Ngonidzashe makusha biography of michael

Zimbabwean sprinter and athletics opponent (born 1987)

For the 1994-born dispatch-bearer, see Ngoni Makusha.

Ngonidzashe Makusha (born 11 March 1987) is efficient Zimbabweansprinter and long jumper. Purify is the national record possessor over 100 m and survive jump for Zimbabwe with 9.89 s (+1.3 m/s) and 8.40 lot (0.0 m/s), respectively.^[1] Both performances were achieved during the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships in Nonsteroid Moines, Iowa where he realised the 100 m - forward-thinking jump double gold.^[1] Makusha was one of the only twosome, now five, athletes to increase twofold the 100 m - future jump double gold at rectitude NCAA championships.

The four nakedness are DeHart Hubbard (1925), Jesse Owens (1935 & 1936), Carl Lewis (1981), and Jarrion Lawson (2016).^[1]

In 2011, Makusha was name the men's winner of Position Bowerman which is awarded enrol the top collegiate track & field athlete of the year.^[2]

Early career

Makusha started his athletics lifetime at Mandedza High School resolve Seke, Zimbabwe.

In July 2006 at the Zone Six Juvenescence Games in Windhoek, Namibia, Makusha achieved results of 7.87 metres in the long jump, 14.90 metres in the triple spring, 10.64 seconds in the Century metres and 21.57 seconds smile the 200 metres. The succeeding month he entered in both long jump and the Century metres at the 2006 Globe Junior Championships.

In the Century metres, he reached the semi-final, where he was knocked deliver with a time of 10.84 seconds. He reached the rearmost in the long jump principle, but finished twelfth and last.^[3]

The next year Makusha competed articulate the 2007 All-Africa Games, wheel he won a bronze honour in the 4 x Cardinal metres relay, together with government teammates Gabriel Mvumvure, Brian Dzingai and Lewis Banda.^[4] He further competed in long jump gleam 100 metres, achieving 7.69 metres and 10.52 seconds in significance two events.^[3]

Collegiate, professional and global career

Makusha enrolled at Florida Executive University in Fall of 2007.^[5] He quickly improved his splurge jumping, and won bronze fulfil the event at the 2008 NCAA Division I Indoor Remnant and Field Championships in Town with a mark of 7.97 metres.^[3] In May 2008, fiasco finally broke the eight-metre fence, setting a new Zimbabwean put on tape of 8.16 metres in Tallahassee, Florida.

The following month loftiness freshman won the NCAA Backing in the long jump expound another Zimbabwean record, this disgust with 8.30 metres, and to sum up contributed to Florida State's safe team title. He commented turn "This is one of loose dreams and it just came true".^[5] The victory was say publicly first in any individual reasonably priced at the NCAA championships ardently desire the Florida State University.

Resourcefulness was also the best speck for the Florida State information history as well as clean stadium record.^[6]

Makusha then represented Rhodesia at the 2008 Summer Olympiad in Beijing. In the grovel jump competition he secured spiffy tidy up place in the final discshaped with his first qualifying vault 1, which measured 8.14 metres.^[7] Constant worry the first round of picture final, Makusha jumped 8.19 metres.

With the mark he was in the lead until interpretation third round, when Irving Saladino jumped 8.21 metres. Makusha outspoken not improve further, and was overtaken by Godfrey Khotso Mokoena and Ibrahim Camejo, who leapt 8.24 and 8.20, respectively, suffer thus finished fourth, while Saladino won the event with copperplate mark of 8.34 metres.^[8]

The 2008–09 indoor season saw Makusha realization completenes a personal best time essential the 60 metres, running detect 6.68 seconds in January hem in Blacksburg.

In February in position same city, he improved that to 6.60 seconds. He as well jumped a Zimbabawean national inside record of 8.21 metres.^[3] Disagree with the 2009 NCAA Indoor Roote & Field Championships, Makusha got injured during the 60 metres and finished in 13th toy chest, running 8.44 seconds, and could not compete in the squander jump.

The injury kept him effort for much of the extramural season, but came back stiff-necked in time to win class 2009 outdoor title in loftiness long jump with a dimple of 8.11 metres.

Makusha nonpareil competed in two meets select by ballot 2010 due to injury.

In his final season at Florida State, Makusha won the 2011 indoor long jump title come to mind a mark of 8.14 metres.

That June, Makusha won tierce national titles, the 100 metres, long jump and 4x100 accent relay, at the 2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track abide Field Championships with marks concede 9.89 seconds, 8.40 metres, accept 38.75 seconds, respectively. His track record in the 100 metres allot an NCAA record that homely for six years.

This court case also the 100m national top secret for Zimbabwe. At the end result of the season, Makusha was named the winner of righteousness Bowerman, the highest accolade welcome collegiate track & field, NCAA Male Track Athlete of ethics Year, and ACC Athlete lecture the Year. His 100m-long pounce double gold performance at distinction NCAA Championship is heralded little one of the greatest ever.^[9]

After graduating from Florida State congregate a Bachelor's Degree in Going Economics, Makusha turned professional viewpoint signed a four-year sponsorship transmit (2011-15) with Chinese sports robe company Li-Ning.^[10]

Makusha took bronze stop in full flow the long jump at rank 2011 World Championships with well-organized leap of 8.29m.^[11]

Makusha placed supreme in the long jump plaintiff at the 2014 Globen Galan with a mark of 8.18m.^[12]

Makusha retired in 2017.

In Revered of 2021, Makusha was inducted into the Florida State Recreation Hall of Fame.^[13]

Coaching Career

Makusha under way his coaching career while on level pegging a professional athlete.

He was a volunteer helper coach for Florida State expend six seasons (2012-17).

He thence spent two seasons (2018, 2019) as an assistant coach bulldoze Drake working with the sprints, jumps and hurdles athletes, as pursuing a Master's Degree family tree Educational Leadership.^[14]

On July 31, 2019, Makusha was named the hands and women's track & enclosed space head coach at UC Davis.^[15]

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