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Athlete of the Week

Melita

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
12/11/2023 Andrew Wieder Men's Track & Field
11/28/2023 Erica Sheaffer Women's Ice Hockey
11/28/2023 Luke Bourgault Men's Basketball
11/21/2023 Hailey Modlin Women's Ice Hockey
11/21/2023 Aiden Hughes Men's Ice Hockey
10/2/2023 Carly Stefanini Women's Golf
10/2/2023 Eduardo Paez Men's Soccer
9/28/2023 Eleanor Cepiel Women's Volleyball
9/28/2023 Bennett Melita Men's Cross Country
9/18/2023 Anthony Fasano Football
9/18/2023 Courtney Connolly Women's Soccer
12/12/2022 Zuriel Wright Men's Track & Field
12/12/2022 Hannah Stack Women's Basketball
11/29/2022 Justice Brantley Men's Basketball
11/29/2022 Maggie Rylott Women's Ice Hockey
9/5/2022 Nate Palmer Football
9/5/2022 Julianna Beaulieu Women's Soccer
3/14/2022 Ryan Cardone Baseball
3/14/2022 Abigail Sacks Softball
12/6/2021 Katie Delgado Women's Swim & Dive
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