The 2008 Wheelchair Sports USA National Junior Disability Championships (NJDC) were held July 19^th through July 27^th at Rutgers University in New Jersey alongside the Junior International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Championships (IWAS). Athletes from around the world competed in such events as track, field, archery, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis and basketball. Eleven athletes from The Carolina Cruisers competed for the gold in these events. The Carolina Cruisers is a wheelchair sports program of Abilities Unlimited of the Carolinas, a non-profit organization, and is made up of athletes from North and South Carolina. The Carolina Cruisers placed second overall in the NJDC games large team category winning over 80 medals, the majority being 1^st place gold.

The eleven athletes competing for Carolina were Chris Baker, Wen Bumgardner, Sean Burns, Brandon Cook, Dylan Cooper, Sydney Esposito, Tim Field, Lindsey Good, Marc Johnson, Caitlin McDermott and Jill Moore. Marc Johnson won the NJDC Spirit of Excellence award in Weightlifting and set a new national record in his weight class by lifting 204 pounds while weighing in at 105 pounds. Jill Moore was named the Sports ‘N Spokes Junior Athlete of the Year winning a new Quickie wheelchair. Dylan Cooper also set a new national record in the discus field event with a throw of 14.34 meters.

Sean Burns, Tim Field, Wen Bumgardner and Jill Moore also competed in the international games on the USA Team for track, field events, weightlifting and swimming, respectively. Sean Burns won gold and silver for his accomplishments in track and swimming. Jill Moore won 2 gold and 2 silver in international swimming competitions. Wen Bumgardner took home silver for the USA in weightlifting with a lift of 259 pounds in the heavy weight division.