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🚨BUILT DIFFERENT🚨

Adele Crayton and Bennett Melita are your Pioneer Athletes of the Week after top-tier performances last week! 🫎

Check out our athletics website for more information about both athletes.

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5 home games, 5 chances to support your Pioneers! 👋🫎

Check out this week's home schedule and head to our athletics website for more information!

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WHAT A TIME TO BE A PIONEER 🧡💙

Our Fall teams have been BALLING recently - take a look at all the recent accomplishments garnered by Utica Athletics!

You won’t want to miss the end to the Fall 2026 season - stay up to date at uticapioneers.com‼️

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SIR MELITA 🎉🎉🎉

Check out the scenes as Bennett Melita took down 169 other racers in today’s Rowan Border Battle, clinching one of the greatest achievements in program history! Marlo Townsend also had a great showing on the women’s side!

Oh… and the winner got a sword! Congrats, SIR Melita 😤😤😤

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MELITA MADE HIS MARK 🫎

Utica cross country took the trip to compete in the Rowan Border Battle, with senior Bennett Melita taking 1st overall in a field of 169, leading the men's team to a 7th-place finish. The women placed 10th in team scoring, paced by Marlo Townsend's 14th overall finish (23:21.1).

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WELCOME TO THE U‼️‼️

Track and field has announced a few staffing changes, including the hiring of Christian Noa as full-time assistant! Noa will help maintain Utica’s stellar distance program, and provide an immediate impact heading down the stretch of cross country competition!

In addition, Nick Lyndaker has been added as an athletic assistant, and Head Coach Jim Lemieux will now serves as as the Director of Track and Field/XC!

Check out our official release for all the information: https://uticapioneers.com/news/2026/10/16/mens-cross-country-track-field-announces-hiring-of-christian-noa-as-assistant-coach-nick-lyndaker-as-athletic-assistant-lemieux-named-director-of-track-field.aspx

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TOWARDS THE FALL FINISH LINE 🏁🏁🏁

Men’s Soccer and Women’s Volleyball are off to impressive starts in their Empire 8, while field hockey looks to keep up its recent momentum!

Check out all the details and when you can catch our teams by checking out the Pioneer Primer!

Link: https://uticapioneers.com/news/2026/10/12/general-pioneer-primer-10-12-26-mens-soccer-and-volleyball-look-to-build-on-stellar-conference-starts-womens-hockey-kicks-off.aspx

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What are you walking for?

Join us one week from today on Utica University’s annual Unity Walk

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HOME GAMES GALORE THIS WEEK‼️‼️

Field hockey, men’s soccer, and volleyball each host multiple home matches during this week’s action! Get caught up on a big Homecoming weekend and what’s to come this week with our Pioneer Primer!

Link: https://uticapioneers.com/news/2026/10/5/general-pioneer-primer-10-5-26-field-hockey-mens-soccer-and-volleyball-host-multiple-home-matches-this-week.aspx

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🏆 FOUR PIONEERS. FOUR EMPIRE 8 HONORS.

A big week for the Pioneers lands four on the Empire 8 weekly awards list! 👏

🏃 Bennett Melita — Runner of the Week
🏃‍♀️ Marlo Townsend — Runner of the Week
⚽ Felix-Assa Loselose — Offensive Player of the Week
🏐 Trinity Bailey — Player of the Week

See what each Pioneer did to earn the recognition! 👇
https://tinyurl.com/9mdjmxe2

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I’m proud to announce that I have verbally committed to Utica University to continue my academic and athletic career in Track & Field.

Thank you to all my coaches, teammates and family members that have helped along this journey. #pioneers #fearthemoose🫎

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THIS WEEK‼️

Megan Wright goes for a massive milestone, the football team plays its first game ever as a ranked team, and multiple teams gear up for next week’s Homecoming.

Check out all this info and much more by heading to the Pioneer Primer, your weekly source for Utica Athletics news! 🫎

Link: https://uticapioneers.com/news/2026/9/21/general-pioneer-primer-9-21-26-hat-tricks-long-awaited-rankings-potential-volleyball-milestones-set-up-this-week-in-pioneer-athletics.aspx

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