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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
10/12/2015 Corey Zlatniski Men's Cross Country
10/12/2015 Thomas Woodburn Football
10/5/2015 Brandi Blaszak Women's Volleyball
10/5/2015 Jerred Beniquez Football
9/28/2015 Ashton Villeneuve Women's Cross Country
9/28/2015 Shane Ruffing Men's Soccer
9/21/2015 Teddy VanGalen Football
9/21/2015 Rylee Meelan Field Hockey
9/14/2015 Bita Gazashvili Men's Soccer
9/14/2015 Laura Homer-Gunther Women's Volleyball
5/4/2015 Alysa Russell Softball
5/4/2015 Thomas Dinnen Baseball
4/27/2015 Courtney Fitzgerald Softball
4/27/2015 Ryan Watson Baseball
4/20/2015 Brooke Miller Women's Lacrosse
4/20/2015 Nicodemus Gambill Men's Track & Field
4/13/2015 Morgan DuPont Women's Lacrosse
4/13/2015 Sam Kaczmarek Men's Track & Field
4/6/2015 Thomas Dinnen Baseball
4/6/2015 Sarah Wiatr Women's Track & Field
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