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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
1/28/2019 Ka'Sean Watlington Men's Track & Field
1/21/2019 Keanu Heedram Men's Track & Field
1/21/2019 Hannah Durant Women's Track & Field
1/14/2019 Kyle Swiecki Men's Track & Field
1/14/2019 Olivia Hirschy Women's Ice Hockey
12/10/2018 Emily Fales Women's Track & Field
12/10/2018 Kevin Gangemi Men's Track & Field
12/3/2018 Zach Borsoi Men's Ice Hockey
12/3/2018 Sydney Przygoda Women's Basketball
11/26/2018 Olivia Hirschy Women's Ice Hockey
11/26/2018 Justin Strielkauskas Men's Basketball
11/12/2018 Kaitlyn Stinson Women's Cross Country
11/12/2018 Malcolm Stowe Football
11/5/2018 Michalyn Winkler Women's Swim & Dive
11/5/2018 Josh Haskin Men's Ice Hockey
11/5/2018 Antonio Scala Football
10/29/2018 Kaitlyn Stinson Women's Cross Country
10/29/2018 Liam Rodgers Men's Cross Country
10/22/2018 Rylee Meelan Field Hockey
10/22/2018 Mitchell Marlow Men's Cross Country
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