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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
9/12/2011 Jamie Murphy Football
9/12/2011 Samantha Spohler Women's Soccer
9/5/2011 Andrew Benkwitt Football
9/5/2011 Mallory Mariano Field Hockey
6/8/2011 Avion Ashton Field Hockey
6/8/2011 Jessica Berry Women's Basketball
6/8/2011 Tammy Kohanski Women's Lacrosse
6/8/2011 James Patterson Men's Basketball
6/8/2011 Anthony Di Salvo Baseball
6/8/2011 Travis Ladd Football
5/23/2011 Joe Pruckno Men's Track & Field
5/23/2011 Jess Ciraulo Women's Track & Field
5/9/2011 Breiten Balschmiter Men's Track & Field
5/9/2011 Samantha Prendergast Women's Track & Field
5/2/2011 Anthony Di Salvo Baseball
5/2/2011 Hannah Barton Softball
5/2/2011 John Gaspa Men's Golf
4/25/2011 Chris Jeffers Baseball
4/25/2011 Kim Martin Softball
4/18/2011 Kristie Jones Softball
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