Postseason Begins for Alabama with the SEC Cross Country Championships

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Alabama men's and women's cross country squads begin postseason racing Friday as the Crimson Tide gets set to compete at the Southeastern Conference Championships. The annual conference meet will be aired on the SEC Network.

The No. 22-ranked UA men will start their 8,000-meter race at 9:08 a.m. CT across the links of the Charwood Golf Club. The No. 13-ranked UA women will close the meet at 9:50 a.m. with their 6,000-meter race.

Alabama enters the meet as the reigning champion after sweeping both the men's and women's titles last season.

Gallery: (10-26-2023) 10-26-23 MWTR SEC Championships Practice

The Southeastern Conference Championships

Follow live: Live results link is available at RollTide.com
Watch live: The conference meet will be aired on the SEC Network
Date: Friday, Oct. 27
Time (CT): Men – 9:08 a.m. | Women – 9:50 a.m.
Location: Columbia, S.C.
Venue: Charwood Golf Club
Parking: Spectators will need to park off site, at the Midland Sports Complex
- The shuttle service will begin at 6:30 a.m. ET
- Parking Map is available on the Meet Central page

About the Tide

Following their one-two finish at the home Crimson Classic meet, teammates Hilda Olemomoi and Doris Lemngole swept the SEC weekly honors (Oct. 17)
- Olemomoi – Women's Co-Runner of the Week | Lemngole – Women's Freshman of the Week
The Alabama women are ranked No. 13 nationally/No. 2 in the South Region, while the men enter at No. 22 in the nation/No. 2 in the South Region
Two UA runners find themselves ranked in the top 15 of FloTrack's 2023 NCAA men's cross country individual rankings
- Crimson Tide duo Hillary Cheruiyot and Victor Kiprop come in at No. 11 and No. 13, respectively
- Alabama is one of only three schools, and the only SEC school, with multiple athletes listed in the top-15 nationally
On the women's side, a pair of UA runners find themselves ranked in the top 11 of FloTrack's 2023 NCAA individual rankings
- Crimson Tide duo Lemngole and Hilda Olemomoi come in at No. 3 and No. 11, respectively
- Alabama is one of only two schools, and the only SEC school, with multiple athletes listed in the top-11 nationally

Last Time Out

In its lone home race of the season, Alabama swept both the team and individual titles
Victor Kiprop claimed the men's crown via a 23:12.9 run across the 8K course, while Hilda Olemomoi (18:56.9) secured the women's 6K title only two tenths of a second ahead of teammate Doris Lemngole
The individual victories were the first of the season for both Kiprop and Olemomoi as both Crimson Tide runners led their race alongside teammates Hillary Cheruiyot and Lemngole, respectively, to secure Alabama the top-two spots in both events

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