Tapiwanashe Makarawu was named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2023 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field season. Makarawu, who hails from Harare, Zimbabwe, was a double winner at the 2023 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Topeka, Kansas. He won the 60 meters in a seasonal-best 6.63 and the 200 in 20.51, then split 45.45 – fastest of the meet – on the second leg of the T-Birds’ 4×400 relay, which finished second in 3:07.26 in becoming the No. 2 program all-time. His 200 time of 20.51 was the No. 3 performance in NJCAA history, just behind his seasonal best of 20.47 that rates him No. 2 all-time.