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Alabama Cross Country Highly Ranked in Preseason Poll: Roll Call

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Mar 14, 2025; Virginia Beach, VA, USA; Doris Lemngole of Alabama wins the women's 5,000m in 15:05.93 during the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Mar 14, 2025; Virginia Beach, VA, USA; Doris Lemngole of Alabama wins the women's 5,000m in 15:05.93 during the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Alabama cross country men's and women's team was picked at the top-ranked teams in the Southeastern Conference's Preseason Poll and the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association's Regional Rankings.

In addition to the high conference ranking the women's team is ranked No. 9 and the men's team No. 11 in the national preseason rankings. The men and women feature the individual SEC Champion in Dismus Lokira and Doris Lemngole, respectively.

Here's the Roll Call for Wednesday, August 27, 2025:

Wednesday's Crimson Tide Schedule:

  • No Events Scheduled.

Tuesday's Crimson Tide Results:

  • No Alabama athletic events .

SEC News:

Did You Notice?

  • Former Alabama and current LA Charger Najee Harris has been moved from the non-football injury list to the active roster as he continues to recover from a fireworks accident he was involved in on July 4.
  • Alabama's swimming and diving team announced the signing of Brazil's Gabriel Moura. Moura earned the gold medal in the 800 free style relay and silver medal in the 200-meter fly at the Junior Pan Ams.
  • Alabama's adapted athletics team announced its schedule for the upcoming season. The team will have two opportunities for fans to cheer them on at home, on Dec. 5-6 and Feb. 20-21.

Countdown to Crimson Tide's 2025 Football Season Opener:

Three days.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

August 27, 1986: Alabama scored 10 points in the fourth quarter on a touchdown pass from Mike Shula to Al Bell, plus an extra point and field goal by kicker Van Tiffin to defeat Ohio State 16-10 in the Kickoff Classic at the Meadowland. The game was the earliest season opener to date for an Alabama team.

August 27, 2007: The “Raising Alabama” issue with Nick Saban on the cover of Sports  Illustrated was published. Rick Bragg’s story on the coach had the headline , and the following subhead: “Fed up with mediocrity and losing to Auburn, the Alabama faithful welcome Nick Saban as a coach tough enough to bring back the glory of the Bear.”

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

“There are two types of preparation, physical and mental. You can’t get by with just one or the other.”
Kenny Stabler

We'll Leave You with This:

Former Alabama and current Denver Bronco Pat Surtain II meets with the media on Tuesday. Surtain discusses NFL cut day, standout teammates and the upcoming season with the Denver Broncos.

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Joe Gaither oversees videos and podcasts for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral. He began his sports media career in radio in 2019, working for three years in Tuscaloosa covering the University of Alabama and other local high school sports. In 2023 he joined BamaCentral to cover a variety of Crimson Tide sports and recruiting, in addition to hosting the “Joe Gaither Show” podcast. His work has also appeared on the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt web sites.

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