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- Hometown:
- Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Previous College:
- Hilcrest College
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- Position:
- Sprints
Bio
Prior to Carson-Newman: Won a Zimbabwean national gold medal in the 200 meter run and a silver medal in the 100 meter run. Won an international gold medal in the 100 meter run and a silver medla in the 200 meter run at the Confederation of School Sport in Southern Africa. Won three straight gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter runs at the Provincial Championships from 2018-2020. Was named Hillcrest College Sportsman of the Year and best male track & field athlete in 2019. Also played Rugby in Zimbabwe. Competed in qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter run.
Personal: Son of Rudo-Grace Charamba. Intends to major in business administration.
News mentions
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Twelve members of the Carson-Newman track & field team earned All-Region honors in a total of eleven different events for the 2022 outdoor season.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Makanakaishe Charamba continues to haul in awards following his freshman season, earning SAC Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors announced by the conference on Thursday, June 9.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After finishing twelfth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the Carson-Newman track & field team and staff earned three major awards from the USTFCCCA on Monday, June 6.
ALLENDALE, Mich. - On the final day of the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships, Makanakaishe Charamba earned three bronze medals in three different events to close out his freshman season.
ALLENDALE, Mich. - In his first career appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Trayzel Jureidini-Wyche earned second team All-American honors in the discus.
ALLENDALE, Mich. - An All-American performance by Joseph Oreva and a school record run in the 4x100 meter relay highlight the Eagles' opening day at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Six Carson-Newman track athletes will represent Mossy Creek in five different events at the 2022 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships as selections were announced on Tuesday, May 17.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Trayzel Jureidini-Wyche and Joseph Oreva recorded a pair of event wins, while Sydney McCarty reset her personal best in the long jump six times at the Lee Last Chance Meet on Saturday, May 14.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - In their final meet before the National Championship event, the Carson-Newman track & field team returns to Cleveland for the Lee Last Chance on Saturday, May 14.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After finishing fourth at the 2022 SAC Outdoor Championships, the Carson-Newman men's team is up one spot to 17th in the USTFCCCA Track & Field Ratings Index.
ANDERSON, S.C. - Hauling in three gold medals, Makanakaishe Charamba was named the 2022 SAC Men's Track & Field Freshman of the Year and the 2022 SAC Outdoor Championship Athlete of the Meet on the final day of the championship event.
ANDERSON, S.C. - The Carson-Newman track & field team opened the SAC Outdoor Championships on Thursday, May 5, claiming four gold medals, one silver medal, one bronze medal and setting a pair of school records at the event.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After falling out of the top-25, the Carson-Newman men's track & field shot up seven spots to 18th in the newest USTFCCCA National Ratings Index released on Tuesday, May 3.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In their first time running together as a team this season, the men's 4x100 meter relay team broke the school record in the event, winning the event championship at the Outdoor Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt on Saturday, Apr. 30.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A small but talented convocation of Eagles head west to Nashville to close out the regular season against top competition at the Outdoor Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
HICKORY, N.C. - In the last full team event before the 2022 SAC Outdoor Championships, the Carson-Newman track & field team heads to Hickory, N.C. for the LR Bears Outdoor Open on Saturday, Apr. 23.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - After a big weekend at the Electric City Invitational, Makanakaishe Charamba earned his second straight SAC weekly honor, while Courtavious Garrett and Katie Smock earn their first career awards on Tuesday, Apr. 19.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After recording nine event wins as a group at the Electric City Invitational, the Carson-Newman men's track & field team sits tight at no. 23 in the USTFCCCA Track & Field Ratings Index.
ANDERSON, S.C. - No. 23 Carson-Newman rolled at the Electric City Invitational, recording eleven event wins, setting two new NCAA provisional times, and breaking one school record on Saturday, Apr. 16.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - After setting NCAA provisional marks in their various events, Makanakaishe Charamba and Joseph Oreva earned SAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week awards announced on Tuesday, Apr. 12.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - For the first time since the end of the 2021 outdoor season, the Carson-Newman men's track & field team find themselves inside the USTFCCCA rankings, released on Tuesday, Apr. 12.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Makanakaishe Charamba completed the perfect weekend at the Flames Invitational, winning every single race he entered in Cleveland this weekend.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Makanakaishe Charamba took home first place in the men's 200 meter run, pacing the Eagles on day one of the Flames Invitational
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Five event wins, four NCAA provisional or qualifying marks, and one school record highlight the Carson-Newman track team's big weekend at the Montreat Invitational.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - A trio of event championships along with two NCAA provisional marks highlight the Eagles day at the Lee Invitational on Saturday, Mar. 19.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - After claiming a pair of gold medals at the SAC Indoor Championships, the Carson-Newman track & field team places nine athletes on the USTFCCCA Southeast Indoor All-Region Team, announced on Tuesday, Mar. 8.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Carson-Newman men's and women's track & field team both finished fifth place at the 2021 SAC Indoor Championships.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A gold medal in the long jump by Joseph Oreva and a pair of silver medals in the pole vault helped the Carson-Newman track & field team open the weekend with early successes on day one of the SAC Indoor Championships.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Carson-Newman track & field team wrap up the 2022 indoor track & field season, competing at the SAC Indoor Championships this weekend.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Facing top Division-I and Division-II talent, Devon Moore picked up a pair of top-five finishes at the UofSC Invitational in Columbia, S.C. on Friday, Feb. 18.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Carson-Newman sprinters wrap up the regular season this weekend at the UofSC Invitational at the University of South Carolina on Friday, Feb 18.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - After opening the season in Johnson City, the Carson-Newman track & field team returns to the Buc Dome for the Buccaneer Invitational on Feb. 4 and 5.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Carson-Newman track & field team flexed their muscles at the Tiger Paw Invite, winning two events and setting a pair of school records.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two weeks after opening the season at the ETSU Invitational, the Eagles return to the track at the Tiger Paw Invite in Louisville, Ky. on Friday, Jan. 28.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Matthew Blackmon and Christian Shouse claimed the first two event wins of the season for Carson-Newman on day two of the ETSU Invitational.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - A record-breaking performance by Matthew Blackmon along with a provisional time in the 60 meter run by Makanakaishe Charamba led the Eagles at the first day of the ETSU Invitational.