Completed Event: Cross Country at George Kyte Classic on September 2, 2026 , , M: 4th of 5 | W: 2nd of 5
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at George Kyte Classic
M: 4th of 5 | W: 2nd of 5
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Alex Saldamando
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Goodyear, Ariz.
- High School:
- Millennium
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Grand Canyon |
2026-27 | Junior
- Set for third season at GCU
2025-26 | Sophomore
- Set for second season at GCU
- Set a personal record in the 8k with a time of 25:24.8 at the Highlander Invitational
- Placed 6th in the mile at the Friday Night Axe 'Em Open
- Placed 4th in 800 at the NAU Tune Up
2024-25 | Freshman
- Set for first college season
- Placed 26th in the 4.5M in first collegiate meet at the George Kyte Classic
- Placed 6th and 9th in the 1500 and 800 at the Glendale Invitational
- Ran the 4.5M, 8k, Mile, 1500, and the 5000 in freshman season
Millennium HS |
Goodyear, Ariz. |
- Helped lead the Tigers to a state championship as a senior in 2023. Led the team with a seventh-place finish with a time of 16:58.2.
- Named First-Team All-State as a senior.
- Also a member of the state champion 4x800-meter relay team.
Personal |
- Parents are Mario and Denise Saldamando.
- Mother, Denise, ran track and field at Nebraska Wesleyan from 1988 to 1990.
- Grandfather, Jim Wiberg, played football at Nebraska Westleyan.
- Outside of his sport, enjoys building Legos, hanging with friends and playing video games.
- If he wasn't running track and cross country, he'd be playing soccer.
- Favorite TV show is Breaking Bad.
- Future career goals are to work in engineering.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Tom Brady, Lebron James and Devin Booker.
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