Tuscaloosa, AL SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alabama cross country's Doris Lemngole picked up right where she left off, winning the second individual title of her short Crimson Tide career, this time by clocking 16:05.9 to claim the Women's Blue individual crown Friday morning at the Joe Piane Invitational. The feat marks the second consecutive victory for Lemngole, in only her second ever collegiate race. Both the No. 22 women's and No. 27 men's UA cross country teams opened the morning with third-place overall finishes. respectively. The team results also marked the third straight top-four result for the women and the third consecutive top-three finish for the men during the 2023 season. The Crimson Tide women tallied 73 points, led by Lemnogle's first-place finish over the 5,000-meter course. She would be joined by Hilda Olemomoi (eighth) and Joy Gill (11th) who both opened their 2023 season with a top-12 time of their own. The UA men claimed their third-place finish via an 114-point performance led by the Alabama trio of Hillary Cheruiyot (second), Victor Kiprop (third) and Eliud Kipsang (25th). It was the season-opening race for all three runners, as Cheruiyot (23:10.6) and Kiprop (23:12.3) finished within two to four seconds of the winning, individual time. 
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Saturday, September 30, 2023
• Lemngole Captures Second Individual Crown, •
• Bama Earns Two Third-Place's at Joe Piane •
• Bama Earns Two Third-Place's at Joe Piane •
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