1996 NCAA Skiing Championships

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1996 NCAA Skiing Championships
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Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Flag of Montana.svg Bozeman, Montana
Administrator NCAA
Venue(s) Bridger Bowl Ski Area
Teams23
Number of
events
8
Final positions
Champions Utah
(8th overall, 7th co-ed)
1st runners-up Denver
2nd runners-up Vermont
  1995
1997  

The 1996 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area in Bozeman, Montana as part of the 43rd annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's and women's collegiate slalom and cross-country skiing in the United States. [1]

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Utah, coached by Pat Miller, won the team championship, the Utes' eighth title overall and seventh as a co-ed team.

Venue

This year's NCAA skiing championships were hosted at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area near Bozeman, Montana.

These were the fourth championships held in the state of Montana (1960, 1983, 1985, and 1996).

Program

Team scoring

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Bridger Bowl
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RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Utah 719
Silver medal icon.svg Denver 63512
Bronze medal icon.svg Vermont 615
4 Colorado (DC)60212
5 Western State 505
6 Middlebury 450
7 Alaska Anchorage 435
8 Dartmouth 433
9 New Mexico 413
10 New Hampshire 317
11 Northern Michigan 251
12 Nevada 206
13 Williams 158
14 Bates 130
15 Wisconsin–Green Bay 62
16 Montana State 49
17 Alaska Fairbanks 46
18 Saint Michael's 42
19 St. Olaf 34
20 Bowdoin 29
21 Massachusetts 24
22 Carleton 14
23 St. Lawrence 8

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References

  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 22, 2020.