| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (age 24) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbests | Outdoor 1500m: 4:09.28 (Tuscaloosa, 2025) 3000m Steeplechase: 8:58.15 (Eugene, 2025)CR Indoor Mile: 4:43.96 (Clemson, 2025) 3000m: 8:31:39 (New York, 2026)CR 5000m: 14:52.57 (Boston, 2024) Road 5km 14:40 (Lille, 2023) |
Doris Lemngole (born 5 February 2002) is a Kenyanlong-distance runner. In 2024, she won theNCAA titles in the3000m steeplechase andcross country running. In 2025, she won the NCAA indoor title over 5000 metres and retained her NCAA titles over 3000 metres steeplechase and cross country, and won theBowerman Award. She placed fifth in the steeplechase at the2025 World Championships.[1]
Lemngole is fromKapenguria,Kenya and moved to the United States to compete in the collegiate system for theUniversity of Alabama.[2]
On 19 March 2023 before being recruited for Alabama, she had already run 14:40 for a road5K run at theSemi Marathon de Lille, faster than theU.S. collegiate record for the same distance on the track.[3] In November 2023, she was runner up toParker Valby at theNCAA Cross Country Championship inCharlottesville, Virginia.[4]
In February 2024, she ran the second-fastest indoor collegiate time of all time in the women's5000m, running 15:04.71 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.[5][6] In June 2024 she won the NCAA3000 metres steeplechase title inEugene, Oregon.[7]
In November 2024, she won the NCAA Cross Country title inVerona, Wisconsin finishing ahead of compatriotPamela Kosgei.[8]
Lemngole won theNCAA Championship indoor title on 14 March 2025 inVirginia Beach over 5000 metres.[9] At the SEC Championships in Kentucky in May 2025, she set a championship record in the steeplechase and won the 5000 metres.[10] She then won the2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships title in the 3000 metres steeplechase inEugene, Oregon in June 2025, in a new collegiate record of 8:58.15.[11]
In August 2025, she signed anNIL deal with Swiss sportswear brandOn.[12] That month, she recorded a debut victory in theDiamond League, winning in 9:16.36 in the 3000m steeplechase at the2025 Athletissima event in Lausanne, in wet conditions.[13] In September 2025, she was a finalist in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the2025 World Championships inTokyo, Japan, placing fifth.[14][15]
On 22 November, she won the2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships in Missouri.[16] In December, Lemngole was awarded the 2025Bowerman Award as the year's best student-athlete in American collegiate track and field.[17]
On 1 February, Lemngole ran a lifetime best to win the 3000m at theMillrose Games in New York, running 8:31.39 to finish ahead of British professionalHannah Nuttall, her time also setting an NCAA record for the distance.[18][19]
| Year | SEC Cross Country | NCAA South Regional Cross Country | NCAA Cross Country | SEC Indoor Track | NCAA Indoor Track | SEC Outdoor Track | NCAA Outdoor Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd - 3000m; 2nd - DMR | 3rd - 3000m; 4th - 5000m | 1st - 3000m SC; 2nd - 5000m | 1st - 3000m SC |
| 2024–25 | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st - 3000m | 2nd - 3000m; 1st - 5000m | 1st - 5000m; 1st - 3000m SC | 1st - 3000m SC |
| 2025–26 | 1st | 1st | 1st |
