May 6, 2026
HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced their Men’s Golf All-Conference official list Wednesday. The golf conference tournament was held at Papago Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 27-29, 2026.
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) won the 2026 Frontier Conference Men’s Golf Tournament and will represent the conference in the NAIA national tournament on May 12-15 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.
The Battlin’ Bears swept the postseason awards with Kristjan Burkelca as the Player-of-the-Year, Sam Norman as the Freshman-of-the-Year, and Nathan Bailey as the Pepsi Coach-of-the-Year.
The Frontier Conference Golf All-Conference consists of First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention. The First Team composed of the top six players after cumulative scores are determined for the regular season conference tournaments.
Second Team All-Conference consists of the second six players after cumulative scores are determined for the regular season conference tournaments, followed by third six players as Honorable Mention after cumulative scores are determined.
Scoring averages are calculated using the lowest nine rounds for men’s.
The complete list of the Frontier Conference Men’s Golf All-Conference is listed below:
Player-of-the-Year: Kristjan Burkelca – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Freshman-of-the-Year: Sam Norman – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Pepsi Coach-of-the-Year: Nathan Bailey – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
First Team All-Conference
Kristjan Burkelca – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Sam Norman – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Aidan McDonagh – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Thomas Gatlin – Bellevue (Neb.)
Satchel Tickel – Mayville State (N.D.)
Dylan Rodgers – Bellevue (Neb.)
Second Team All-Conference
Randy Christiansen – Bellevue (Neb.)
Kyle Dale – Bellevue (Neb.)
Ludwig Klingspor – Bellevue (Neb.)
Jayce Johnson – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Joe McGreevey – Montana Tech
Carson Hupka – Montana Tech
Honorable Mention
Adam Hyde-Lay – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Kyle Kennah – Carroll (Mont.)
Sam Lewton – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Colin Wade – Montana Tech
Zach St. Aubin – Valley City State (N.D.)
Nick Meisch – Valley City State (N.D.)