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Athlete of the Week

Melita

Bennett Melita

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/18/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
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Bennett Melita has been named a Pioneer Athlete of the Week for the week of November 18th.

Melita had a historic weekend at the NCAA Division III Niagara Regionals, placing ninth in the race and receiving the top individual berth to the NCAA Men's Cross Country National Championships. Melita finished with a total time of 25:13.8, with the only runners finishing ahead of him being from Geneseo and NYU, two teams that received team berths to the National Championships. Melita will be the first Pioneer in program history to attend the National Championships when he heads to Terre Haute on Saturday, November 23rd. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/1/2025 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
12/1/2025 Andrew Della Rovere Men's Ice Hockey
11/24/2025 McKenzie Simmons Women's Basketball
11/24/2025 Kyle Curtin Men's Ice Hockey
11/17/2025 Eli Douglas Football
11/17/2025 Kaci Ryder Women's Ice Hockey
11/10/2025 Jalen Lucero Men's Soccer
11/10/2025 Katherine Sheahan Women's Ice Hockey
11/3/2025 Marlo Townsend Women's Cross Country
11/3/2025 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
10/27/2025 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
10/27/2025 Kendall Turner Women's Volleyball
10/20/2025 Zachary Accetta Men's Soccer
10/20/2025 Alanna Fragapane Field Hockey
10/13/2025 Lyndsey Tiedemann Women's Tennis
10/13/2025 Byamungu Mugushu Men's Soccer
10/6/2025 Megan Wright Women's Volleyball
10/6/2025 Lauren Jones Women's Volleyball
9/29/2025 Alanna Fragapane Field Hockey
9/29/2025 Nathan Hernandez Football
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