Melita began the 2025 season by setting a course record at the season-opening SUNY Poly Short Course Invitational on Saturday in a time of 18:49.5 over the 6,000-meter course, winning by well over a minute over the next closest competitor. He averaged a 5:02.9-mile time for the event and led the Pioneers to the team title. It is his second straight season-opening title over that course.