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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
  • Bio
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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
12/11/2023 Andrew Wieder Men's Track & Field
11/28/2023 Erica Sheaffer Women's Ice Hockey
11/28/2023 Luke Bourgault Men's Basketball
11/21/2023 Hailey Modlin Women's Ice Hockey
11/21/2023 Aiden Hughes Men's Ice Hockey
10/2/2023 Carly Stefanini Women's Golf
10/2/2023 Eduardo Paez Men's Soccer
9/28/2023 Eleanor Cepiel Women's Volleyball
9/28/2023 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
9/18/2023 Anthony Fasano Football
9/18/2023 Courtney Connolly Women's Soccer
12/12/2022 Zuriel Wright Men's Track & Field
12/12/2022 Hannah Stack Women's Basketball
11/29/2022 Justice Brantley Men's Basketball
11/29/2022 Maggie Rylott Women's Ice Hockey
9/5/2022 Nate Palmer Football
9/5/2022 Julianna Beaulieu Women's Soccer
3/14/2022 Ryan Cardone Baseball
3/14/2022 Abigail Sacks Softball
12/6/2021 Katie Delgado Women's Swim & Dive
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