Bandy Award | Print The George Bandy Memorial Conference All-Sports Award 2023-24 BANDY AWARD STANDINGS RANK SCHOOL POINTS FOOTBALL VOLLEYBALL MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEN'S TRACK & FIELD WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD 1st Montana Tech 110 11 17 12 12 17 7 17 17 2nd Carroll 102.5 8.5 7 17 17 12 17 12 12 3rd Montana Western 78 17 9 9 8 9 10 8 8 4th Rocky Mountain 72.5 7 10 10 10 7.5 8 10 10 5th Providence 69 -- 12 8 9 10 12 9 9 6th MSU-Northern 47.5 2 8 7 0 7.5 9 7 7 7th College of Idaho 11 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8th Southern Oregon 8.5 8.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9th Eastern Oregon 6 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10th Arizona Christian 3 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The George Bandy Memorial Conference All-Sports Award is presented annually in the spring to the conference school that has amassed the most points awarded based on league finish during the regular season (or at the conference championship in sports without regular season competitions) in each sport. Current members of the Frontier Conference include Carroll College in Helena, Mont.; Montana State University-Northern in Havre, Mont.; Montana Tech in Butte, Mont.; Montana Western in Dillon, Mont.; University of Providence in Great Falls, Mont.; and Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont. Associate Members for football only include College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho; Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore. and Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Ore. Westminster College of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Lewis-Clark State College of Lewiston, Idaho are past members. Frontier athletes compete in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country, football, men's and women's golf, men's & women's track & field, and women's volleyball. The All-Sports trophy is named in honor of the first commissioner of the Frontier Conference, Dr. George Bandy. Bandy, his wife Cheryl Ann, and their eight-year-old son Michael, whom they had just adopted, died tragically in a boating accident on July 23, 1983, when their 14-foot sailboat overturned in high winds on Canyon Ferry Reservoir of Helena. The majority of Bandy's 56 years of life was devoted to education. He graduated in 1944 from Folsom High School in Folsom, Calif., and immediately entered the U.S. Navy, serving two years. Bandy earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Sacramento State College in 1950 and 1953, respectively. He earned his doctorate in education from the University of Montana in 1967. Bandy began his teaching career at Grant Union High School in Sacramento, and in 1952, he moved to the Treasure State to coach and teach at Belgrade High School. He then joined the faculty of Northern Montana College (now Montana State-Northern) in 1956, where he became the Light's first football coach. While at Northern, he also served as the Lights baseball coach and assistant men's basketball coach. Over the years, Bandy has served as athletic director, student teaching director, graduate school director, dean of education, and vice president. In July 1975, Bandy was named acting president. One year later, Bandy went to Western Montana College (now the University of Montana Western) as interim president until July 1978. He left Western to accept the Chief Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education position. Bandy served as acting commissioner from September 1978 to the end of June 1979, when he retired. A physical fitness advocate, Bandy was also a long-distance runner who took up running 26-mile marathons after the age of 50. The George Bandy Memorial Frontier Conference All-Sports Award was first presented following the 1982-83 sports season. BANDY AWARD WINNERS YEAR INSTITUTION 1982-1983 Western Montana 1983-1984 Western Montana 1984-1985 Northern Montana 1985-1986 Western Montana 1986-1987 Carroll / Northern Montana 1987-1988 Montana Tech 1988-1989 Western Montana 1989-1990 Montana Tech 1990-1991 Montana Tech 1991-1992 MSU-Northern 1992-1993 Montana Tech 1993-1994 Carroll 1994-1995 Carroll 1995-1996 Carroll 1996-1997 Carroll 1997-1998 Rocky Mountain 1998-1999 Rocky Mountain 1999-2000 Lewis-Clark State 2000-2001 Rocky Mountain 2001-2002 Montana Western 2002-2003 Montana Western 2003-2004 Rocky Mountain 2004-2005 Carroll 2005-2006 Lewis-Clark State 2006-2007 Lewis-Clark State 2007-2008 Carroll 2008-2009 Rocky Mountain 2009-2010 Carroll 2010-2011 Carroll 2011-2012 Carroll 2012-2013 Carroll 2013-2014 Rocky Mountain 2014-2015 Carroll 2015-2016 Lewis-Clark State 2016-2017 Carroll 2017-2018 Carroll 2018-2019 Rocky Mountain 2019-2020 Rocky Mountain 2020-2021 Carroll 2021-2022 Carroll 2022-2023 Montana Tech 2023-2024 Montana Tech