BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Fresh off capturing a pair of top-two team finishes at the Southeastern Conference Championships for the second consecutive year, Alabama cross country saw eight of its runners accumulate 12 All-SEC honors, the league office announced Monday.

All five scoring runners for the UA men’s SEC Championship-winning team landed on an All-SEC team, while the Crimson Tide women’s program saw three of its scoring contingent achieve the feat. All eight runners earned first, second or third team recognition, as four Alabama rookies also picked up all-freshman honors.

Runners earned first-team recognition, for both genders, by finishing in the top seven at the conference meet. Finishers eighth through 14^th made up the second team, while student-athletes who placed 15^th-21^st represented the third team. Additionally, the top-seven freshmen finishers, in each race, earned all-freshman honors.

Alabama’s First Team All-SEC Honorees

• Program ace Doris Lemngole secured first-team honors after defending her individual SEC women’s cross country title, running 19:32.37 to keep possession of the crown
• In her first SEC cross country championship meet, Caren Kiplagat finished third, clocking 1:47.98
• Fellow UA rookie Cynthia Jemutai crossed the finish line right behind Kiplagat for a fourth-place finish, recording a 19:59.16 performance to give the Crimson Tide three out of the top-five runners in the women’s 6k race
• Dismus Lokira earned first-team honors after recording a fifth-place individual finish across the men’s 8k course, crossing the line in 23:24.00 to ultimately lead the UA men towards the team title

Alabama’s Second Team All-SEC Honorees

• Alabama veteran Dennis Kipruto finished eighth, behind a 23:34.18 run in the men’s 8k race, to garner second-team honors
• Freshman Nelson Pariken captured second-team recognition after running 23:41.46 to take 14^th in his first SEC Championship

Alabama’s Third Team All-SEC Honorees

• In his first cross country season, Ezekiel Pitireng accumulated third-team honors after clocking an 18^th place, 23:46.06 finish in the 8k race
• Rounding out the list of third-team honorees for Alabama was Carson Burian who finished 19^th, crossing the line in 23:47.09

Alabama’s SEC All-Freshman Team Honorees

• In total, the Crimson Tide saw four of its first-year runners record a top-seven finish by a freshman as Jemutai (women’s), Kiplagat (women’s), Pariken (men’s) and Pitireng (men’s) all received SEC All-Freshman accolades