May 5, 2026
DICKINSON, N.D. – The Frontier Conference held their final championship event of the 2025-26 academic year on May 2-3 in the outdoor track & field meet at Biesiot Activities Center, hosted by Dickinson State (N.D.). The league announced its official list of all-conference athletes.
Montana Tech was trailing by two points before the last event in the 4 x 400-meter relay and overtook the team title after defeating Dickinson State (N.D.) by four points (154-150). It was the Orediggers’ third title in the last four seasons in men’s outdoor track & field.
Morgan McClernan of Montana Tech was named to the Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet after collecting 27.5 points in the running events. He won the 110-meter hurdles title with a conference meet record of 13.97 seconds, breaking his previous conference meet record of 14.91 seconds. He was second in the 400-meter hurdles (53.07 seconds) and fourth in the 400-meter dash (49.75 seconds).
McClernan was also part of the 4 x 100-meter relay team that won the title (41.21 seconds – conference record), as well as second in the 4 x 400-meter relay.
Carson Krack of Carroll (Mont.) was named as the Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet after scoring 26 points. He won a pair of field event titles, winning the decathlon and the long jump (7.09 meters – 23 feet, 3.25 inches). He was third in the high jump after clearing the height of 1.96 meters (6 feet, 5 inches).
Krack was voted as the Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete. He scored a total of 51 points, highlighted by a conference meet decathlon record of 7,078 points, breaking his previous conference meet record of 6,840 points. He also won the long jump and the 400-meter hurdles (52.86 seconds – conference meet record).
Chuck Merrifield of MT was voted as the Pepsi Frontier Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year.
Athletes earning All-Conference recognition must be in the top three in each event.
A total of 14 conference meet records were set in the 2026 Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
The complete list of the Frontier Conference Men’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference is listed below:
Men’s
Frontier Outdoor Field Athlete-of-the-Meet: Carson Krack - Carroll (Mont.)
Frontier Outdoor Track Athlete-of-the-Meet: Morgan McClernan - Montana Tech
Frontier Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Athlete: Carson Krack - Carroll (Mont.)
Pepsi Coach of the Year: Chuck Merrifield - Montana Tech
Decathlon
Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.)
Tucker Monaco – Carroll (Mont.)
Tysen Grinde – Dakota State (S.D.)
10,000-Meter Run
Luke Crossley – Montana Western
Benjamin Zerr – Montana Tech
David Felipe Mejia – Bellevue (Neb.)
Javelin
Reuben Hornby – Carroll (Mont.)
Tyler Crum – Montana Tech
Kaden Juhnke – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Long Jump
Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.)
Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Jordan Mount – Valley City State (N.D.)
4 x 800-Meter Relay
Bismarck State (N.D.)
Carroll (Mont.)
Dakota State (S.D.)
400-Meter Dash
Cayden Kraft – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Nathan Mathern – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.)
Hammer Throw
Dylan Dahlgren – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Zachary Haugen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Logan Hughes – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Pole Vault
Keenan Morris – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Jackson Barney – Carroll (Mont.)
Ty Leischner – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Triple Jump
Kohbe Smith – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Brock Krueger – Dakota State (S.D.)
Ethan Schiller – Dickinson State (N.D.)
High Jump
Tysen Grinde – Dakota State (S.D.)
Ricky Williams – Montana Tech
Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.)
Discus
Oliver Tordsen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Dylan Dahlgren – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Lane Voermans – Montana Tech
Shot Put
Dylan Johansen – Dakota State (S.D.)
Raynor Ranum – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Oliver Tordsen – Dakota State (S.D.)
1500-Meter Run
Jakson Ensign – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Connor Ensign – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Luke Decker – Carroll (Mont.)
4 x 100-Meter Relay
Montana Tech
Dakota State (S.D.)
Dickinson State (N.D.)
3000-Meter Steeplechase
Oliver Morris – Carroll (Mont.)
Zoran LaFrombois – Providence (Mont.)
Brycen Gardner – Carroll (Mont.)
110-Meter Hurdles
Morgan McClernan – Montana Tech
Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.)
Jace Lovely – Bismarck State (N.D.)
100-Meter Dash
Jaxon Allery – Montana Tech
Mustafa Taylor – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Daniel Oduse – Bismarck State (N.D.)
800-Meter Run
Franklin Johns – Dakota State (S.D.)
Ronald Kipyegon – Bellevue (Neb.)
Luis Casallas – Bellevue (Neb.)
400-Meter Run
Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.)
Morgan McClernan – Montana Tech
Adam Schrader – Montana Tech
200-Meter Dash
Cayden Kraft – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Nathan Mathern – Bismarck State (N.D.)
Matt Moreni – Montana Tech
5000-Meter Run
Justin Glass – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Benjamin Zerr – Montana Tech
Bryon Fanning – Montana Tech
4 x 400-Meter Relay
Bismarck State (N.D.)
Montana Tech
Dakota State (S.D.)
Frontier Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Conference Meet Records Broken (old record in parenthesis)
Decathlon: Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.) – 7,078 points (Carson Krack – Carroll – 6,840 points)
10,000-meter run: Luke Crossley – Montana Western – 32 minutes, 20.12 seconds (Edwin Kipainoi – Montana Tech – 32:23.89)
4 x 800-meter relay: Bismarck State (N.D.) – 7:48.84 (Carroll – 7:52.59 – 2021)
Hammer Throw: Dylan Dahlgren – Dickinson State (N.D.) – 58.83 meters – 193 feet (Cade VanVleet – Montana Tech – 55.72 meters)
400-meter dash: Cayden Kraft – Bismarck State (N.D.) – 48.01 seconds (Treyton Graham – Carroll – 49.13 seconds)
Pole Vault: Keenan Morris – Rocky Mountain (Mont.) – 5.20 meters – 17 feet, .75 inches (Josh Smalley – Carroll – 5.00 meters)
High Jump: Tysen Grinde – Dakota State (S.D.) and Ricky Williams – Montana Tech – 2.01 meters – 6 feet, 7 inches (Josh Malone – Carroll – 2.00 meters)
4 x 100-Meter Relay: Montana Tech – 41.21 seconds (Montana Tech – 42.23 seconds – 2024)
110-Meter Hurdles: Morgan McClernan – Montana Tech – 13.97 seconds (Morgan McClernan – Montana Tech – 14.91 seconds)
100-Meter Dash: Jaxon Allery – Montana Tech – 10.14 seconds (Dom Maricelli – Montana Tech – 10.82 seconds)
800-Meter Run: Franklin Johns – Dakota State (S.D.) – 1:53.77 (Jonathan Harrison – Montana Western – 1:54.78)
400-Meter Hurdles: Carson Krack – Carroll (Mont.) – 52.86 seconds (Chad Hemsley – Carroll – 54.15 seconds)
200-Meter Dash: Cayden Kraft – Bismarck State (N.D.) – 21.44 seconds (Matt Moreni – Montana Tech – 21.58 seconds)
4 x 400-Meter Relay: Bismarck State (N.D.) – 3:18.50 (Carroll – 3:19.92 – 2022)