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Bennett Melita

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/27/2025
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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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
9/12/2011 Jamie Murphy Football
9/5/2011 Mallory Mariano Field Hockey
9/5/2011 Andrew Benkwitt Football
6/8/2011 Tammy Kohanski Women's Lacrosse
6/8/2011 Avion Ashton Field Hockey
6/8/2011 James Patterson Men's Basketball
6/8/2011 Travis Ladd Football
6/8/2011 Anthony Di Salvo Baseball
6/8/2011 Jessica Berry Women's Basketball
5/23/2011 Jess Ciraulo Women's Track & Field
5/23/2011 Joe Pruckno Men's Track & Field
5/9/2011 Samantha Prendergast Women's Track & Field
5/9/2011 Breiten Balschmiter Men's Track & Field
5/2/2011 Anthony Di Salvo Baseball
5/2/2011 Hannah Barton Softball
5/2/2011 John Gaspa Men's Golf
4/25/2011 Kim Martin Softball
4/25/2011 Chris Jeffers Baseball
4/18/2011 Kristie Jones Softball
4/18/2011 Justin Edelstein Men's Lacrosse
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