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Athlete of the Week

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Bennett Melita

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/27/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
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Bennett Melita has been named a Pioneer Athlete of the Week for the week of October 27th, 2025. 

Over the weekend, the Pioneers competed in the Hamilton College Tune-Up, where Melita won the individual race. Melita crossed the finish line at the 15:03.1 mark, 25 seconds faster than 2nd place and 39 seconds faster than 3rd. He held a 4:51 mile pace over the 5-kilometer course.

Melita and the Utica men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the Empire 8 Championships this coming Saturday in Rochester, New York. The event begins at 10:00 AM. 

 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/15/2019 Sabrina Whitehouse Field Hockey
10/15/2019 Elijah Belle Football
10/8/2019 Morgan Willis Women's Tennis
9/30/2019 Mikayla Blumenstock Women's Soccer
9/23/2019 Mitchell Marlow Men's Cross Country
9/23/2019 Kara O'Driscoll Women's Golf
9/16/2019 John James O'Connor Football
9/16/2019 Bianca Bockhaus Women's Tennis
9/10/2019 Josh Kienz Men's Golf
9/10/2019 Kierra Caissey Women's Soccer
9/2/2019 Allison Wagner Women's Soccer
4/29/2019 Nicholas Horne Men's Lacrosse
4/29/2019 Kaitlynn Palmer Women's Lacrosse
4/23/2019 Molly Ferguson Women's Track & Field
4/15/2019 Michalyn Winkler Women's Water Polo
4/8/2019 Jamie Miller Softball
4/8/2019 Keanu Heedram Men's Track & Field
4/1/2019 Katlyn Scarpinella Women's Lacrosse
4/1/2019 DeAndre Fyffe Men's Track & Field
3/25/2019 John Hanlon Men's Lacrosse
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