Mitch Salanty

Position:
Midfield
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lake Bluff, Ill.
High School:
Lake Forest
Prev School:
Messiah University

2022 Season (GS): Salanty played in seven games as a graduate defensive midfielder ... Made NCAA Division I debut against Utah (Feb. 26).

Prior to Marquette: Salanty played four years of lacrosse at Messiah University, a NCAA Division III school in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was a team captain and all-conference defensive midfielder.

2020 (Sr. - at Messiah): Appeared in all five games for the Falcons… Scored Messiah's first goal of the season in a 16-10 loss to Gettysburg on Feb. 15… Scored five goals, and recorded six total points… Scored a pair of goals against Gettysburg and Franklin and Marshall ... Second on the team with 17 ground balls… Messiah played five games in a shortened season due to COVID-19.

2019 (Jr. - at Messiah): Honorable mention All-MAC Commonwealth…Appeared in 14 games for the Falcons, making eight starts…Picked up 23 ground balls…Caused seven turnovers…Recorded six points, with two goals and four assists.

2018 (So. - at Messiah): Appeared in 16 games for the Falcons...collected 52 ground balls.

2017 (Fr. - at Messiah): Appeared in 14 games for the Falcons … picked up 32 ground balls and caused seven turnovers … Honorable Mention All-MAC Commonwealth.

High School: Salanty was a four-year letter winner (2013-16) at Lake Forest High School under head coach Marc Thiergart ... Helped the Scouts to a pair of state semifinal appearances, while earning all-conference recognition in 2016 as a team captain.

Personal: Salanty was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is the son of Jimy and Stacy Salanty ... Has one sister, Tori, and brother, Grant ... Pursuing a Master of Business Administration at Marquette.