| 2008 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | |
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| Host City: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Dates: | February 23-24 |
| Stadium: | Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Indoor |
| Events: | 28 (14 men's + 14 women's) |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships were held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Organized by USA Track and Field (USATF), the two-day competition took place February 23-24 and served as the national championships in indoor track and field for the United States.[1] The championships in combined track and field events were held at a later date.[2] [3]
The meeting served as a qualifier for the United States team at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At the meeting, Christian Cantwell had hoped to break the indoor shot put world record, but he couldn't do it because the shot puts were only in diameter rather than his preferred . He had asked a competitor Reese Hoffa to bring 128 mm shot puts, but Hoffa declined saying it wasn't his job to help a competitor, causing Cantwell to be "upset with him" making the World Indoors team.[4] There was a photo finish in the men's 800 m, with many having thought that Nick Symmonds had actually won the race.[5]
| 60 m | 6.54 | 6.56 | 6.57 | ||||
| 400 m | 46.34 | 46.72 | 46.76 | ||||
| 800 m | 1:46.95 | 1:46.96 | 1:47.99 | ||||
| 1500 m | 3:40.89 | 3:41.20 | 3:41.52 | ||||
| 3000 m | 8:02.52 | 8:03.80 | 8:04.86 | ||||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.47 | 7.53 | 7.54 | ||||
| 5000 m walk | 20:30.00 | 20:59.83 | 22:31.90 | ||||
| High jump | 2.30 m | 2.28 m | 2.25 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.70 m | 5.60 m | 5.60 m | ||||
| Derek Miles | |||||||
| Long jump | 7.82 m | 7.71 m | 7.70 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.91 m | 16.73 m | 16.59 m | ||||
| Shot put | 21.51 m | 21.40 m | 21.25 m | ||||
| Weight throw | 25.12 m | 24.07 m | 22.29 m | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5851 pts | 5794 pts | 5603 pts |
| 60 m | 7.11 | 7.21 (7.203) | 7.21 (7.206) | ||||
| 400 m | 52.03 | 52.33 | 52.36 | ||||
| 800 m | 2:02.65 | 2:02.86 | 2:04.12 | ||||
| 1500 m | 4:14.21 | 4:17.38 | 4:19.23 | ||||
| 3000 m | 8:55.19 | 8:59.98 | 9:00.14 | ||||
| 60 m hurdles | 7.88 | 7.90 | 8.02 | ||||
| 3000 m walk | 13:08.40 | 13:09.61 | 13:44.91 | ||||
| High jump | 1.92 m | 1.89 m | 1.86 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.70 m | 4.50 m | 4.50 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.38 m | 6.38 m | 6.33 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.94 m | 13.87 m | 13.51 m | ||||
| Shot put | 18.11 m | 18.03 m | 18.01 m | ||||
| Weight throw | 23.23 m | 22.62 m | 21.71 m | ||||
| Pentathlon | 4378 pts | 4296 pts | 4124 pts |