Doris Lemngole added to her legacy on Saturday, winning the 2025 NCAA Division I women’s cross country individual title at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Missouri. The Alabama standout, originally from Kenya, finished in 18:25 to secure her second straight national championship.
Lemngole also finished second in 2023 and entered the season with NIL momentum after signing with On, the Swiss performance brand, in August. Another national title is expected to strengthen her NIL market value. BYU freshman Jane Hedengren finished second in 18:38.
Lemngole is also a two-time NCAA champion in the 3000m steeplechase and the indoor 5000m, and is considered a 2028 Olympic hopeful.
Division I Women’s Team Results
NC State continued its dominance, winning its fourth NCAA women’s cross country title in five years. The Wolfpack placed two runners in the top 10—Hannah Gapes and Grace Hartman—to edge out defending champion BYU.
Top five teams:
- NC State
- BYU
- Oregon
- New Mexico
- Florida
Division II Women
Grand Valley State claimed its eighth national championship since 2010 and its second in the last three years. Colorado School of Mines finished second, followed by Wingate, Adams State, and Western Carolina.
Tristan Spence (Adams State) won the DII women’s individual title in 20:11, ahead of Mines’ Grace Strongman.
Division III Women
NYU captured its first NCAA women’s cross country team title in program history. Williams, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Johns Hopkins, and Carnegie Mellon rounded out the top five.
Audrey Maclean (Middlebury) dominated the DIII individual championship, winning in 20:16, 48 seconds ahead of RPI’s Jules Bleskoski.
Men’s Championships
Division I Men
Oklahoma State earned its fifth NCAA men’s cross country national title, powered by four top-12 finishes. Brian Musau placed fourth and Fauod Messaodui finished fifth.
Habtom Samuel (New Mexico) won the DI men’s individual championship in 23:33, beating Wake Forest’s Rocky Hansen by four seconds.
Team top five:
- Oklahoma State
- New Mexico
- Iowa State
- Syracuse
- Oregon
Division II Men
Wingate secured its second national title in three years, narrowly beating Adams State. Colorado School of Mines placed third.
Kidus Begashaw (Adams State) won the DII men’s individual championship, finishing three seconds ahead of Wingate’s Antonin Saint Peyre.
Division III Men
Wisconsin–La Crosse repeated as NCAA DIII champions, the school’s fifth all-time title. SUNY Geneseo, Wartburg, NYU, and RPI completed the top five.
Emmanuel Leblond (Johns Hopkins) won the DIII men’s individual title, with Augsburg’s Mohammed Bati finishing second.
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