Doris Lemngole of Alabama was named the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Lemngole, who hails from West Pokot County, Kenya, and owns a cumulative GPA of 4.0, won the individual title at the 2024 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin. This is the third time in the past five years that an athlete from Alabama has been named the Women’s Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year. Lemngole joins back-to-back honoree Mercy Chelangat from 2020 and 2021 in that regard.