[1] He ran for Newbury Park High School previously, where he won the 2021 RunningLane Cross Country Championships and ran personal bests of 8:33.32 in the 3200 meters and 3:56.24 in the mile shortly after graduating, at the 2022 Prefontaine Classic.

[2] He was also awarded the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year both overall and in cross country.

Shortly after, Northern Arizona would compete at the 2024 Husky classic, where Sahlman would race the 800 meters and run both a personal best and school record of 1:47.88.

Sahlman would lower his record to 1:47.48 later at the 2024 Big Sky Indoor Conference Championships.

In September 2024 Sahlman signed an NIL deal with Hoka.