Bennett Melita (11/18/2024) - Athlete Awards

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Bennett Melita

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11/18/2024
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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
3/14/2018	Kaitlyn Stinson	Women's Cross Country
3/14/2018	Roman Ammirato	Men's Ice Hockey
3/14/2018	Nicole Rice	Softball
2/19/2018	Ashelyne Babb	Women's Basketball
2/19/2018	Ivan Iton	Men's Basketball
2/12/2018	Kevin Gangemi	Men's Track & Field
2/12/2018	Olivia Hirschy	Women's Ice Hockey
2/5/2018	Bria Reilly	Women's Ice Hockey
2/5/2018	Kyle Lajeunesse	Men's Ice Hockey
1/29/2018	Aaron Gudrian	Men's Swim & Dive
1/29/2018	Ashley Mayo	Women's Basketball
1/22/2018	Phoebe King	Women's Swim & Dive
1/22/2018	Roman Ammirato	Men's Ice Hockey
1/15/2018	Ka'Sean Watlington	Men's Track & Field
1/15/2018	Ashelyne Babb	Women's Basketball
12/11/2017	Patrik Virtanen	Men's Ice Hockey
12/4/2017	Roman Ammirato	Men's Ice Hockey
12/4/2017	Phoebe King	Women's Swim & Dive
11/28/2017	Dalton Carter	Men's Ice Hockey
11/28/2017	Bria Reilly	Women's Ice Hockey

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