As A Sophomore (2018)
Opened the season at the FAU Invite (Aug. 31) with a 5k time of 16:05.39 for an 11th place finish and eight seconds faster than 2017… Came in 44th at the Fordham Fiasco (Sept. 8) with an 8k time of 28:11.61 … Ended the regular season with a season-best  8k time of 28:30.99 (16th overall) at the USF Invite (Oct. 12).  Clocked an 8k time of 28:00.30 for 48th overall at the ASUN Championship (Oct. 26).

As A Freshman (2017)
Opened the season ninth overall at the FAU Invite (Sept.1) clocking in a 5k time of 16:13.34 in his first collegiate race… Clocked an 8k mark of 27:40.40 at the UF Mountain Dew Invite… Finished 40th overall (28:46.70-8k) to end the regular season at the USF Invite (Oct. 13)… Came in 43rd (27:23.20-8k) at the ASUN Championships (Oct.28).

High School
Attended Wiregrass Ranch High School and competed for coach Christopher Loth … two-time Sunshine Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference honoree … two-time FHSAA 4A Individual State Qualifier … named Wiregrass Ranch team MVP from 2015-17 … finished runner up in the 3200m at the Sunshine Athletic Conference Track & Field East Championships in 2016 and 2017 … individual qualifier in the 3200m at the 2017 FSU Relays … did start running until his sophomore year ... member of the National Honor Society, Rho Kappa Honor Society and Science National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Apr. 12, 1999 … son of Thomas and Christine Salerno … has one brother, Michael … biology major and environmental science minor … chose FGCU because of the chance to pursue a major in biology and continue his athletic career … also participated in band and orchestra.

Top Times
1600M – 4:39.20
3200M – 9:44.41
5K – 15:56.88 (USF Invite)
8k - 27:23.20 (ASUN Championships 2017)