Bennett Melita has been named as a Pioneer Athlete of the Week for the week of February 17th, 2025.
Melita had an excellent outing at this past weekend's DIII Elite Meet held in Rochester, NY. The sophomore star participated in the one mile during the meet, running extremely well and managing to notch a final mile time of 4:18:78. His rapid pace led him to finish milliseconds away from the school record time which was set by Mitch Marlow in 2020. Marlow's mile record is a 4:18:46, meaning that Melita is mere steps away from accomplishing the feat. In addition to his near record-breaking performance, Melita also managed to finish fourth in a stacked field featuring 42 of Division III's top competition. Melita was the only sophomore in the top five, with the rest of the feature finishers being comprised of three seniors and one junior.Â
