| Ngoni Makusha |
Full Name: Ngonidzashe Makusha
School: Mandedza HS in Harare, Zimbabwe
Awards: 2011 Bowerman Award
2011 ACC Male Athlete of the Year
2011 USTFCCCA Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
2011 Track & Field News Outdoor Athlete of the Year
Olympics:
2008 - at Beijing, China representing Zimbabwe in Track & Field
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
2008, 09, 11 Track & Field AA - Loc 45
2021 Track & Field HOF - Loc 98
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| FSU Career |
| Track & Field | |
Year Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 07-08 S-LJ Fr * Harare, Zimbabwe 08-09 LJ-S So * Harare, Zimbabwe 09-10 S-LJ Jr Harare, Zimbabwe 10-11 LJ-S Jr-R * Harare, Zimbabwe |
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| Conference Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - Long Jump - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - All-Conference
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - Performer of the Year - Field
Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - Long Jump - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - All-Conference
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - Long Jump - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Indoor - All-Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - Performer of the Year - Field
Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - 100m - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - 4x100m Relay - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - Long Jump - Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference - Outdoor - All-Conference
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| All-American Awards |
| Track & Field |
Year Award
2008 NCAA Championships - Long Jump (3rd) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - Long Jump (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 4x100m Relay (4th) - Outdoor
2009 NCAA Championships - Long Jump (1st) - Outdoor
2011 NCAA Championships - Long Jump (1st) - Indoor
NCAA Championships - 4x100m Relay (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - 100m (1st) - Outdoor
NCAA Championships - Long Jump (1st) - Outdoor
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| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 2021 |
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Ngoni Makusha's path to Florida State's Hall of Fame started before he arrived when he represented his home country of Zimbabwe in the 2008 Olympics finishing fourth in the long jump. He never let up
after that en route to becoming one of the greatest collegiate track athletes of all time. Over his historic career as a Seminole from 2008-2011, Makusha won seven NCAA titles in the long jump, 100m and as a member of FSU's 4x100 relay team, six ACC Championships, and played a key role on Seminoles' 2008 NCAA National Championship team. The eight-time All-American set an NCAA and ACC record in the 100m in 2011 that was the NCAA's standard for six years. His five NCAA individual titles rank as the second-most ever for an FSU male track athlete, and his eight All-America honors rank as the sixth most. Makusha won the prestigious Bowerman Award and was named NCAA Male Track Athlete of the Year as a senior when his performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championship was heralded
as one of the greatest ever. He won the 100-meter title in a collegiate record 9.89, added a long jump crown with a Drake Stadium record leap of 8.40 meters, then combined with teammates to capture
the 4x100-meter relay. In doing so, he became just the fourth man in history to claim those three golds, joining legends Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Track & Field |
Date Opponent/Meet Event Place Results Points Comment
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2008 Season
01/26/2008 Tom Jones Memorial Classic Long Jump (I) 1 25- 8.75 7.84m 5
01/26/2008 Tom Jones Memorial Classic 55m (I) 9 6.30
02/09/2008 New Balance Collegiate Invite Long Jump (I) 2 25- 4.50 7.73m 4
02/16/2008 Tyson Invitational Long Jump (I) 1 26- 0.25 7.93m 5
03/01/2008 ACC Indoor Championship Long Jump (I) 10 22- 9.25 6.94m
03/15/2008 NCAA Indoor Championship Long Jump (I) 3 26- 1.75 7.97m 6
04/12/2008 Seminole Invitational Long Jump 2 24- 7.25 7.50m 4
04/19/2008 ACC Outdoor Championship Long Jump 1 25-11.50 7.91m 10
05/10/2008 Seminole Twilight Long Jump 1 26- 9.25 8.16m 5
05/10/2008 Seminole Twilight 4x100m Relay 1 40.33 1.25
05/31/2008 NCAA Outdoor Regional Long Jump 1 26- 0.25 7.93m 10
06/14/2008 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x100m Relay 4 39.11 1.25
06/14/2008 NCAA Outdoor Championship Long Jump 1 27- 2.75 8.30m 10
2009 Season
01/17/2009 Virginia Tech Opener 60m (I) 1 6.68 5
02/14/2009 Tyson Invitational Long Jump (I) 3 25- 6.69 7.79m 3
02/28/2009 ACC Indoor Championship 60m (I) 8 6.60 1 Prelim time
02/28/2009 ACC Indoor Championship Long Jump (I) 1 26-11.25 8.21m 10
03/14/2009 NCAA Indoor Championship 60m (I) 13 8.44 Injured leg
03/14/2009 NCAA Indoor Championship Long Jump (I) XX Injured Leg
05/09/2009 Seminole Twilight Long Jump 3 25- 4.50 7.73m 3
05/30/2009 NCAA Regional Championship Long Jump 12 23- 7 7.19m
06/13/2009 NCAA Outdoor Championship Long Jump 1 26- 7.25 8.11m 10
2010 Season
01/23/2010 Virginia Tech Hokie Invite Long Jump (I) 2 25- 3.50 7.71m 4
04/03/2010 Texas Relays Long Jump 5 24- 9 7.54m 1
2011 Season
01/29/2011 Arkansas Invitational Long Jump (I) 2 26- 2.75 7.99m 4
02/12/2011 Arkansas Tyson Invitational Long Jump (I) 2 26- 5 8.05m 4
02/26/2011 ACC Indoor Championship Long Jump (I) 1 26- 9 8.15m 10
03/12/2011 NCAA Indoor Championship Long Jump (I) 1 26- 8.50 8.14m 10
03/26/2011 FSU Relays 4x100m Relay 1 39.63 1.25
04/09/2011 Texas Relays Long Jump 1 27- 6.75 8.40m 5
04/23/2011 ACC Outdoor Championship Long Jump 1 25- 4 7.72m 10
04/23/2011 ACC Outdoor Championship 4x100m Relay 1 39.61 2.50
04/23/2011 ACC Outdoor Championship 100m 1 9.97 10
05/07/2011 FSU Twilight Long Jump 1 27- 4.75 8.35m 5
05/28/2011 NCAA Regional 100m 3 10.26 6
05/28/2011 NCAA Regional 4x100m Relay 1 39.17 2.50
05/28/2011 NCAA Regional Long Jump 1 26- 5.75 8.07m 10
06/11/2011 NCAA Outdoor Championship 100m 1 9.89 10
06/11/2011 NCAA Outdoor Championship 4x100m Relay 1 38.75 2.50
06/11/2011 NCAA Outdoor Championship Long Jump 1 27- 6.75 8.40m 10
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