Finance	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Cole Drumheller	Graduate Student	Master in Computer Science/ Artificial Intelligence	Papillion, Neb.
Conner Eich	Sophomore	Elementary Education	Lennox, S.D.
Camaron Haller	Graduate Student	Master in Business Management	Kingman, Ariz.
George Hogan	Senior	Artificial Intelligence	Evergreen, Colo.
Rihito Igarashi	Junior	Business Finance	Kawaguchi, Shi
Kellan Johns	Senior	Physical Education	Everett, Wash.
Cameron Kittridge	Junior	Business Management	Colorado Springs, Colo.
Treyten Kolar	Junior	Computer Information Systems	Ida Grove, Iowa
Aidan Marsh	Senior	Computer Game Design	Orting, Wash.
Declyn Otte	Junior	Cyber Operations	Fort Colhoun, Neb.
Aidan Perry	Senior	Business Management	Dripping Springs, Texas
Connor Raney	Senior	Business Management	Pflugerville, Texas
Chris Vinson	Senior	Exercise Science	Lowell, Ind.

Softball

Name	Class	Major	Hometown
Maycee Bricker	Senior	Exercise Science	Broomfield, Colo.
Brenley Goebel	Junior	Business Management	Oldham, S.D.
Katie Hanson	Senior	Elementary Education	Garretson, S.D.
Quincy Hartley	Senior	Biology	Middleton, Idaho
Alexia Hayden	Junior	Elementary Education/ Special Education	Sabetha, Kan.
Hannah McFarland	Senior	Exercise Science	Lawtey, Fla.
Makenna McGee	Junior	Exercise Science	Fremont, Neb.
Ally Morrissey	Junior	Professional Accountancy	Folsom, Calif.
Gabrielle Ortega-Alves	Junior	Biology	Jamul, Calif.
Mason Usselman	Senior	Exercise Science	San Diego, Calif.

 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Name	Class	Major	Hometown
Kaiden Akey	Senior	Cyber Operations	Kenosha, Wis.
Evan Armstrong	Senior	Cyber Operations	Centennial, Colo.
Luke Borowicz	Junior	Cyber Operations	Jordan, Minn.
Caden Gortmaker	Senior	Cyber Operations	St. Lawrence, S.D.
Tysen Grinde	Senior	Computer Science	Spring Grove, Minn.
Zachary Haugen	Graduate	Education and Technology	Bath, S.D.
Mattix Hausman	Junior	Exercise Science/Biology	Estelline, S.D.
Trevor Heinz	Sophomore	Business Management	Ipswich, S.D.
Lane Henrichs	Junior	Cyber Operations	Doon, Iowa
Reese Henrie	Senior	Mathematics/Secondary Education	Philip, S.D.
Bergen Irey	Sophomore	Cyber Operations	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Holden Jelen	Sophomore	Cyber Operations	Tea, S.D.
Dylan Johansen	Senior	Physical Education	Dolton, S.D.
Franklin Johns	Junior	Physical Education	Gordon, Neb.
Brock Krueger	Sophomore	Mathematics	Wessington Spring, S.D.
Grayson Madsen	Junior	Exercise Science/Biology	Rosholt, S.D.
Dawson Miller	Junior	Cyber Operations	Mitchell, S.D.
Trenton Moran	Senior	Exercise Science/Biology	Kennebec, S.D.
Mohamed Muse	Sophomore	Cyber Operations	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Tyler Nicke	Senior	Cyber Operations	Hartington, Neb.
Logan Recoy	Junior	Computer Science	Arnold, Neb.
Blake Schmiedt	Graduate	Computer Science	North Sioux City, S.D.
Xander Sheehan	Senior	Physical Education/Special Education	Hayti, S.D.
Nolan Slominski	Senior	Cyber Operations	Blair, Neb.
Benjamin Strunk	Sophomore	Cyber Operations	Hartford, S.D.
Jonah Thiele	Senior	Computer Science	Olathe, Kan.
Oliver Tordsen	Junior	Biology/Exercise Science	Fairmount, Minn.
Aaron Van Hemert	Senior	Business Accounting	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Ben Witt	Senior	Exercise Science	Burke, S.D.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field

Name	Class	Major	Hometown
Bridget Bartling	Junior	Exercise Science	Burke, S.D.
Brooke Beaucaire	Graduate	Master in Education-Computer Science/Cyber Education	Beaumont, Calif.
Aaliyah Bertelsen	Junior	Exercise Science/Integrative 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, Latvia
Caitlin Dyer	Senior	Physical Education	Morphettvile, South Australia
Alyssa Koffler	Senior	Professional Accountancy	Buffalo Gap, S.D.
Averie Marshall	Sophomore	Computer Science	Timber Lake, S.D.
Bella Maxwell	Graduate	Master in 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	Master in Cyber Defense	Roseville, Minn.
Presli White	Junior	Exercise Science	Sioux Falls, S.D.