Doris Lemngole was named the 2024 NCAA DI Women’s Cross Country National Athlete of the Year. Lemngole, who hails from West Pokot County, Kenya, captured the individual title at the 2024 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconisin. The Alabama standout crossed the finish line of the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in 19:21.0 for a decisive 6.8-second victory. That was one of five triumphs this season for Lemngole, who also took top individual honors at the SEC Championships, Crimson Classic, Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational and the Southern Showcase. The only meet in which Lemngole didn’t win this season was the South Regional Championships, where she finished runner-up.