HELENA, Mont. – The 2025-26 Frontier Conference Men's Basketball Champions of Character, presented by WinWon Technologies, were announced Tuesday.  The eight qualifying teams at the conference postseason tournament were honored prior to their quarterfinals contest on Feb. 27-28 at Butte Civic Center in Butte, Mont.

Valley City State's Sam Kobbervig was named one of the twelve recipients of this prestigious honor. The sophomore from Casselton, North Dakota is majoring is Strength & Conditioning and Business Administration. He sas also named to the Academic All-Conference team.

The head coach from each Frontier Conference member selects the recipient that fits to the NAIA's Champions of Character initiative program's five cores that include integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.

The mission of the NAIA's Champions of Character program is to provide training to instill the values that build character so that students, coaches, and parents know, do, and value the right thing on and off the field.

The Champions of Character helps participants find balance by keeping the five core values – integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership – at the heart of the athletics experience.  In the NAIA, we strive to be The Right Way to Play!
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