BILLINGS, Mont. - Junior Caleb Tomac secured his first career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Runner of the Week award following a commanding 27-second victory in Butte last Thursday. 

Tomac, a product of Havre, Montana, captured the individual title at the Butte Invitational, winning the 8K race with a time of 26:10.4. He spearheaded a dominant team performance for the Battlin' Bears, who claimed six of the top eight individual finishes (1-3-4-5-6-8).

This recognition marks the first weekly conference accolade of Tomac's collegiate career.