Josue Richardson Salazar

Career Honors and Recognition

2024 First-Year SEC Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2025

Indoor

Competed in one meet during the indoor season after recovering from an injury … Ran the 400m at the USC Invite, finishing fifth overall with a personal best time of 48.60.

Outdoor

Competed in eight meets during the season, running the 400-meter hurdles as well as the 4x400m relay … Ran the 4x400m at both the NCAA East Regional and the SEC Outdoor Championship, scoring in the SEC Championship after placing seventh with a time of 3:05.32 … Ran 3:05.20 at the NCAA East Regional and finished 16^th, just missing out on an NCAA Outdoor Championship berth … Was also part of the 4x400m relay that ran the sixth fastest time in program history at the Florida Relays, clocking 3:03.26 to finish runner-up … Won the 4x400m relay at the Weems Baskin Invitational (3:10.66) and the Charlotte Invitational (3:06.48) … Individually, he won the 400mH in his season opener at the Weems Baskin Invitational, running 53.55 … Clocked a personal best time of 51.47 at the Michael Johnson Invite, finishing fifth on the leaderboard … Posted a runner-up finish at the Charlotte Invitational after crossing the line in 51.94 … Placed 13^th overall at the SEC Outdoor Championship in the 400mH, running 52.26.

2024

Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season due to an injury.

Outdoor
Appeared in five outdoor meets on the season, primarily running the 400-meter hurdles with a pair of 4x400m relay appearances as well … Made his outdoor debut in the Weems Baskin Invitational 4x400m relay as the leadoff leg with a mark of 3:20.16 … Ran his first 400mH race at the Gamecock Invitational and finished with a season best third place finish at 54.19 … Clocked a personal best time of 53.14 at the USC Outdoor Open, finishing eighth in the event … Was also the fourth leg of the 4x400m relay at the USC Outdoor Open that placed fifth with a time of 3:14.85 … Capped off his season with a fifth-place finish in the Charlotte Invitational 400mH, running 54.54.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Competed in track & field and cross country at R.B. Stall High School … Holds the school record in the 400m, 400mH, 110mH and the 4x400m relay … Also holds the CCSD Stadium Record in the 400mH … Third all time in the 400mH in South Carolina high school … Earned three All-Region honors, twice named All-State and earned two All-American nods … Was a U20 qualifier and is a two-time state champion as a team and in the individual 400mH.

Personal
Son of Maycol Salazar and Barbara Crosby, born on May 12, 2005 … Has two siblings, Kevin Young and Blasdimir Garzon … Uncle, Dwight Huell, ran track & field at Charleston Southern … Was in the Beta Club and earned the Fine Arts Band Completionist Award at R.B. Stall HS … Plans to major in marketing in business with the career goal of becoming a professional athlete and either being a real estate/marketing manager … Chose South Carolina over Army West Point, Harvard, Davidson College, North Carolina, South Carolina State and the University of South Florida … Awarded the Meeting Street Scholarship, Life Scholarship, Pell Grant and the Alston Academic Award.

Personal Records

Indoor

Outdoor