Lemngole, Hamilton Strike Gold on Final Day of SEC Indoor Championships

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Alabama track and field Doris Lemngole and Treneese Hamilton

Lemngole, Hamilton Strike Gold on Final Day of SEC Indoor Championships

3/1/2025 9:29:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Final Results (Web)Day 1 Recap Day 2 Recap

The Crimson Tide’s Doris Lemngole (women’s 3,000m) set a facility record, while Treneese Hamilton (women’s shot put) broke the school record en route to their respective first-place finishes

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – On the final day of the 2025 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships, Alabama track and field's Doris Lemngole and Treneese Hamilton captured gold in the women's 3,000m and women's shot put, respectively, as Mye'Joi Williams garnered an additional second-place finish in women's shot put.

Lemngole is UA's first distance runner since 1994 to capture gold in the women's 3,000m, while Hamilton is the first UA women's shot putter to win the event since 2019. Lemngole's 8:55.27 time became the new Fasken Indoor Track and Field Stadium facility record, as Hamilton's 18.14-meter (59-6.25) launch broke the Crimson Tide's school record, set just two weeks ago by silver medalist Wiliams.

In addition to Hamilton's school-record-breaking performance, Williams extended her PR in the shot put, for the third consecutive meet, to take possession of the second-farthest mark in program history. On the track, Dennis Kipruto (men's 3,000m | 7:56.24) clocked the program's 10^th-fastest time in school history.

The Crimson Tide racked up close to 20 top-eight scoring finishes across the three-day conference meet. For the 39^th time in program history, the UA men finished in the top five with 48 points (fifth), while the UA women's 37.5 point-total (ninth) gave the program its 38^th top-10 finish.

Head Coach Dan Waters Said

"I'm proud of the effort the program put forth this weekend. This was a super challenging season with a lot of adversity that our team has had to overcome. Everyone that put on the Alabama uniform gave 100% effort and did the best they could. While some performances didn't go the way we wanted them to, we're still very proud of the way they competed.

"We're going to move forward to indoor nationals in two weeks, looking to close our indoor season with a strong finish before turning our sights to the outdoor season where we can get some of our best athletes back on the track."

Top-Eight Alabama Scoring Finishes on Saturday

High Jump

7^th: Miracle Ailes | women's | 1.78m (5-10) | two points towards UA women team total

60m Final

7^th: Jekovan Rhetta | men's | 6.70 | two points towards UA men team total

800m Final

6^th: Oussama El Bouchayby | men's | 1:49.93 | three points towards UA men team total

3,000m Final

5^th: Dennis Kipruto | men's | 7:56.24 – new PR, No. 10 UA all-time | four points toward UA men team total
6^th: Dismus Lokira | men's | 7:57.08 | three points toward UA men team total
1^st: Doris Lemngole | women's | 8:55.27 | 10 points toward UA women team total

Shot Put

6^th: Trevor Gunzell | men's | 18.88m (61-11.50) | three points towards UA men team total
8^th: Christopher Crawford | men's | 18.45m (60-6.50) | one point towards UA men team total
1^st: Treneese Hamilton | women's | 18.14m (59-6.25) – new PR, school record | 10 points towards UA women team total
2^nd: Mye'Joi Williams | women's | 17.85m (58-6.75) – new PR | eight points towards UA women team total