BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Alabama track and field’s electric duo of Samuel Ogazi (men’s 400m) and Doris Lemngole (women’s 3,000m) struck gold on the final day of the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships.

Ogazi’s 44.72 run set the R.A. “Murray” Fasken ’38 Indoor Track & Field facility record on his way to the SEC title. Additionally, the 2025 All-American and Paris Olympian broke a 15-year-old school record (44.80), originally held by program great Kirani James.

Lemngole, meanwhile, glided to a 8:45.90 that also set a new facility record. Her first-place finish marked the first time a Crimson Tide student-athlete won the SEC women’s 3,000m indoor title in back-to-back seasons.

At the end of the competition, the UA women finished sixth with 58 points, while the UA men finished seventh with 42.4 points.

“There were a number of strong individual performances this weekend, including multiple podium finishes and SEC titles from Samuel and Doris in facility-record fashion. That speaks to the preparation and the way some of our athletes competed under pressure. At the same time, we didn’t finish where we had ourselves positioned as a team, and that’s something we’ll take a hard look at. Championship meets come down to consistency across every event. We’ll recover this week, make the necessary adjustments and get ready to compete at our best at Nationals in two weeks.”

Up Next

• The Crimson Tide will gear up for the Indoor National Championships, March 13-14, in Fayetteville, Ark.

Day Three Scoring Finishes

• 400m

  • 1^st: Samuel Ogazi | men’s | 44.72 – facility record, UA school record, PR | 10 points toward UA men’s team standings

• Mile

  • 6^th: Milicent Wafula | women’s | 4:40.85 | three points toward UA women’s team standings

• 3,000m

  • 1^st: Doris Lemngole | women’s | 8:45.90 – facility record | 10 points toward UA women’s team standings
  • 4^th: Caren Kiplagat | women’s | 8:54.82 – PR, No. 4 all-time at UA | five points toward UA women’s team standings
  • 6^th: Dismus Lokira | men’s | 7:52.45 – PR, No. 6 all-time at UA | three points toward UA men’s team standings
  • 7^th: Cynthia Jemutai | women’s | 9:03.00 – PR, No. 5 all-time at UA | two points toward UA women’s team standings

• 4x400m Relay
  
• High Jump

  • 6^th: Khristian Watson | men’s | 2.14m (7-0.25) – tied season best | 2.4 points toward UA men’s team standings
  • 6^th: My’Kell Beck | men’s | 2.14m (7-0.25) | 2.4 points toward UA men’s team standings