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.

2008 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NCAA
Edition	70th–Men 28th–Women
Date	November 24, 2008
Host city	Terre Haute, IN
Venue	Indiana State University LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course
Distances	10 km–Men 6 km–Women
Participation	252–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.

Men's title

• Distance: 10,000 meters

Men's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Oregon	93
	Iona	147
	Stanford	227
4	Wisconsin	229
5	Auburn	264
6	Northern Arizona	281
7	Portland	293
8	Oklahoma State	305
9	BYU	310
10	Georgetown	319

Men's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Galen Rupp	Oregon	29:03.2
	Samuel Chelanga	Liberty	29:08.0
	Andrew Ledwith	Iona	29:25.4
4	David Kinsella	Portland	29:26.5
5	Luke Puskedra	Oregon	29:27.8
6	Mohamed Khadraoui	Iona	29:29.3
7	Chris Derrick	Stanford	29:29.4
8	John Kosgei	Oklahoma State	29:32.4
9	Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott	Oregon	29:43.4
10	Kyle Perry	BYU	29:46.1

Women's title

• Distance: 6,000 meters

Women's Team Result (Top 10)

Rank	Team	Points
	Washington	79
	Oregon	131
	Florida State	163
4	West Virginia	198
5	Princeton	220
6	Villanova	248
7	Texas Tech	272
8	Stanford	299
9	Georgetown	305
10	Illinois	310

Women's Individual Result (Top 10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
	Sally Kipyego	Texas Tech	19:28.1
	Susan Kuijken	Florida State	19:34.9
	Tasmin Fanning	Virginia Tech	19:37.1
4	Brianna Felnagle	North Carolina	19:53.3
5	Racheal Marchand	Iowa	19:54.9
6	Angela Bizzarri	Illinois	19:59.1
7	Christine Babcock	Washington	20:01.7
8	Alex Kosinski	Oregon	20:04.2
9	Nicole Bush	Michigan State	20:07.6
10	Nicole Blood	Oregon	20:08.6