(personal bests – as of June 15, 2023)
| Date |
Year |
Event |
Statistic |
Meet |
| May 14 |
2021 |
Hammer |
160-8 (48.98) |
Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
| Feb. 21 |
2022 |
Weight Throw |
53-6.5 (16.32) |
Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| May 11 |
2023 |
Javelin |
241-8 (73.67) |
Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
HONORS
2023 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field
2021 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field
2023 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed in four meets, throwing only the javelin … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries (May 25) in the javelin, throwing 189-7 (57.78 meters) to finish in 46th … First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after winning the javelin with a personal-best heave of 241-8 (73.67 meters) at the SBC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11) … Won the javelin with a throw of 210-3 (64.09 meters) at the Warhawk Classic (April 22) … Returned to action at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing 13th in the javelin with a throw of 227-9 (69.41 meters).
2023 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Did not compete.
2022 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in one outdoor meet, taking ninth in the javelin at 219-9 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (March 23-26).
2022 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in three indoor meets … Set a personal best in the weight throw at 53-6 1/2 to place seventh at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 21-22) … Placed sixth in the weight throw at 51-11 at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 14).
SUMMER 2021
Competed at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, representing Canada in the javelin.
2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Preliminaries (May 26) in the javelin, where he threw 195-2 (59.49 meters) to place 44th … Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after closing out the 2021 Sun Belt Outdoor Championship (May 13) with a second-place finish in the javelin (229-feet, 3-inches / 69.88 meters) and a 14th-place outing in the hammer throw (160-feet, 8-inches / 48.98 meters) … Had two Top-10 finishes in the hammer throw, finished seventh in the Louisiana Classics (45.88 meters) and fourth at the Leon Johnson Northwestern State Invitational (47.70 meters) … had five Top-10 finishes in the javelin event … earned first in the javelin at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (69.46 meters) … claimed second at the Louisiana Classics (59.73) in the javelin … was third at both the LSU Boots Garland Invitational (58.51 meters) and the Leon Johnson Northwestern State Invitational (58.91 meters).
2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
Made his collegiate debut in the weight throw event at the LSU Purple Tiger (Jan. 16), wrapping up the event in 10th after a toss of 13.07 meters … enjoyed his best finish of the indoor regular season, sixth, at the LSU Louisiana Invitational (Jan. 29) with a toss of 14.48 meters … came through with a seventh-place finish at the USA Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 7) after reaching a distance of 15.21 meters … closed out the indoor slate by placing eighth in the weight throw event of the Sun Belt Indoor Championship (Feb. 22), reaching 15.50 meters.
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE SCHOOL
Had senior season in 2020 canceled due to COVID-19…Competed in meets after high school, throwing 61.39 meters in the javelin and 49.78 meters in the discus…As a junior in 2019, he placed sixth in the shot put (15.62 meters), ninth in the discus (46.58 meters, 1.6 kilograms) and 17th in javelin (53.57 meters, 800 grams) at the OFSAA Provincial Championships…As a sophomore in 2018, he placed second in the discus (60.91 meters, 1 kilogram), third in the javelin (55.39 meters, 600 grams) and third in the shot put (16.36, 4 kilograms) at the OFSAA Provincial Championships…As a freshman in 2017, he placed first in the discus (58.48 meters, 1 kilogram), seventh in the javelin (44.54 meters, 600 grams) and 12th in the 100 meter hurdles (15.32 seconds) at the OFSAA Provincial Championships…Also played football, helping his team to a second place finish in the province and was named MVP as a sophomore…Top Scholar Award each semester of high school.
PERSONAL
Born in Toronto, Ontario…Son of Antonio and Kelly Saldutto..Has two sisters, Sarah and Sophia…Enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking and playing with his dog, playing video games, watching TV and movies…Majoring in accounting at ULM.
