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.

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Date	Athlete	Sport
2/6/2017	Jarrod Fitzpatrick	Men's Ice Hockey
2/6/2017	Gabrielle Schnepp	Women's Ice Hockey
1/30/2017	Elizabeth Dohner	Women's Ice Hockey
1/30/2017	Nicodemus Gambill	Men's Track & Field
1/24/2017	Justin Derlago	Men's Ice Hockey
1/24/2017	Elizabeth Swasey	Women's Track & Field
1/16/2017	TJ Tellekamp	Men's Swim & Dive
1/16/2017	Ashelyne Babb	Women's Basketball
12/12/2016	Emily Coope	Women's Ice Hockey
12/12/2016	Justin Strielkauskas	Men's Basketball
12/5/2016	Grace Gallentine	Women's Swim & Dive
12/5/2016	Aaron Gudrian	Men's Swim & Dive
11/29/2016	Danielle Haasbeek	Women's Ice Hockey
11/29/2016	Ivan Iton	Men's Basketball
11/14/2016	Veronique Lortie	Women's Ice Hockey
11/14/2016	Erik Winberg	Men's Cross Country
11/7/2016	Alyson Baribault	Women's Swim & Dive
11/7/2016	Roman Ammirato	Men's Ice Hockey
10/31/2016	Kevin Valenti	Men's Ice Hockey
10/31/2016	Ciara McIlvenny	Women's Soccer

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