Doris Lemngole Named National Athlete of the Week after Breaking NCAA Record
12/9/2024 3:22:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The national honor is the fourth of Lemngole’s career and comes after the Crimson Tide sophomore opened her 2024-25 indoor track & field season by knocking 0.22 seconds off the previous 5,000-meter record
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track and field star Doris Lemngole was named the National Athlete of the Week, the USTFCCCA announced Monday, after Lemngole broke the women's 5,000-meter NCAA record during her 2024-25 indoor season debut.
The standout sophomore knocked 0.22 seconds off the previous national time, en route to the victory, when she crossed the line in 14:52.57.
The announcement marks the second time in five weeks (Nov. 4, cross country) – and third time during the 2024 calendar year – that Lemngole has been named the National Athlete of the Week.
Doris Lemngole – USTFCCCA Division I Women's National Athlete of the Week
- Won the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener's women's 5,000-meter race in Boston
- Clocked a blistering 14:52.57 in her 2024-25 indoor track & field season debut, effectively knocking 0.22 seconds off the previous national mark
- Additionally, the PR shortened her UA school record
- The announcement marks her second national weekly honor in five weeks and her third during the 2024 calendar year
- Nov. 4, 2024 – cross country
- April 22, 2024 – outdoor track and field
- Oct. 2, 2023 – cross country
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