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

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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
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12/9/2013	Kelsey Cowell	Women's Basketball
12/2/2013	Steve Zappia	Men's Ice Hockey
12/2/2013	Megan Myers	Women's Ice Hockey
11/25/2013	Bridget Greenwald	Women's Basketball
11/25/2013	Chris Jeffers	Men's Basketball
11/18/2013	Ashton Villeneuve	Women's Cross Country
11/18/2013	Adam Graff	Men's Ice Hockey
11/11/2013	Raphael Warnon	Men's Swim & Dive
11/11/2013	Alaina Stojkovski	Field Hockey
11/4/2013	Hannah Mackey	Field Hockey
11/4/2013	Anthony Caruso	Men's Soccer
10/28/2013	Katie Day	Women's Cross Country
10/28/2013	Shane Ruffing	Men's Soccer
10/21/2013	Kevin McAllister	Men's Soccer
10/21/2013	Brandi Blaszak	Women's Volleyball
10/14/2013	Louise Steele-Norton	Field Hockey
10/14/2013	Connor Butkiewicz	Football
10/7/2013	Angela Charles	Field Hockey
10/7/2013	Anthony Caruso	Men's Soccer

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