He is majoring in criminology and hopes to become a lawyer someday. Salo said it isn't too difficult to maintain both his athletic and academic duties. He insists that because they are so different, they complement each other in terms of the time and effort they each take. He plans to return to Finland next year to finish off school. On a typical day, Salo returns to the track in the afternoons for practice with the entire team.
Workouts can consist of anything from jogging and drills to stretching and hurdle jumping.
The exercises vary depending on the day, but they are meant to get the body stronger to help one run faster. It's real relaxing for me. While other students unwind from the week on the weekends, Salo said he focuses solely on his meets, which usually have him traveling throughout Florida and the Southeast to compete. The steeplechase is similar to a long-distance obstacle course where athletes tackle five high hurdles as they run around the track for nearly two miles. At one of the five hurdles, the athletes must also leap across a shallow water pit.