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Athlete of the Week

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
2/16/2026 Allie Cary Women's Track & Field
2/16/2026 Jiovanni Chambers Men's Wrestling
2/9/2026 Alex Venning Women's Ice Hockey
2/9/2026 Natalie Cornell Women's Basketball
2/2/2026 Marlo Townsend Women's Cross Country
2/2/2026 Frank Murphy Men's Ice Hockey
1/26/2026 Tanner Warren Men's Track & Field
1/26/2026 Kelsey Elliott Women's Ice Hockey
1/19/2026 Seth Richardson Men's Wrestling
1/19/2026 Shiann Williams Women's Track & Field
1/12/2026 John Gutt Men's Ice Hockey
1/12/2026 McKenzie Simmons Women's Basketball
1/5/2026 Jordan Cain Men's Basketball
1/5/2026 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
12/15/2025 Matt Bonato Men's Wrestling
12/15/2025 Jackie Mace Women's Wrestling
12/1/2025 Andrew Della Rovere Men's Ice Hockey
12/1/2025 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
11/24/2025 McKenzie Simmons Women's Basketball
11/24/2025 Kyle Curtin Men's Ice Hockey
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