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Athlete of the Week

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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
10/19/2015 Jerred Beniquez Football
10/19/2015 Lora Allen Women's Volleyball
10/12/2015 Thomas Woodburn Football
10/12/2015 Corey Zlatniski Men's Cross Country
10/12/2015 Ciara McIlvenny Women's Soccer
10/5/2015 Jerred Beniquez Football
10/5/2015 Brandi Blaszak Women's Volleyball
9/28/2015 Shane Ruffing Men's Soccer
9/28/2015 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
9/21/2015 Teddy VanGalen Football
9/21/2015 Rylee Meelan Field Hockey
9/14/2015 Bita Gazashvili Men's Soccer
9/14/2015 Laura Homer-Gunther Women's Volleyball
5/4/2015 Thomas Dinnen Baseball
5/4/2015 Alysa Russell Softball
4/27/2015 Courtney Fitzgerald Softball
4/27/2015 Ryan Watson Baseball
4/20/2015 Brooke Miller Women's Lacrosse
4/20/2015 Nicodemus Gambill Men's Track & Field
4/13/2015 Morgan DuPont Women's Lacrosse
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