2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships

The 2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships were the 70th annual NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship and the 28th annual NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's and women's collegiate cross country running in the United States. In all, four different titles were contested: men's and women's individual and team championships.[1][2]

2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
OrganisersNCAA
Edition70th–Men
28th–Women
DateNovember 24, 2008
Host city Terre Haute, IN
VenueIndiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Participation252–Men
252–Women
504–Total athletes
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Held on November 24, 2008, the combined meet was the fifth of eight consecutive meets hosted by Indiana State University at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The distance for the men's race was 10 kilometers (6.21 miles) while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers (3.73 miles).

The men's team championship was again won by Oregon (93 points), the Ducks' second consecutive and sixth overall. The women's team championship was won by Washington (79 points), the Huskies' first.

The two individual champions were, for the men, Galen Rupp (Oregon, 29:03.2) and, for the women, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech, 19:28.1). It was Kipyego's record third consecutive title.[3][4]

Men's title
  • Distance: 10,000 meters

Women's title
  • Distance: 6,000 meters
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References
  1. "NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. "NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. "2008 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". NCAA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  4. "2008 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results". USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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