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.
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 while the distance for the women's race was 6 kilometers.
The men's team championship was again won by Oregon, the Ducks' second consecutive and sixth overall. The women's team championship was won by Washington, the Huskies' first.
The two individual champions were, for the men, Galen Rupp and, for the women, Sally Kipyego. It was Kipyego's record third consecutive title.

Men's title

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Galen RuppOregon29:03.2
Samuel ChelangaLiberty29:08.0
Andrew LedwithIona29:25.4
David KinsellaPortland29:26.5
Luke PuskedraOregon29:27.8
Mohamed KhadraouiIona29:29.3
Chris DerrickStanford29:29.4
John KosgeiOklahoma State29:32.4
Shadrack Kiptoo BiwottOregon29:43.4
Kyle PerryBYU29:46.1

Women's title

RankTeamPoints
Washington79
Oregon131
Florida State163
West Virginia198
Princeton220
Villanova248
Texas Tech272
Stanford299
Georgetown305
Illinois310

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

RankNameTeamTime
Sally KipyegoTexas Tech19:28.1
Susan KuijkenFlorida State19:34.9
Tasmin FanningVirginia Tech19:37.1
Brianna FelnagleNorth Carolina19:53.3
Racheal MarchandIowa19:54.9
Angela BizzarriIllinois19:59.1
Christine BabcockWashington20:01.7
Alex KosinskiOregon20:04.2
Nicole BushMichigan State20:07.6
Nicole BloodOregon20:08.6