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
2/25/2013	Scott Wanner	Men's Swim & Dive
2/18/2013	Brittany DelleChiaie	Women's Ice Hockey
2/18/2013	Jon Gaffney	Men's Ice Hockey
2/18/2013	Conor Maisch	Men's Basketball
2/11/2013	Nikiya Harris	Women's Track & Field
2/11/2013	Matt Baldwin	Men's Basketball
2/4/2013	Anthony Farber	Men's Swim & Dive
2/4/2013	Jaimee Balloni	Women's Track & Field
2/4/2013	Louie Educate	Men's Ice Hockey
1/28/2013	Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie	Men's Track & Field
1/28/2013	Nicole Schwartz	Women's Ice Hockey
1/21/2013	Nick Therrien	Men's Ice Hockey
1/21/2013	Megan Myers	Women's Ice Hockey
1/14/2013	Hunter Padgett	Men's Track & Field
1/14/2013	Samantha Prendergast	Women's Track & Field
1/7/2013	Marissa Hotaling	Women's Ice Hockey
1/7/2013	Donny Olivieri	Men's Ice Hockey
12/17/2012	Meghan Fiore	Women's Basketball
12/17/2012	Chris Jeffers	Men's Basketball
12/10/2012	Bridget Greenwald	Women's Basketball

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