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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
9/9/2024 Matt Brantley Football
4/8/2024 Justin Swavely Men's Track & Field
4/8/2024 Samantha DeCondo Women's Lacrosse
4/1/2024 Bennett Melita Men's Track & Field
4/1/2024 Jennifer Rodriguez Softball
3/4/2024 Jack Scanlon Baseball
3/4/2024 Grace Stuhlman Women's Lacrosse
1/29/2024 Mackenzie Mix Women's Track & Field
1/29/2024 Shane Murphy Men's Ice Hockey
1/23/2024 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
1/23/2024 Damien Call Men's Basketball
1/16/2024 Jane Fahy Women's Track & Field
1/16/2024 Andy Hadasz Men's Track & Field
12/11/2023 Andrew Wieder Men's Track & Field
12/11/2023 Hope Halvarson Women's Basketball
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 Aidan Hughes Men's Ice Hockey
10/2/2023 Carly Stefanini Women's Golf
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