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| The Saladino File |
| Parents: John and Susan Saladino |
| Birthday: March 13, 1991 |
| Major: Management |
| Honors |
All-Lone Star Conference
2011 (2nd), 2012 (2nd), 2013 (2nd)
LSC Special Teams Player of the Week (3 times)
11/14/11, 9/24/12, 10/1/12 |
| Statistics |
2013
2012
2011
2010 |
At Midwestern State
Senior (2013)
- served as the placekicker and punter for the Mustangs in all 10 games.
- named second team All-Lone Star Conference.
- second on the Mustangs, fourth in the Lone Star Conference and 59th in NCAA Division II in scoring with 78 points (7.8 per game).
- ranked second in the LSC and 17th in Division II in kick scoring (7.8 per game).
- the 78 points tied for the sixth-best kick scoring season in MSU history.
- connected on 10-of-12 field goals for the season and 48-of-50 point-after-touchdown kicks (two PAT misses blocked).
- ranked first in the Lone Star Conference and seventh in NCAA II in field goal percentage at 83.3 percent, a Midwestern State record.
- ranked third in the LSC and 27th in DII in field goals per game (1.0).
- hit 26-of-36 field goal attempts in his career, ranking second in MSU history in field goals and field goal percentage (72.2 percent).
- set the MSU Record with 55 consecutive PAT conversions prior to a line breakdown caused a blocked PAT against Menlo (Calif.).
- connected on 167-of-175 career PATs, a 95.4 percentage, establishing MSU career records for kicks made, attempted and percentage.
- finished his career fourth on the MSU Career Scoring Chart with 245 points, second on the MSU career kick scoring chart.
- tied the MSU record with three field goals in a game (20, 39 and 43 yards) at Texas A&M-Commerce and totaled 12 kicking points against the Lions, tied for sixth-most in school history.
- had his season-long field goal of 43 yards at Commerce, with a 41-yard field goal against West Texas A&M.
- scored 11 points in the Comcast SportsNet Houston regionally televised game with Texas A&M-Kingsville, going 2-of-3 on field goals and 5-of-5 on PAT attempts.
- punted 44 times for 1,705 yards, a 38.8 average, ranking fifth in the LSC and 54th nationally.
- longest punt of the season was 60 yards at Angelo State.
- punted 74 times for 2,903 yards in his career to establish a new MSU career record average of 39.23 yards.
Junior (2012)
- served as the placekicker and punter for the Mustangs in all 11 games.
- named second team All-Lone Star Conference.
- scored 78 points on the season (7.1 points per game) to rank third at MSU, sixth in the Lone Star Conference (overall) and 74th in NCAA Division II.
- ranked third in the LSC in kick scoring.
- hit 9-of-14 field goals and 51-of-52 point-after touchdown attempts on the season.
- his 98.1 percent (51-of-52) on point-after-touchdown kicks is a Midwestern State single season record.
- connected on his first seven field goal attempts of the season.
- punted 29 times for 1,156 yards, averaging 39.9 yards a kick.
- season long of 54 yards in LSC Championship clinching win at No. 12 West Texas A&M.
- his high, pin-point punts helped MSU rank first in the Lone Star Conference and 23rd in NCAA Division II in net punting with at 36.19 net yards per punt.
- became MSU's punter after Garrett Rhodes was injured on a blocked punt at Tarleton State, nailing his only kick 51 yards.
- placed 11 punts inside the 20, with no touchbacks.
- earned LSC Special Teams Player of the Week against Texas A&M-Kingsville when he scored nine points going 6-of-6 on PATs and added 27-yard field goal to ice the game, and punted five times for a 39.4 yard average with four fair catches and two punts inside the 20.
- was honored as the LSC Special Teams Player of the Week the following week against Incarnate Word by scoring 10 points with field goals of 47 yards (equaling the longest at Memorial Stadium by an MSU kicker) and 30 yards, while going 4-of-4 on PATs.
- tied the MSU school record with three field goals in the nationally televised game against Texas A&M-Commerce at Cowboys Stadium, with all three (from 29, 25 and 37 yards) coming in the first half.
- his 13 points scored against A&M-Commerce (three field goals and 4-of-4 PATs) was the most of the season in a game and third highest in MSU history.
Sophomore (2011)
-handled the placekicking duties for all 11 games for MSU.
-earned second team All-Lone Star Conference honors.
-kicked an MSU school record 57-yard field goal in the second quarter in the Mustangs 37-34 win over Northwestern State on Nov. 12, 2011 that helped clinch the perfect regular season for the Mustangs and earned him LSC Special Teams Player of the Week.
-tied the MSU school record with 14 kicking points in the Mustangs 68-20 win at Angelo State, hitting a 31-yard field goal and 8-of-9 PAT kicks (last attempt blocked).
-was 5-of-6 in field goals in the regular season, with the 57-yarder and two 43-yard boots ... ended the season 6-of-9.
-connected on 66-of-71 PAT attempts, with four of the five missed attempts blocked.
Redshirt Freshman (2010)
-appeared in each of MSU's 12 games as the Mustangs' primary kickoff man.
-averaged 61.3 yards per kickoff (70-4291) with 10 touchbacks.
-connected on two PATs in a 46-9 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State on Sep. 18, 2010.
-hit a 22-yard field goal at Eastern New Mexico on Sep. 11, 2010.
-booted a 42-yard punt for a touchback against Northeastern State on Nov. 13, 2010.
Freshman (2009)
-served redshirt season.
At Kingwood High School
-a two-year starter as a punter and place kicker at Kingwood (Texas) High School.
-earned All-District 14-5A honors as a kicker and punter in each of his junior and senior seasons.
-a two-year starter at forward on the soccer pitch as a freshman and sophomore.
