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B. Melita 2025 Headshot

Bennett Melita

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/2/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
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In Utica's first cross country action of the 2025 season, Melita took the chance to further put his name in the record books by setting the course record at the SUNY Poly Short Course Invitational. Melita finished the six kilometer course with a time of 18:49.5. The previously standing record was set in 2015 by Zakaria Djouma, a runner from Mohawk Valley Community College.

Men's cross country will next lace up on Saturday, September 13th when the team competes in the Hamilton Short Course Invitational. The race is currently scheduled to start at 11:45am.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/27/2025 Kendall Turner Women's Volleyball
10/27/2025 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
10/20/2025 Alanna Fragapane Field Hockey
10/20/2025 Zachary Accetta Men's Soccer
10/13/2025 Byamungu Mugushu Men's Soccer
10/13/2025 Lyndsey Tiedemann Women's Tennis
10/6/2025 Megan Wright Women's Volleyball
10/6/2025 Lauren Jones Women's Volleyball
9/29/2025 Alanna Fragapane Field Hockey
9/29/2025 Nathan Hernandez Football
9/22/2025 Aydin Parekh Men's Golf
9/22/2025 Claire Draper Women's Golf
9/15/2025 Cora Kraft Women's Soccer
9/15/2025 Byamungu Mugushu Men's Soccer
9/8/2025 Tyler Szalkowski Football
9/8/2025 Samantha Ferguson Women's Soccer
9/2/2025 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
9/2/2025 Trinity Bailey Women's Volleyball
5/11/2025 Trax The Pioneer Moose Fortnite
5/11/2025 Trax The Pioneer Moose Fortnite
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