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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
12/9/2024 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
12/2/2024 Angela Hawthorne Women's Ice Hockey
12/2/2024 Bryan Landsberger Men's Ice Hockey
11/25/2024 Kaci Ryder Women's Ice Hockey
11/25/2024 Trevor Cortright Men's Wrestling
11/18/2024 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
11/18/2024 Vanessa Hall Women's Basketball
11/11/2024 Braylin Jones Women's Wrestling
11/11/2024 Vladislav Pshenichnikov Men's Ice Hockey
11/4/2024 Jada Anthony Women's Volleyball
11/4/2024 Shane Murphy Men's Ice Hockey
10/28/2024 Mia Benincasa Field Hockey
10/28/2024 Zachary Accetta Men's Soccer
10/21/2024 Elizabeth Hanba Women's Volleyball
10/21/2024 Tyshawn Taylor Football
10/14/2024 Mackenzie Mix Field Hockey
10/14/2024 Martin Mendoza Men's Soccer
10/7/2024 Alyssa Pisano Field Hockey
10/7/2024 Brett Fuller Football
9/30/2024 Bella Noble Women's Soccer
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