October 13, 2026

HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced its Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women’s and Men’s Golfers of the Week for the fifth edition of the 2026 fall season Tuesday.  Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Montana Tech were cited in honors after their performance at the Carroll College Classic in Helena.

Women's Golfer of the Week
Natasza Klimko – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Freshman I Wrzesnia, Poland

Klimko delivered a record-breaking performance at the Carroll College Classic, capturing the individual championship and leading Rocky Mountain to the team title.

She carded rounds of 66 and 71 to finish with a 7-under-par 137, winning the individual championship by an impressive 13 strokes. Klimko finished first among 41 golfers in the nine-team field.

The freshman opened the tournament with a 6-under-par 66, tying RMC's program record for the lowest individual round. She followed with a 1-under-par 71 in the second round to establish a new school record for the lowest 36-hole tournament score.

Klimko completed both rounds under par, averaging 68.5 strokes per round during the tournament.

This is Klimko’s second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.

Men's Golfer of the Week
Tyler Avery – Montana Tech
Junior I Kalispell, Mont.

Avery captured the individual championship at the Carroll College Classic, setting a Montana Tech program record for the lowest 54-hole tournament score relative to par.

He fired rounds of 68, 67 and 69 to finish with a 12-under-par 204 at the par-72 Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. Avery finished first among 45 golfers in the eight-team field, claiming the individual title by one stroke over four players tied for second place.

Avery recorded all three rounds below par, averaging 68.0 strokes per round during the tournament. His 12-under-par performance established a new Orediggers program record for the lowest 54-hole tournament score relative to par.

It was Avery's second collegiate tournament victory.

This is Avery’s third career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week honor.
 

	Women	Men
No. 5 - Oct. 13	Natasza Klimko - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	Tyler Avery - Montana Tech
No. 4 - Oct. 6	Annabelle Cziezerski - Bellevue (Neb.)	Sam Norman - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
No. 3 - Sept. 29	Natasza Klimko - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	Hayden Delaloye - Bellevue (Neb.)
No. 2 - Sept. 22	Annabelle Cziezerski - Bellevue (Neb.)	Sam Norman - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
No. 1 - Sept. 8	Brooklyn Materi - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Griffin Zimmer - Dickinson State (N.D.)