Doris Lemngole Wins the 2025 Bowerman Award

Doris Lemngole has won the 2025 Bowerman Award after a record-breaking NCAA year.

Dec 19, 2025 by David Nguyen

Doris Lemngole Wins the 2025 Bowerman Award

On Thursday evening, Doris Lemngole was awarded with the 2025 Bowerman Title; the most prestigious honor in NCAA Cross-Country/Track and Field.

This year, Lemngole won three NCAA titles for the University of Alabama during cross-country and the indoor/outdoor season, topping it off with a collegiate record-breaking 8:58.15 in the 3000m Steeplechase at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

She most recently defended her cross-country national title at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in Columbia, Missouri.

Lemngole also boasts personal bests of 4:09.28 (1500m), 8:41.83 (3000m), 14:52.57 (5000m), and 18:02 (6k (XC)).

"I would not be here without th Thank you so much to Coach Nick and Coach Dan for believing in me and pushing me beyond what I thought was possible; and to my teammates, thank you for making everyday better and every mile worth it; and to my family, friends, and support staff, and of course Scholarbook," said Lemngole after receiving her award.

"Running has shaped who I am, I started this sport simply because I love it and along the way, it taught me resilience, patience, and confidence," she continued with and closed out with "Competing at Alabama has been an incredible honor and wearing this uniform has represented everything I worked for."

She caps off a historic year with the highest honor in collegiate track and field. Lemngole also recently inked an NIL deal with On back earlier back in August.

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