• Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Media Third-Team All-American (2020)
• Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American (2019)
• USILA Honorable Mention All-American (2019)
• Inside Lacrosse Preseason Media Honorable Mention All-American (2020)
• Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2020)
• USILA Scholar All-America Team (2020)
• Academic All-Ivy (2020)
• Unanimous First-Team All-Ivy (2019)
• Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2018)
As a senior (2020)
• Named an Inside Lacrosse/Maverik Media Third-Team All-American, garnering All-America honors for the second-consecutive year.
• Elected team captain during senior campaign.
• Started all five games on the Big Red defense in a shortened season due to COVID-19, playing in every single contest during his Cornell career.
• Led Cornell in caused turnovers (7) for the second-straight season, also ranking fifth on the team in ground balls (16).
• Averaged 1.40 caused turnovers per game, a mark which ranked fifth in the Ivy League and 52nd in all of Division I at the conclusion of the season.
• Ranks second all-time in Cornell history for career caused turnovers (71).
• Won a season-best seven ground balls and forced a season-high three turnovers against Towson on Feb. 21.
• Scored a goal in the Big Red’s thrilling victory over then-No. 2 Penn State.
• Excelled off the field as well, being named a Senior CLASS Award Candidate, as well as Academic All-Ivy.
As a junior (2019)
• Honorable Mention USILA All-American in 2019.
• Honorable mention Inside Lacrosse Media All-American.
• Unanimous first-team All-Ivy.
• Played in all 15 games, starting the final nine contests of the season.
• Proved to be one of the Big Red's best assets, playing at long stick midfield, close defense, and as part of the face-off unit on the wings.
• Ranked 12th in the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.13).
• Led the team with 32 caused turnovers, the third most in Cornell history for a single season and just two off the school record.
• Caused a season-high five turnovers vs. Penn, a mark good for fourth overall in Cornell history for a single game.
• Registered four caused turnovers vs. Lehigh, Penn State, and Dartmouth.
• Finished the year ranked 41st in the nation in ground balls per game (4.93).
• Picked up a season-high 14 ground balls vs. Penn.
• Registered at least four ground balls in 12-of-15 contests on the year.
• Scored against Lehigh.
• Handed out an assist vs. Towson.
As a sophomore (2018)
• Named honorable mention All-Ivy following the season.
• Ranked second on the team with 39 ground balls.
• Picked up a season-high five ground balls at Penn.
• Tallied 12 caused turnovers on the year.
• Caused a season-high two turnovers during the regular season contest vs. Syracuse.
• Highest scoring defenseman on the team with two goals and five assists.
• Scored against Penn and vs. Yale during the Ivy League Championship game.
• Handed out two assists vs. Binghamton.
• Had one assist vs. Air Force, at Dartmouth, and against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament.
As a freshman (2017)
• Had an outstanding freshman campaign, starting all but one game on the Big Red defense.
• Was also a valuable member of the team’s face-off unit, playing on the wing.
• Finished the regular season ranked 19th in the nation, and first among all freshman, in caused turnovers per game (1.54).
• His 20 caused turnover rank 12th in Cornell history for a single season.
• Ranked second on the team in ground balls (41).
• Picked up at least one ground ball in all but two games, and posted a season-high seven ground balls vs. Virginia.
• Scored the first goal of his collegiate career vs. Lehigh.
Prior to Cornell
• A four-time letter winner for the Taft School,
• Served as team captain twice, and led the Rhinos to the 2016 Founders League Championship.
• Was a three-time All-Western New England selection.
• Won Taft’s Lance Odden Lacrosse Award, given to the player that has given the most to the Taft lacrosse program, as well as the Hunter Stonington Award, given to the Taft senior who has contributed most to athletics.
• Lettered four times in squash.
• A two-time captain and was a two-time Founders League all-star.
Personal
• Brandon Michael Salvatore is the son of Randy and Claire Salvatore and he has one younger brother and two younger sisters.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
