HELENA — Montana Tech wide receiver Levi Torgerson and Montana Western quarterback Michael Palandri were named Frontier players of the year Thursday as the league released its all-conference football teams and award winners.

Torgerson was named East division player of the year while Palandri took the honor for the West division. The 2025 season for the first time featured an expanded Frontier Conference of 14 teams split into separate seven-team divisions.

Torgerson, from Great Falls, accumulated 1,888 all-purpose yards — 1,044 receiving yards, 420 kickoff return yards, and 394 punt return yards while helping the Orediggers to an 11-0 regular season and an automatic berth to the NAIA playoffs.

Palandri averaged 313.8 passing yards per game and threw 33 touchdown passes with a completion

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