Doris Lemngole Named USTFCCCA South Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
6/24/2025 8:23:00 AM | Track & Field, Cross Country
The announcement marked the third consecutive time this season that Lemngole was awarded South Region Women’s Athlete of the Year honors (cross country, indoor track, outdoor track)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track and field phenom Doris Lemngole was named the South Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season, the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced.
Just a little over a week ago at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Lemngole used a world-leading, sub-9:00 run to defend her second consecutive women's 3,000-meter steeplechase title. The achievement was her fourth career national championship and third individual NCAA crown for the 2024-25 season (2024 cross country, 2025 indoor 5,000m, 2025 outdoor steeplechase). The standout sophomore's 8:58.15 time became a meet, school and collegiate record as Lemngole now holds four of the top-five fastest women's steeplechase times in NCAA history.
Additionally, the announcement marks a successful sweep of the South Region Women's Athlete of the Year award for the West Pokot County, Kenya, native. Lemngole first earned the honor following her cross country national-title-winning performance in 2024, then again during the 2025 indoor season following a 5,000-meter championship and a 3,000-meter second-place finish.
Doris Lemngole – USTFCCCA South Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year
- 2025 Honda Sport Award for Track and Field finalist
- Finished first in every race during her outdoor season, highlighted by victories at both the Southeastern Conference Championships and the NCAA Championships
- Five victories came in the steeplechase, plus one in the 5,000m and one in the 1,500m
- Picked up her third SEC's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award of the 2024-25 season (cross country, indoor track, outdoor track) before also landing on the First Team All-SEC and USTFCCCA All-America lists
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