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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
5/8/2018 Tekitha Posey Women's Track & Field
4/24/2018 Kyle Swiecki Men's Track & Field
4/24/2018 Madison Akots Softball
4/17/2018 Josh Kienz Men's Golf
4/17/2018 Krystiana Rehrig Women's Water Polo
4/9/2018 Brooke Miller Women's Lacrosse
4/9/2018 Nick Yelich Men's Lacrosse
4/2/2018 Christian Tiffin Baseball
4/2/2018 Kaitlynn Palmer Women's Lacrosse
3/27/2018 Jamie Miller Softball
3/27/2018 Ryan Desveaux Men's Lacrosse
3/19/2018 Sabrina Stransky Softball
3/18/2018 Jake Bratek Men's Lacrosse
3/14/2018 Tim Quinlan Baseball
3/14/2018 Natalie Capriglione Women's Lacrosse
3/14/2018 Daniel Angotti Men's Swim & Dive
3/14/2018 Tyler Wright Men's Cross Country
3/14/2018 Paul Litvak Men's Tennis
3/14/2018 Malcolm Stowe Football
3/14/2018 Krystiana Rehrig Women's Water Polo
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