leon tafirenyika

Leon Tafirenyika

  • Award
    Track Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/19/2022
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    Cal State LA
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Harare, Zimbabwe
  • High School
    St. Benedict's
Cal State LA’s Leon Tafirenyika has been selected as the CCAA Track Athlete of the Week after becoming the first CCAA student-athlete to post an NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark in 400m this season. 
 
The freshman from Harare, Zimbabwe, began the week by winning the 400m at the Cal State LA Twilight with a time of 48.71. He then dropped almost 1.5 seconds off that time just a day later at Mt SAC Relays when he posted a personal-best time of 47.24. That time was the fastest in the CCAA this season and the ninth-fastest in NCAA Division II.
 
Tafirenyika also helped the 4x400m relay team win the Cal State LA Twilight and place ninth in the field at the Mt. SAC Relays with a season-best time of 3:16.18 (second in CCAA).