[1] Both performances were achieved during the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships in Des Moines, Iowa where he completed the 100 m - long jump double gold.

[1] In 2011, Makusha was named the men's winner of The Bowerman which is awarded to the top collegiate track & field athlete of the year.

[3] The next year Makusha competed at the 2007 All-Africa Games, where he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, together with his teammates Gabriel Mvumvure, Brian Dzingai and Lewis Banda.

[5] He quickly improved his long jumping, and won bronze in the event at the 2008 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville with a mark of 7.97 metres.

The following month the freshman won the NCAA Championship in the long jump with another Zimbabwean record, this time with 8.30 metres, and subsequently contributed to Florida State's national team title.

Makusha did not improve further, and was overtaken by Godfrey Khotso Mokoena and Ibrahim Camejo, who leapt 8.24 and 8.20, respectively, and thus finished fourth, while Saladino won the event with a mark of 8.34 metres.

[3] At the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Makusha got injured during the 60 metres and finished in 13th place, running 8.44 seconds, and could not compete in the long jump.

[9] After graduating from Florida State with a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Economics, Makusha turned professional and signed a four-year sponsorship contract (2011-15) with Chinese sports apparel company Li-Ning.

He then spent two seasons (2018, 2019) as an assistant coach at Drake working with the sprints, jumps and hurdles athletes, while pursuing a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership.