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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3/12/2012	Katlyn Banker	Women's Lacrosse
3/5/2012	Katie Day	Women's Track & Field
3/5/2012	Trent Thomas	Men's Lacrosse
2/27/2012	Jess Ciraulo	Women's Track & Field
2/27/2012	Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie	Men's Track & Field
2/20/2012	Vanessa Maines	Women's Ice Hockey
2/20/2012	George Schultz	Men's Basketball
2/13/2012	Chris Jeffers	Men's Basketball
2/13/2012	Lauren DeLude	Women's Track & Field
2/6/2012	Jeff Ward	Men's Basketball
2/6/2012	Megan Myers	Women's Ice Hockey
1/30/2012	Tim Coffman	Men's Ice Hockey
1/30/2012	Meghan Fiore	Women's Basketball
1/30/2012	Mi'chael White	Men's Track & Field
1/23/2012	Sarah Cifonelli	Women's Swim & Dive
1/23/2012	Evan Smith	Men's Ice Hockey
1/16/2012	Joe Pruckno	Men's Track & Field
1/16/2012	Lauren DeLude	Women's Track & Field
1/9/2012	Jon Gaffney	Men's Ice Hockey

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