VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Six Valley City State University cross country student-athletes have earned 2026 Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference honors, the league announced Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Kole Albers, Zach Baumgartner, Preston Miller and Tate Minnihan represented the Viking men, while Frida Barrera and Billie Maye Pohlkamp earned recognition for the Viking women.

The awards, presented by Billings Clinic and Logan Health, recognize student-athletes who have reached at least sophomore academic standing and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.25.

VCSU's four men's honorees tied Montana Western for the fourth-most selections among conference programs. Across the league, 44 men from 10 programs and 47 women from 11 programs received the recognition.

The six honorees represent a range of academic programs at VCSU. Albers and Miller study exercise science and rehabilitative studies, Baumgartner studies health sciences, and Minnihan studies business administration. Barrera studies applied kinesiology, while Pohlkamp studies mathematics.

The Vikings now prepare for the Frontier Conference Championships on Friday, Nov. 6, at Amend Park in Billings, Mont.