22 Western Football Players Pick Up Frontier Academic All-Conference Nods

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its 2025 Football Academic All-Conference selections Wednesday, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health.

Montana Western saw 22 players named to the list. 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).

Football

• Jace Fitzgerald – Dillon, Mont. / R-SR

• Bridger Polk – Great Falls, Mont. / SR

• Taten Ells – Tacoma, Wash. / SR

• Connor Dunlea – Malin, Ore. / R-FR

• Eli Nourse – Dillon, Mont. / JR

• Colter Ramos – Missoula, Mont. / R-FR

• Canyon Sargent – St. Ignatius, Mont. / R-FR

• Benjamin George – Battle Mountain, Nev. / R-FR

• Aedan Baker – Challis, Idaho / R-SO

• Jonathan Kirkley – Dillon, Mont. / SR

• Tyler Schoen – Chinook, Mont. / R-SO

• Remington Scott – Deer Park, Wash. / SR

• Jacob Westberry – Hamilton, Mont. / R-SO

• Matthew Heer – Tekoa, Wash. / SR

• Arie McLaughlin – Florence, Mont. / R-FR

• Layne Cooney – Missoula, Mont. / SR

• Hayden Hedges – Cut Bank, Mont. / SR

• Michael Palandri – Maple Valley, Wash. / R-SR

• Jordan Jones – Bozeman, Mont. / SR

• Russell Smith – Woods Cross, Utah / R-SO

• Edward Dewart – Cut Bank, Mont. / SR

• Aidan Lammers – Shepherd, Mont. / R-FR