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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Saltysiak

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bel Air, Md.
  • Highschool Harford Tech

Biography

UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS:
  • 4th - Outdoor - 10,000 - 30:29.55
  • 8th - Outdoor - 5,000 - 14:36.60
2026 OUTDOOR:
  • Placed sixth in the 10,000 at the America East Championships w/ a PR time of 30:29.55 
  • Finished 27th in the 5,000 at the America East Championships w/ a time of 15:41.90
  • Ran a PR time of 3:58.72 in the 1500 at the Kehoe Twilight Meet
  • Clocked a PR time of 14:36.60 in the 5,000 at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational
2025-26 INDOOR:
  • Set a PR in the 3000 at the Nittany Lion Challenge (8:41.44)
  • Finished with a PR in mile (4:21.09) at the Darisu Dixon Memorial  
2025 OUTDOOR:
  • Placed 13th in the 10,000 Meters (30:54.81) at the America East Championships
  • Recorded his top-time in the 1500 Meters (4:10.79) at the Towson Invitational
2024-25 INDOOR:
  • Did not compete
2024 OUTDOOR:
  • Did not compete
2023-24 INDOOR:
  • Recorded his top-time in the 3,000 Meters (8:57.83) at the Nittany Lion Challenge
BACKGROUND:
  • Named First Team All County by The Aegis for the 2021 and 2022 cross country seasons and the 2023 indoor track campaign
  • Finished sixth – one spot ahead of Retriever teammate Tyler Edson – at the 2022 2A MPSSAA Cross County Championships
  • Led the Cobras to back-to-back cross country regional titles 
  • Tripled – winning the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the 2023 Indoor Central Regional Championships 
  • An honor roll student who is considering a major in mechanical engineering
  • A fan of pineapples and Monty Python
  • Son of Jessamyn and Thomas Saltysiak and has two brothers

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.