2008 NCAA Division I cross country championships explained

2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers:NCAA
Edition:70th–Men
28th–Women
Date:November 24, 2008
Host City: Terre Haute, IN
Location:Indiana State University
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Athletes Participating:252–Men
252–Women
504–Total
Distances:10 km–Men
6 km–Women
Previous:2007
Next:2009

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]

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

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
93
147
227
229
264
281
293
305
310
319

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
29:03.2
29:08.0
29:25.4
29:26.5
29:27.8
29:29.3
29:29.4
29:32.4
29:43.4
29:46.1

Women's title

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank Team Points
79
131
163
198
220
248
272
299
305
310

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank Name Team Time
19:28.1
19:34.9
19:37.1
19:53.3
19:54.9
19:59.1
20:01.7
20:04.2
20:07.6
20:08.6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 25, 2016.
  2. Web site: NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. NCAA. NCAA.org. November 25, 2016.
  3. Web site: 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. NCAA. November 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126004807/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/319. November 26, 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship Results. USTFCCCApublisher=NCAA. November 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126010301/http://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/345. November 26, 2016. dead.