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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
3/14/2018 Nicole Herringshaw Women's Volleyball
3/14/2018 Jenna Mazza Women's Soccer
3/14/2018 Rylee Meelan Field Hockey
3/14/2018 Julian Fonseca Men's Soccer
3/14/2018 Lulu Zhang Women's Tennis
3/14/2018 Phoebe King Women's Swim & Dive
3/14/2018 Ashelyne Babb Women's Basketball
3/14/2018 Mason Munger Men's Golf
3/14/2018 Kara O'Driscoll Women's Golf
3/14/2018 Rebecca Brown Women's Ice Hockey
3/14/2018 Ka'Sean Watlington Men's Track & Field
3/14/2018 Kaitlyn Stinson Women's Cross Country
3/14/2018 Roman Ammirato Men's Ice Hockey
3/14/2018 Nicole Rice Softball
2/19/2018 Ashelyne Babb Women's Basketball
2/19/2018 Ivan Iton Men's Basketball
2/12/2018 Kevin Gangemi Men's Track & Field
2/12/2018 Olivia Hirschy Women's Ice Hockey
2/5/2018 Bria Reilly Women's Ice Hockey
2/5/2018 Kyle Lajeunesse Men's Ice Hockey
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