Kuda Chadenga Season 2025
Kuda Chadenga’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)
1x Second Team All-SEC
4x NJCAA DI Champion
4x USTFCCCA NJCAA DI First Team All-American
2022-23 USTFCCCA NJCAA DI Indoor National Athlete of the Year
USTFCCCA NJCAA DI National Athlete of the Week x1 (02/15/22)
LSU All-Time Top 10 Performance List
No. 5: Outdoor High Jump (2.22m, 2024 LSU Alumni Gold)
T-No. 9: Indoor High Jump (2.12m, 2024 Razorback Invitational)
2024 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed solely in high jump… closed the year taking 19th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 2.12 meters (6’ 11.5”)… took third at the NCAA East First Round with a clearance of 2.17 meters (7’ 1.5”)… earned Second Team All-SEC and a silver medal at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 2.19 meters (7’ 2.25”)… jumped a season best and No. 5 height in LSU PL history of 2.22 meters (7’ 3.25”) to finish second at the LSU Alumni Gold meet… opened the year taking first at the Hurricane Invitational with a clearance of 2.14 meters (7’ 0.25”)… finished second at Tom Jones Invitational with a height of 2.12 meters… Second Team All-SEC (HJ).
2024 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Competed in four meets solely in high jump… opened with a season-best height and No. 9 mark in LSU PL history of 2.12 meters (6’ 11.5”) to finish eighth at the Razorback Invitational… tied his SB of 2.12 meters to finish second at the LSU Twilight.
2023 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT SOUTH PLAINS)
Competed solely in high jump… closed out his time at South Plains a four-time National Champion, taking first at the NJCAA DI National Outdoor Championships… finished first at the TTU Masked Rider to open the season… recorded a first-place finish at the Ross black Open… took first at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open… finished second at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout… recorded a third-place finish at the Texas Relays… the NJCAA national outdoor leader for high jump… NJCAA DI Champion (HJ)… USTFCCCA NJCAA DI All-American (HJ).
2023 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE AT SOUTH PLAINS)
Started the season off by setting the NJCAA collegiate record and new Zimbabwean record of 2.26 meters (7’ 5”) to open the season at the TTU Corky Classic… crowned the NJCAA National Champion for the third season in a row at the NJCAA DI Indoor Championships… finished first in high jump at the TTU Matador Qualifier… took second at the Texas Tech Open… the NJCAA national outdoor leader for high jump… USTFCCCA NJCAA DI Indoor National Athlete of the Year… NJCAA DI Champion (HJ)… USTFCCCA NJCAA DI All-American (HJ).
2022 OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN AT SOUTH PLAINS)
Competed solely in high jump… closed the season at the African Athletics Championships with an eighth-place finish… crowned the back-to-back NJCAA Champion in high jump after tying his PR of 2.22 meters (7’ 3.25”) at the NJCAA DI Outdoor Championships… tied his PR of 2.22 meters at the Wes Kittley Invitational to take first… finished first at the Angelo State David Noble Relays… took first at the Ross Black Track and Field Open… recorded a third-place finish at the TTU Corky Classic… the NJCAA national outdoor leader for high jump… African Athletics Championships Finalist (HJ)… NJCAA DI Champion (HJ)… USTFCCCA NJCAA DI All-American (HJ).
2022 INDOOR (FRESHMAN AT SOUTH PLAINS)
Competed solely in high jump… crowned the NJCAA Champion at the NJCAA DI Indoor Championships in high jump… cleared the height of 2.20 meters (7’ 2.5”) to set the Zimbabwean national record at the Charlie Thomas Invitational… reset his national record with a height of 2.22 meters (7’ 3.25”) at the Texas Tech Shootout, taking third… took first at the Jarvis Scott Open… finished second at the Corky Classic to open his collegiate career up… the NJCAA national indoor leader for high jump… NJCAA DI Champion (HJ)… USTFCCCA NJCAA DI All-American (HJ)… USTFCCCA NJCAA DI National Athlete of the Week x1 (02/15).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE – Prince Edward School
Chadenga was one of the premier U20 jumpers in the world throughout high school, the greatest high jumper to come out of Zimbabwe… before heading to the states, held a personal-best height of 2.13 meters (6’ 11.75”) outdoors… at the age of 17, held a PR of 2.10 meters (6’ 10.75”) outdoors in 2020.
PERSONAL
Born on October 28, 2002 in Harare, Zimbabwe… son of Augustine and Ottila Chadenga… has one sibling, Munyaradzi… plans to pursue a degree in business at LSU.