1957 NCAA skiing championships

1957 NCAA Skiing Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College skiing
Location	Mount Ogden, Weber County, Utah
Dates	March 29–31, 1957
Administrator	NCAA
Host(s)	Utah, Utah State
Venue	Snow Basin
Teams	8
Number of events	4 (7 titles)
Final positions
Champions	Denver (4th title)
1st runners-up	Colorado
2nd runners-up	Dartmouth
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Snow
Basin

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Location in the United States

The 1957 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Snow Basin at Mount Ogden, Utah, at the fourth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Denver claimed its fourth national championship in as many years, all under coach Willy Schaeffler, topping in-state rivals Colorado in the team standings. ^{[4] [5]}

The sole repeat individual champion was Dartmouth's Chiharu Igaya in the slalom, his third consecutive and sixth individual NCAA title. He was the silver medalist in slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Venue

These championships were held March 29–31 in Utah at Snow Basin, located on Mount Ogden in Weber County, north of Salt Lake City. ^{[3] [6]}

The fourth edition, these were the first NCAA championships in Utah and the Wasatch Range. Later contracted to "Snowbasin", the ski area hosted the alpine speed events of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Team scoring

Rank	Team	Points
	Denver	577.95
	Colorado	545.29
	Dartmouth	537.90
4	Western State (CO)	518.66
5	Idaho	509.06
6	Utah	466.71
7	Washington State	301.11
8	Wyoming	258.45

Source: ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Individual events

Snow Basin

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Location in Utah

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

• Friday: Cross Country
• Saturday: Downhill
• Sunday: Slalom, Jumping ^[2]

Event	Champion
	Skier	Team	Time/Score
Alpine	Ralph Miller	Dartmouth	4:16.0
Cross Country	Mack Miller	Western State	55:52.4
Downhill	Ralph Miller	Dartmouth	2:07.0
Jumping	Alf Vincelette	Denver	217.5
Nordic	Harol Riiber	Denver	7:17.4
Skimeister	Ralph Miller	Dartmouth	371.0
Slalom	Chiharu Igaya (3)	Dartmouth	1:44.0

Source: ^{[1] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of NCAA skiing programs

References

1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
2. Aldous, Kay (March 28, 1957). "Redskin racer lineup picked for NCAA ski championships". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D2.
3. Aldous, Kay (March 29, 1957). "Snow Basin NCAA ski championships begin". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. B5.
4. Aldous, Kay (April 1, 1957). "Same pattern: Denver atop NCAA ski standings". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. B3.
5. "Denver nabs crown in NCAA ski meet". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 1, 1957. p. 10.
6. Aldous, Kay (March 20, 1957). "Western Staters capture NCAA ski tourney opener". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. A3.

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