LSU Gold
Position
Sprints
Height
5'9
Class
Redshirt Junior
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School
St. Joseph's Prep
Previous School
Oklahoma

Salim Epps’ TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)

1x USTFCCCA First Team All-American
2x USTFCCCA Second Team All-American
1x Big 12 Champion

LSU All-Time Top 10 Performance List
No. 9: Outdoor 4×400-Meter Relay (3:01.28, 2024 SEC Outdoor Championships)

2024 OUTDOOR (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Earned First Team All-American honors with the 4×400-meter relay team, taking seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:01.57…  helped the 4×400 to a fifth-place finish and a season-best time of 3:01.28 at the SEC Outdoor Championships, which ranks ninth in LSU PL history and seventh in the nation for 2024… clocked a personal-best time of 46.80 seconds at the Tom Jones Invitational to finish first… took third at the same meet with the 4×400 with their time of 3:02.11… finished first with the 4×400 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a time of 3:06.81… opened the season at the Hurricane Invitational taking first in the 4×400 and recording a personal-best time of 21.07 seconds in the 200 meter… finished first at the Keyth Talley Invitational in the 4×400 with their time of 3:09.09… USTFCCCA First Team All-American (4×400).

2024 INDOOR (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 3:05.30… finished fourth with the 4×400 at the SEC Indoor Championships with their season-best time of 3:05.26… recorded a SB time of 47.18 seconds in the 400m at the SEC Championships… finished first in the 4×400 and second in the 400m at the Alex Wilson Invitational… opened the year helping the 4×400 to a third-place finish and a time of 3:06.77 at the Razorback Invitational… USTFCCCA Second Team All-American (4×400).

2023 OUTDOOR (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT OKLAHOMA)
Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor West Prelims in the 4×400… scored in the 4×400 (3:03.64) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, placed 14th in the 400 with a PR at 46.51… claimed first in the 400m with a time of 46.95 at the Arkansas Twilight… placed ninth in the 400m at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout, clocking a 46.89… took fourth at the John Jacobs Invitational in the 400m with a 48.43… ran 40.41 in the 4×100 for third at the Sooner Invitational & Multis… placed sixth in the 4×400 with a 3:02.88 at Texas Relays.

2023 INDOOR (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT OKLAHOMA)
Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 4×400… claimed the Big 12 Indoor 4×400 title with a time of 3:02.72, placed 14th in the 400m (47.10)… opened the season with a PR time of 33.94 for third in the 300m at the K-State Winter Invite.

2022 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT OKLAHOMA)
Did not compete.

2022 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT OKLAHOMA)
Did not compete.

2021 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN AT OKLAHOMA)
Competed in the NCAA Championships prelims and finished 11th in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:07.47… finished eighth in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:04.68 and 35th in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 47.38 at the NCAA West Prelims… took second place at the Big 12 Championships in the 4×400-meter with a time of 3:03.68 and 16th in the 400-meter with a time of 47.32 … set a PR in the 400-meter with a time of 46.86 and clinched first in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:05.49 at the Desert Heat Classic… placed second at the John Jacobs Invitational in the 400-meter with a time of 47.28… finished eighth in the 200-meter with a time of 21.63w at the North Texas Classic… grabbed first place in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:05.26 and 11th in the 400-meter with a time of 47.07 at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays… participated at the TCU Invitational and finished second with a time of 47.01 in the 400-meter.

2021 INDOOR (FRESHMAN AT OKLAHOMA)
Ran a 47.38 in the 400-meter, finished third in 4×400 with a 3:07.67 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships… set a PR in the 200-meter with a time of 21.46 at the Texas Tech Shootout… finished third in the 400 (47.05), first in 4×400 (3:07.86) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational… placed fourth in the 400 (47.95), first in the 4×400 (3:09.32) at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational… took second in the 400 (47.15), third in the 200 (21.49) at the Arkansas Invitational… ran a PR of 34.50 in the 300 to finish first, placed first in the 4×400 with a 3:18.84 at the K-State Winter Invite

PRIOR TO COLLEGE – St. Joseph’s Prep
Former Pennsylvania state champion across 400 meters… held personal best times in high school of 21.59 seconds (200m) and 48.04 seconds (400).

PERSONAL
Born on February 14, 2002 in Philadelphia, PA… son of Nicole Mack and JR Epps… has eight sisters and one brother… plans to pursue a degree in communications at LSU.

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