NCAA National Championships – Meet Notes

The Alabama men sit at No. 8 in the nation after securing the program's eighth regional title at the South Regional Championships
After capturing the fifth regional championship and second in three years, the UA women sit at No. 7 in the nation
Conference champion Doris Lemngole is ranked No. 2 in FloTrack's 2024 NCAA cross country women's individual rankings
- Alabama is one of two schools in the SEC with a student-athlete listed in the top five

Last season, the UA women finished seventh at the NCAA Championships - the Tide's second consecutive top-10 finish and the fourth straight year with a top-15 placement
Doris Lemngole arrives to Madison, Wisc., as the 2023 runner-up at the national meet
In 2023, UA men's duo of Hillary Cheruiyot and Victor Kiprop qualified individually for the National Championships
Kiprop (29:31.5) finished in the top 20 of the men's 10k race, while Cheruiyot (30:33.1) clocked a top-100 finish

The UA men will be making their 23rd appearance at the national meet, featuring eight top-15 team finishes
In 2009, the Crimson Tide men captured a third-place finish, accumulating 173 points at Terre Haute, Ind. - the highest NCAA Cross Country Championships finish in program history
The UA women, meanwhile, will be preparing for their 13th AIAW/NCAA National Championships appearance, and fifth consecutive
Since competing in the NCAA, the Crimson Tide women have never finished as low as 20th - a run that includes back-to-back top-seven finishes at the national meet
- Alabama finished 23rd in 1980, competing in the AIAW
In 2022, the UA women recorded their highest finish in program history, capturing third place, with 166 points, in Stillwater, Okla.

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