Completed Event: Track and Field at TCU Alumni Invitational on March 21, 2025 ,
Final
Track and Field
at TCU Alumni Invitational
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Track and Field
Salaam, Rakieem
Rakieem Salaam
- Title:
- Assistant Coach - Men's and Women's Sprints
- Email:
- coachmookie@ou.edu
University of Oklahoma head track and field/cross country coach James Thomas announced the addition of Rakieem "Mookie" Salaam as assistant track and field coach for men's and women's sprints in January 2024.
Career Coaching Numbers:
2 NCAA National Champions
4 Southeastern Conference Champions
2 Individual Country National Champions
During his first track and field season coaching at OU, his athletes earned seven Big 12 All-Conference awards and 10 qualified for the NCAA West First Rounds in four events. Richard Johnson grabbed a silver medal in the 400m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship, while the women’s 4x100 (sixth) and 4x400 (seventh) scored for the Sooners.
Three female sprinters competed for their native countries over the summer at the international level. With Salaam’s guidance, Amanda Obijiaku won two titles at Italy’s U23 Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. Jenna James posted a season-best time of 59.76 for fourth place in the senior 400-meter hurdles final at Canada’s Bell Track & Field Trials. Eva Kubickova won gold in the 100-meter dash at the Czech Republic U20 Championships.
Salaam returns to Oklahoma after serving as the head track and field/cross country coach at Niagara University in New York from July 2022 to January 2024. A native of Edmond, Okla., Salaam is one of the most decorated sprinters in Oklahoma track and field history. A seven-time All-American and a five-time Big 12 Champion, he was named the 2011 Big 12 Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA Midwest Region Athlete of the Year. He currently holds Oklahoma's indoor 60m (6.54) and 200m (20.39) records and outdoor 100m (9.97) and 200m (20.05) records.
Prior to Niagara, Salaam’s Oklahoma roots led him to coach at Southmoore High School in 2022 and Broken Arrow High School in 2019. His athletes earned state, conference and regional titles while breaking school and state records. In 2021, Salaam coached current OU sprinter, Jada Atkinson, to Oklahoma Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year and two state titles in the 100m and 200m dash.
A two-time Olympic Trials qualifier (2012, 2016) and a silver medalist in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2013 World Championships, Salaam ran professionally for Adidas from 2011-17 as a member of Team USA. Salaam is a certified athletic trainer and former world-class sprinter, bringing over a decade of international experience to OU.
Career Coaching Numbers:
2 NCAA National Champions
4 Southeastern Conference Champions
2 Individual Country National Champions
During his first track and field season coaching at OU, his athletes earned seven Big 12 All-Conference awards and 10 qualified for the NCAA West First Rounds in four events. Richard Johnson grabbed a silver medal in the 400m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship, while the women’s 4x100 (sixth) and 4x400 (seventh) scored for the Sooners.
Three female sprinters competed for their native countries over the summer at the international level. With Salaam’s guidance, Amanda Obijiaku won two titles at Italy’s U23 Championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. Jenna James posted a season-best time of 59.76 for fourth place in the senior 400-meter hurdles final at Canada’s Bell Track & Field Trials. Eva Kubickova won gold in the 100-meter dash at the Czech Republic U20 Championships.
Salaam returns to Oklahoma after serving as the head track and field/cross country coach at Niagara University in New York from July 2022 to January 2024. A native of Edmond, Okla., Salaam is one of the most decorated sprinters in Oklahoma track and field history. A seven-time All-American and a five-time Big 12 Champion, he was named the 2011 Big 12 Athlete of the Year and USTFCCCA Midwest Region Athlete of the Year. He currently holds Oklahoma's indoor 60m (6.54) and 200m (20.39) records and outdoor 100m (9.97) and 200m (20.05) records.
Prior to Niagara, Salaam’s Oklahoma roots led him to coach at Southmoore High School in 2022 and Broken Arrow High School in 2019. His athletes earned state, conference and regional titles while breaking school and state records. In 2021, Salaam coached current OU sprinter, Jada Atkinson, to Oklahoma Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year and two state titles in the 100m and 200m dash.
A two-time Olympic Trials qualifier (2012, 2016) and a silver medalist in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2013 World Championships, Salaam ran professionally for Adidas from 2011-17 as a member of Team USA. Salaam is a certified athletic trainer and former world-class sprinter, bringing over a decade of international experience to OU.
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