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 (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 Wisconsin 229 Auburn 264 Northern Arizona 281 Portland 293 Oklahoma State 305 BYU 310 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 David Kinsella Portland 29:26.5 Luke Puskedra Oregon 29:27.8 Mohamed Khadraoui Iona 29:29.3 Chris Derrick Stanford 29:29.4 John Kosgei Oklahoma State 29:32.4 Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott Oregon 29:43.4 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 West Virginia 198 Princeton 220 Villanova 248 Texas Tech 272 Stanford 299 Georgetown 305 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 Brianna Felnagle North Carolina 19:53.3 Racheal Marchand Iowa 19:54.9 Angela Bizzarri Illinois 19:59.1 Christine Babcock Washington 20:01.7 Alex Kosinski Oregon 20:04.2 Nicole Bush Michigan State 20:07.6 Nicole Blood Oregon 20:08.6
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