BILLINGS, Mont.- Ahead of next week's Frontier Conference Golf Championships in Arizona, nine Battlin' Bears were recognized as Academic All-Conference. 

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be at least sophomores in standing and have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher.

In total, 67 student-athletes from the Frontier Conference were honored, 34 women and 33 men. 

Below are the Battlin' Bear honorees - 

Catalina Garcia / Sophomore / Bogota, Colombia
Grace Metcalf / Senior / Arlington, Wash.
Kirsten Smith / Sophomore / Fort Collins, Colo.
Megan Voegele / Junior / Billings, Mont.
Alivia Webinger / Sophomore / Laurel, Mont.
Bryson Bahnmiller / Junior / Fort Benton, Mont.
Adam Hyde-Lay / Junior / Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Aidan McDonagh / Senior / Melbourne, Australia
Nathan Piers / Junior / Edmonton, Alberta

The Battlin' Bears gear up for next week's Frontier Conference Golf Championships, looking to defend their team titles at Papago Golf Course starting next Tuesday, April 28th.