UC San Diego

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015
Represented UCSD in the shot put and discus at the CCAA Championships ... Had a 47'1.75" performance at the CCAA Championships (5/2) ... Threw the discus 136'8" at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/14) ... Posted a mark of 130'6" in the hammer throw at the Pomona Preview (2/28).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014 
Represented UCSD in the shot put, hammer throw and discus at the CCAA Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of West Ranch High School in Valencia ... Competed for the Wildcats in the Foothill League ... Made the Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Second Team ... In 2013, received the EPI Elite Athlete in shot put and discus ... Recorded the following marks - (freshman) shot put: 40'2", discus: 92'6"; (sophomore) shot: 47'6.25", discus: 112'4"; (junior) shot: 50'5", discus: 134'11"; (senior) shot: 53'9", discus: 156'4" ... Also competed in football.

PERSONAL
Born March 1 in Portland, Ore. ... Parents are Matthew and Lisa Gastaldo ... Father attended San Diego State and mother went to Cal State Northridge ... Has a brother named Albert who competes for Westmont College’s track and field team ... Management science major at Roosevelt College ... Favorite moment in track and field to date is when he won his division competing in shot put during his senior year of high school ... Plans on pursuing a career in computer science ... Roots for the los Angeles Lakers ... Kobe Bryant is his favorite athlete ... Favorite movie is Anchorman ... Listens to The Black Keys ... Loves pasta.