Montana Tech Athletics

The 2020 season is Kristi Arnston's eighth year as assistant coach with the Oredigger volleyball team.

Arnston was the Frontier Conference Assistant Coach of the Year in 2018. Arnston helped the Orediggers win their first Frontier Conference regular season title since 1990 and reached the Final 16 Team bracket at the NAIA National Tournament for the second straight year.

Arnston played volleyball for Montana Tech from 2005-08 as a libero. The three-year captain was part of two squads that went to the regional NAIA tournament. During her junior and senior seasons, Witt was named team MVP for the Lady Diggers. Witt was also an Academic All-American for the Orediggers.

Originally from Butte, Arnston was a multi-sport athlete at Butte High School before attending Montana Tech. Witt has coached high school basketball at Butte High and still coaches jumping events and the javelin for the Bulldog track team.

Arnston graduated from Montana Tech with a degree in Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 2009 and finished her Master’s degree in Industrial Hygiene in 2011. She lives in Butte with her husband Bryan Arnston.