Dismus Lokira

Accolades

Clock a first-place finish (23:11.1) at the Southern Showcase 8k setting a course record

Earned Second Team All-America honors after finishing 11th in the 10,000m at his first-ever NCAA Championships
Won SEC bronze in both the 5,000m and the 10,000m at the SEC Championships
Finished third in the 10,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational, setting a PR and school record of 27:47.20
Competed in five total outdoor meets for the Crimson Tide

Won SEC silver in the 5,000m before also finishing sixth in the 3,000m at the SEC Championships
Won the 3,000-meter title at the Orange and Purple Invitational after first finishing second a week prior in the mile at the Samford Invite
Competed in five total indoor meets for UA

Placed in the UA scoring five at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (29:25.3), guiding the men to a top-20 national finish
Won the NCAA South Regional individual title (29:30.8) and propelled the UA men to the program's eighth South Region title
Finished fourth individually in his SEC Championships debut to earn First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman honors
Won the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational men's individual title in his UA debut with a time of 22:41.88, earning SEC Men's Runner of the Week honors in the process

First in the 10,000m at the African Games Trials
Fifth in the 10,000m at the Kip Keino Classic
Personal bests: 3:43.70 in the 1500m; 13:56.66 in the 500m; 28:36.77 in the 10,000m