1959 NCAA Skiing Championships

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1959 NCAA Skiing Championships
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Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Flag of Colorado.svg Winter Park, Colorado
DatesMarch 27–29, 1959
Administrator(s) NCAA
Venue(s) Winter Park Ski Area
Teams9
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
Champions Colorado (1st title)
1st runners-up Denver
2nd runners-up Dartmouth
  1958
1960  

The 1959 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the sixth 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]

Contents

Colorado, coached by Bob Beattie, captured their first national championship, edging out rival Denver in the team standings. [2]

The sole repeat individual champion was Denver's Clarence Servold, in cross country. [3]

Venue

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Winter
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Location in the United States
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Winter
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Location in Colorado

This year's championships were held March 27–29 in Colorado at Winter Park, west of Denver. [2] [3]

These were the second NCAA championships at Winter Park (and in Colorado), which previously hosted in 1956.

Team scoring

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Colorado 549.4
Silver medal icon.svg Denver 543.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Dartmouth 542.7
4 Utah 502.3
5 Western State 489.5
6 Nevada 460.1
7 Middlebury 453.5
8 Michigan Tech 443.6
9 Idaho 406.7
Source: [1] [2]

Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
Alpine Marvin Melville Utah 1:40.0
Cross Country Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Clarence Servold (2) Denver 59:55.0
Downhill Marvin Melville Utah 1:28.8
Jumping Dave Butts Colorado 222.0
Nordic Ted Farwell Denver 1:36.7
SkimeisterDave Butts Colorado 365.0
Slalom Marvin Melville Utah 1:59.0
Source: [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Youth, work won ski title for Colorado". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1959. p. 2B.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Buffs lead skiers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1959. p. 6, sports.

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