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2007-08 Men's Track and Field Roster

Vito Scalia

  • Position Throws
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Central Valley, N.Y.
  • Highschool Monroe Woodbury Sr.

Biography

2006-07: Indoor: Took third in the weight throw at the Fordham Season Opener in a season best throw of 49' 5 3/4"... Posted a season best mark of 43' 5" in the shot put at the Christmas Classic... Was fourth in the shot put at the Fordham Season Opener. Outdoor: Was eighth in the hammer throw at the Atlantic 10 Championship (146' 9")... Took sixth in the hammer at the Coach "O" Invitational, while posting his best discus mark of the season (112' 4")... Best shot put effort came at the Metropolitan Championship (36' 5 3/4")... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2005-06: Indoor: Had Fordham's second best shot put (38' 1.5") and third best shot put (46' 0")...Placed was eighth in the weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Championships...Took third in the weight throw at the Fordham Opener and fourth at the Fordham Christmas Classic. Outdoor: Registered Fordham's second best shot put (38' 10.5") and third best discus (110' 8.5") and hammer (141' 9.5") performances...Was fourth in the hammer throw at the USMMA Coach "O" Invitational.

Before Fordham: Member of the varsity track and field and football teams at Monroe-Woodbury Senior High School... Recipient of the 2004 Most Outstanding Male Athlete Award... Was a three-time National Qualifier... Owns six school throwing records... Two-time Orange County Section 9 Throwing Champion... Was a three-time Section 9 All-Star for football... Named to the All-State team in 2004... Won the Section 9 Lineman of the Year Award for 2003... Named to the Section 9 All-Coaches' Team.

Personal: Majoring in Marketing... Has two brothers and a sister.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Junior

    Throws
    6'2"
  • 2007-08Senior

    Throws
    6'2"