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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

2018-19 Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Roster

Chris Skelly

  • Position Cross Country, Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pepperell, Mass.
  • Highschool North Middlesex Regional High School
  • Major Exercise Physiology

Biography

Personal Bests
800M:            1:58.18
1,000M:         2:33.30
1,500M:         3:59.42
Mile:              4:12.91
3,000M:         8:21.96
5,000M:         14:28.82
5K XC:           15:32.0
10K XC:         33:52.3
6K XC:           19:42.0
8K XC:           25:23.7
3.11 Mile XC: 15:58.6
4.97 Mile XC: 25:51.2

2017-18

Cross Country
He set a personal best 8K time of 25:23.7 at the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown… He set another personal best, this time in the 4.97M, of 25:51.2 at the America East Conference CC Run Championship, placing 20th
 
Indoor Track
Came in 5th place at the Beantown Challenge in the mile with a time of 4:17.85… With a personal best 3,000 meter time of 8:21.96 he came in 4th place at the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships…
 
Outdoor Track
At the UMass Lowell Invitational he placed 2nd in the 1,500 meter with a time of 3:59.46… Earned 5th with a time of 14:36.85 in the 5,000 meter at the 2018 Colonial Relays… A time of 14:45.72 earned him an 8th place finish at the America East Outdoor Track & Field Championships…


2016-17

Cross Country
A personal best 6K time of 19:42.0 netted him 21st place at the Vermont vs UMass Lowell meet…  He placed 9th at the Dartmouth College XC Invitational with a 8K time of 25:59.6…
 
Indoor Track
Was a part of the 4x800 meter relay team that claimed 2nd place at the Tufts Invite #1 with a time of 8:28.17… Finished in 14th with a personal best 800 meter time of 2:01.50 at the USATF New England Track & Field Championships…
 
Outdoor Track
Placed 3rd in the 800 meter at the UNH April 8th Meet with a time of 1:59.75… With a personal best time of 1:58.18 in the 800 meter, he finished in 9th place at the George Davis Invitational…


2015-16
 
Cross Country
At the 2015 Dartmouth XC Invitational in the 8K he finished in 24th with a time of 25:59.2... He finished in 21st at the Coast to Coast Battle in Beantown with a time of 15:58.5 in the 3.11M... In the 8K at the 2015 America East XC Championships he came in 39th with a time of 26:36.2...

Indoor Track
Skelly finished in 18th at the 2016 Dartmouth Relays - College/Open in the 3,000M with a time of 9:15.53, a personal best... At the Tufts Invite #1 he came in 11th in the mile with a time of 4:38.94... He had a personal best in the 1,000M at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 2:33.30... In the mile at the 2016 America East Indoor Championships he picked a good time for a personal best, with a time of 4:24.49 he came in 15th...

Outdoor Track
Finished the 2 mile with a time of 9:54.08, coming in 9th at the George Davis Invitational…

North Middlesex Regional High School: Captain of XC both senior and junior year… Holds school record for cross country… Awarded league All-Star in cross country… Central Mass Cross Country District Champion… Lowell Sun all-star in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field… Holds school record for 1000 meter in indoor track & field… Member of National Honor Society with a 4.03 GPA

Personal: Son of Sue and David Skelly of Pepperell, Mass… Youngest of three boys… Brother Michael is currently a senior and Captain of Westfield State University Cross Country… Enjoys hiking, camping fishing and volleyball… Favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother… Majoring in exercise physiology… Hopes to have a career in the health profession and coach after his time at UMass Lowell

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Cross Country, Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Cross Country, Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    Cross Country, Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    Cross Country, Distance
    5'10" 135 lbs