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Bradley Makuvire

  • position Distance
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Zvishavane, Zimbabwe
  • Previous School Tulane
  • position Distance
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Zvishavane, Zimbabwe
  • Previous School Tulane

Bradley Makuvire Bio

Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Appeared in four meets in his first indoor season with the Gamecocks, running the mile, 3K and the 5K … Made his South Carolina debut at the Carolina Challenge, running the mile in a time of 4:12.56 to finish fifth … In his first 3K event of the season, he finished 17th at the Razorback Invitational when he clocked 8:10.96 for the fourth fastest indoor 3K in Gamecock history … His best 5K event came at the 2024 SEC Indoor Championship, scoring in the event after running a program record time of 13:49.20 to finish seventh overall … His 7th place finish at the SEC Indoor Championship was just the third SEC 5K scorer in Gamecock history.

Previous School(s)
Tulane
2023-24
Cross Country
Competed in six cross country meets during the fall of 2023 for the Green Wave … Opened the season with a win at the UNO Opener with a time of 14:39.0, setting a new personal best in the 5K … Finished runner-up in each of his three 8K events during the season, running a personal-best time of 22:55.6 at the American Athletic Conference Championship meet … Set a new 10K personal best at the South Central Regional meet when he clocked 29:25.1 to finish sixth overall and secure his place at the 2023 NCAA Championship … Ran 30:24.0 at the NCAA Championship in Charlottesville, Va.

2022-23
Cross Country
Was the top runner for Tulane, competing in six meets … Placed second at the UNO XC Opener with a season best 5K time of 14:49.0 … Won the Arturo Barrios Invitational when he clocked a time of 23:25.5 in the 8K … Finished fourth in the AAC Championships with a time of 24:03.4 in the 8K on Oct. 28 … Recorded a ninth-place finish at the South Central Region 10K when he clocked 30:43.6 to earn a spot in the NCAA Cross Country Championship.

Indoor
Appeared in just two meets during the indoor season for Tulane, running the mile, 3000 meters and the 5000 meter race once … Opened the indoor season at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite, finishing ninth in the 3K event with a time of 8:14.21 … Ran a personal best 8:07.24 in the indoor 3K at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 10, to finish eighth … Also finished sixth at the Music City Challenge in the 5K when he clocked 14:07.54.

Outdoor
Competed in five meets during the outdoor season with Tulane, running the 1500m once, the 5K three times and a trio of 10K races … Set new collegiate personal best marks in each of the three events during the season, beginning with the 5K at the Raleigh Relays when he clocked 13:57.67 to finish 20th … Earned a podium finish at the American Outdoor Conference Championship in the 5K when he turned in a time of 14:07.28 … Ran 3:51.63 at the Drake Relays 1500m race for a new collegiate best, finishing 16th overall … His new collegiate best in the 10K came at the Bryan Clay Invite when he ran 28:50.61 to finish 20th in a loaded field … Also finished ninth in the American Conference Championship in the 10K.

Southeastern Louisiana
2021-22
Cross Country
Appeared in seven meets for SE Louisiana, earning a trio of wins during the season … Claimed a pair of wins early at the LSU Cross Country Invitational 6K when he clocked a personal best 18:45.4; and also won the Nicholls XC Invitational … Appeared in three 8K races during the campaign with his best finish coming at the Watson Collegiate Invitational when he ran 23:50.8 to finish first overall … Finished 10th at the Southland Conference Championship 8K, clocking 24:03.3 … Placed 11th overall in the South Central Regional Meet, running 30:42.7 in the 10K to earn a spot in the NCAA Championship where he ran 31:02.3.

Indoor
Appeared in four meets during the indoor season, running the mile, 3000 meter, 5000 meter and one distance medley relay … Opened the season with a third-place finish at the McNeese State Indoor and Multi 3K event when he clocked 8:27.59 … Turned in a successful meet at the USA Jaguar Invitational, finishing runner-up in the mile with a collegiate best time of 4:10.10 and then finished third in the 3000m event when he turned in 8:19.53 … Most successful event was the Southland Conference Indoor Championship where he earned a pair of conference titles and finished runner-up in the DMR … Earned champion honors in the 3000m when he ran 8:17.98 and in the 5000m after clocking 14:08.34 … Was part of the DMR team that ran 10:00.34 to place second at the championship meet.

Outdoor
Competed in three meets during the outdoor campaign, running one 5000 meter race and a pair of 10000 meter competitions … Opened his season with a season-best 10K time of 29:36.90 at the Raleigh Relays … His lone 5000m race was a victory at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet when he ran 14:29.21 … Finished runner-up in his final race of the season at the Southland Conference Championship 10K, clocking 31:04.28.

2020-21
Cross Country
Did not compete.

Indoor
Appeared in one meet, running the 3000m and the 5000m at the Southland Conference Championship … Scored in the 3000m when he finished eighth with a time of 8:28.62 and also finished fourth in the 5000m as a true freshman, clocking 14:22.38.

Outdoor
Appeared in five meets as a true freshman, running the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and one 3000m steeplechase … In his lone 1500m race of the season, he captured the win at the Strawberry Relays when he turned in a time of 3:57.46 … Ran a trio of 5000m races, winning the Southeastern Triangular (14:34.51) and the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up (14:47.15), while finishing third at the Southland Conference Championship with a time of 14:39.94 … Ran two 10,000m races during the season, turning in a season-best time of 30:01.51 at the Sound Running College Invite … Finished fifth at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championship in the 10,000m after running 30:37.76 … Ran his only collegiate steeplechase event at the SLU Pre-Conference Tune Up, clocking 9:40.05.

Personal Records
Indoor

Mile 4:10.10 (2/6/22)
3000m 8:07.24 (2/10/23)
5000m 13:49.20 (2/23/24)

Outdoor

1500m 3:51.63 (4/26/23)
5000m 13:57.67 (3/23/23)
10000m 28:50.61 (4/13/23)
3000m Steeple 9:40.05 (5/1/21)

Cross Country

5K 14:39.0 (9/1/23)
6K 18:45.4 (9/17/21)
8K 22:55.6 (10/28/23)
10K 29:25.1 (11/10/23)