Chris Scalia

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Needham, Mass.
High School:
Needham High School

2025-26
Outdoor: Secured a pair of first place finishes in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.90 and the 4x400 meter hurdles (Mulligan, Scalia, Sanders, Gaskins) with a time of 3:34.64 at the UMass Flagship Opener (3/28)... Earned fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a finish of 54.56 and second in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:22.15 at the UMass Commonwealth Invite (4/11)... Ran a personal best time of 53.15 in the 400-meter hurdles for a third place finish at the UConn Northeast Challenge (4/17-18)... Placed 12th in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.94 and a first place finish in the 4x400 meter relay (Sten, Mulligan, Scalia, Gaskins) with a time of 3:18.04 at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Championship Invite (4/25)... Placed 11th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.42 and fourth in the 4x400 meter relay (Mulligan, Scalia, Sten, Gaskins) at the Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2)... Scored in the 400-meter hurdles with the eighth-fastest time of 55.96 and fourth in the 4x400 meter relay (Sten, Mulligan, Scalia, Gaskins) with a time of 3:11.45 at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/14-16).
Indoor: Opened the season with a 14th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.07, 15th place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a finish of 8.67 and first place in the finish in the 4x440 yard (Fortune, Sanchez, Scalia, Gaskins) with a time of 3:18.57 at the Harvard Classic (12/6)... Placed 39th in the in the 300-meter run with a time of 36.54 at the Beantown Challenge (1/17)... Took 14th in the 500-meter run with a finish of 1:07.65 and eighth in the 4x400 meter relay (Wolinski, Sanders, Scalia, Sanchez) with a time of 3:20.17 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Meet (1/24)... Placed 16th in the 500-meter at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (2/7-8) with a time of 1:07.98... Finished fourth in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:08.18 at the Brown Invitational (2/21).

2024-25
Outdoor: Placed first in both the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.52 and the 4x400 meter relay (Sanchez, Sten, Scalia, Kirn) with a time of 3:26.96 at the UMass Flagship Opener (4/5)... Finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.95 and first in the 4x400 meter hurdles (Sten, Scalia, Harden, Gaskins) with a finish of 3:15.70 at the UMass Lafreniere Commonwealth Invitational (4/12)... Placed 29th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.35 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/18-19)... Earned third in the 400-meter hurdles with a finish of 55.09 and first in the 4x400 meter hurdles (Sten, Scalia, Clark, Harden) with a time of 3:15.51 at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier (4/25-27)... Scored in the 4x400 meter relay (Harden, Scalia, Sten, Gaskins) with the seventh-fastest time of 3:13.47 at the A-10 Outdoor Championships (5/3-4)... Earned fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.07 at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships (5/10).
Indoor: Placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.69 and second in the 4x400 meter relay (Lewis, Scalia, Gaskins, Clark) with a finish of 3:26.61 at the UConn Husky Challenge (12/5-6)... Finished 15th in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:08.38, 18th in the 60-meter hurdles with a finish of 9.27 and eighth in the 4x400 meter relay (Bishop, Wolinski, Lee, Scalia) with a time of 3:26.40 at the UMass Flagship Invitational (1/12)... Finished 17th in the 300-meter run with a time of 36.22, 10th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.04 and ninth in the 4x400 meter relay (Wolinski, Lee, Brown, Scalia) with a finish of 3:26.99 at the Battle in Beantown (1/18)... Placed 23rd in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:07.07 and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay (Sanders, Scalia, Sten, Gaskins) with a finish of 3:15.41 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/31-2/1)... Placed 47th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.44 at the Crimson Open (2/8)... Finished fifth in the 4x400 meter relay (Lewis, Scalia, Sanders, Gaskins) with a time of 3:13.54 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15)... Placed 21st in the 200-meter run with a time of 23.25 at the Yale Giegengack Invitational (2/15)... Earned first place i the 500-meter run with a time of 1:06.87 at the Brown University Invitational (2/22)... Finished 13th in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:05.98 and sixth in the 4x400 meter relay (Sanchez, Sten, Scalia, Gaskins) with a time of 3:16.02 at the A-10 Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1)... Finished fifth in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:05.62 at the NEICAAA Indoor Championship (3/7-8).

2023-24
Indoor: Placed 7th in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.67 seconds at the UCONN Husky Challenge (12/7-8)... Placed 6th in the 4x400 meter relay (Scalia, Mattews, McKay, Gaskins) with a time of 3:24.76 minutes at the Boston University Battle in Beantown (1/20)... Earned 3rd place in the 4x400 meter relay (Wolinski, Scalia, Ferrarelli, Lewis) with a time of 3:38.77 minutes at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/10).
Outdoor: Earned 3rd place in the 4x400 meter relay (Pascoe, Scalia, McKay, Ferrarelli) with a time of 3:24.76 minutes and placed 4th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.28 seconds at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/13)... Placed 6th in the 4x400 meter relay (Truncer, Mattews, Scalia, Lewis) with a time of 3:27.83 minutes and placed 6th in the 400 meter hurdles with a new personal best of 55.68 seconds at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/20)... Earned 1st place in the 4x400 meter relay (Truncer, McKay, Pascoe, Scalia) with a time of 3:24.21 minutes and earned 3rd place in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 56.27 seconds at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/26-27)... Set a new personal record in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.96 seconds at the A10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4-5)... Placed 7th in the 4x400 meter relay (Pascoe, Scalia, McKay, Mattews) with a time of 3:23.72 seconds at the NEICAAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/10-11).