HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference has announced the third edition of its 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field weekly honors. Carroll College standout Claire Bucklin has been recognized for her outstanding performance in Butte last weekend.


Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week: Claire Bucklin

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Bucklin, a sophomore from Sunburst, Mont., was chosen as the Track Athlete of the Week. 

Bucklin surpassed the NAIA 'B' standard, winning the 400-meter hurdles with a time equivalent to her personal best for Carroll at the Digger Spring Series No. 1 in Butte, Mont.  She clocked a time of 1 minute, 2.94 seconds, which is currently the 16th-fastest time in the NAIA.  This will be her second trip to the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. 

Bucklin also placed in the top-3 in the 100-meter hurdles in the same meet, recording a time of 15.65 seconds.

This is Bucklin's second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field weekly honor.
 

WEEK	FIELD	TRACK
3	Oliviyah Thornton, Dakota State (S.D.)	Claire Bucklin, Bellevue (Neb.)
2	Adarra Hagelund, Dickinson State (N.D.)	Grace Steinmetz, Bellevue (Neb.)
1	Chloe Gunderson, Dickinson State (N.D.)	Amelie Steins, Dakota State (S.D.)

Bucklin and the Carroll Track & Field team will head back to Butte this coming weekend for the Digger Spring Series No. 2, looking to add more Fighting Saints to the list of NAIA Championship qualifiers.