Theophilus Mudzengerere
- position Jumps
- class Junior
- Hometown Harare, Zimbabwe
- High school Rusunungulza HS
- Previous School TCU
- position Jumps
- class Junior
- Hometown Harare, Zimbabwe
- High school Rusunungulza HS
- Previous School TCU
Theophilus Mudzengerere Bio
Career Honors and Recognition
2024 Indoor Second Team All-American
2024 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Appeared in four meets on the season, taking part in the triple jump in each day of competition … Opened the season with a program record jump of 16.00m (52-6) to win the Clemson Opener … Scored at the SEC Indoor Championship when he finished sixth after jumping 15.93m (52-3.25) … Earned a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championship and posted a 14th place finish to earn Second Team All-American honors after jumping 15.33m (50-3.5).
Outdoor
Competed in six meets in his first outdoor season with South Carolina, primarily competing in the triple jump … Just missed out on the NCAA Championship when he placed 15th at the NCAA East Regional meet … Scored at the SEC Outdoor Championship, placing fourth overall with a distance of 15.95m (52-4), just missing out on earning All-SEC honors … Set a new outdoor triple jump personal best at the Charlotte Invitational, winning with a distance of 16.18m (53-1) for the second longest outdoor triple jump in Carolina history … Also competed in a pair of 100m sprints, running a new personal best time of 10.70 to finish ninth at the Gamecock Invitational.
Previous School(s)
TCU
2023
Indoor
Jumped at four meets for TCU … Took fourth in the triple jump (15.03m) at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 13 … Took runner-up honors at the TTU Jarvis Scott Open, jumping 15.67m (51-5) … Earned medalist honors at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, taking fifth place with a personal best jump of 15.79m (51-7.75) which ranks eighth all-time on TCU’s indoor Top-10.
Outdoor
Competed in eight meets for the Horned Frogs … Began the season with a first-place finish in the triple jump with his leap of 15.74m (51-7.75) at the TCU Alumni Invitational (March 17-18) … Named Big 12 Athlete of the Week after his win in the triple jump at the TCU Alumni Invitational (March 22) … Ran a career-best 22.26 in the 200m at the Sooner Invitational and Multis (April 14-15) … Finished second in the triple jump with his leap of 15.12m (49-7.25) at the Oliver Jackson Twilight (April 27) … Garnered a fourth-place finish and a spot on the podium in the triple jump with his mark of 15.60m (51-2.25) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) … Qualified for Nationals with his eighth-place finish in the triple jump (15.74m) at the NCAA West Preliminary (May 24-27) … Earned Honorable Mention All-America in the triple jump at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships with his leap of 15.32m (50-3.25) … Also turned in a runner-up finish at the Texas Relays, jumping a wind-aided personal best of 16.02m (52-6.75).
Personal Records
Indoor
| TJ | 16.00m/52-6 (12/8/23) |
Outdoor
| 100m | 10.70/10.68w (4/6/24) |
| 200m | 22.26 (4/14/23) |
| TJ | 16.18m/53-1 (4/27/24) |
