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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
12/9/2024 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
12/2/2024 Angela Hawthorne Women's Ice Hockey
12/2/2024 Bryan Landsberger Men's Ice Hockey
11/25/2024 Kaci Ryder Women's Ice Hockey
11/25/2024 Trevor Cortright Men's Wrestling
11/18/2024 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
11/18/2024 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
11/11/2024 Braylin Jones Women's Wrestling
11/11/2024 Vladislav Pshenichnikov Men's Ice Hockey
11/4/2024 Jada Anthony Women's Volleyball
11/4/2024 Shane Murphy Men's Ice Hockey
10/28/2024 Mia Benincasa Field Hockey
10/28/2024 Zachary Accetta Men's Soccer
10/21/2024 Elizabeth Hanba Women's Volleyball
10/21/2024 Tyshawn Taylor Football
10/14/2024 Mackenzie Mix Field Hockey
10/14/2024 Martin Mendoza Men's Soccer
10/7/2024 Alyssa Pisano Field Hockey
10/7/2024 Brett Fuller Football
9/30/2024 Bella Noble Women's Soccer
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