Chengetayi David Mapaya (born 19 December 1998) is a Zimbabwean track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He has won two NCAA Division I championships competing for the TCU Horned Frogs at the collegiate level in the United States. Competing internationally for his home country, he took home the gold medal at the 2017 African U20 Championships and has qualified for the 2022 World Championships.
Career Growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Mapaya attended high school at the private St. George's College. He won gold in the triple jump and silver in the long jump at the 2016 African Union Sports Council Region 5 U20 Youth Games in Angola, then took gold in the triple jump at the 2017 African U20 Championships in Tlemcen, Algeria, where he set a new meet record with a 16.30m jump.
After high school, Mapaya relocated to the United States to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. During his time competing in triple jump for the Horned Frogs, he won two NCAA Division I national championships, five Big 12 conference championships and earned All-American honors nine times.
Achievements All information taken from World Athletics profile. Collegiate championship results
+Representing the TCU Horned Frogs in Triple Jump (2018–2022) Year Competition Position Distance Venue Notes2018 Big 12 Indoor Championships 3rd 16.16m Ames, Iowa NCAA Indoor Championships 3rd 16.38m College Station, Texas Big 12 Outdoor Championships 3rd 15.73m Waco, Texas NCAA Outdoor Championships 5th 16.42m Eugene, Oregon 2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships 1st 16.83m Lubbock, Texas New school record and meet record NCAA Indoor Championships 3rd 16.61m Birmingham, Alabama Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st 16.52m Norman, Oklahoma NCAA Outdoor Championships 1st 17.13m Austin, Texas 2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships 2nd 16.06m Ames, Iowa 2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships 1st 16.55m Lubbock, Texas NCAA Indoor Championships 2nd 16.95m Fayetteville, Arkansas , New Zimbabwean national indoor record Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st 17.01m Manhattan, Kansas NCAA Outdoor Championships 3rd 16.74m Eugene, Oregon 2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships 2nd 16.28m Ames, Iowa NCAA Indoor Championships 3rd 16.51m Birmingham, Alabama Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st 16.84m Lubbock, Texas NCAA Outdoor Championships 1st 17.26m Eugene, Oregon , New school record = did not finish = disqualified = personal best = national (American) record = collegiate record
National titles NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Triple jump: 2019, 2022
References
External links
TCU Horned Frogs bio