1968 NCAA skiing championships

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1968 NCAA Skiing Championships
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Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Flag of Colorado.svg Steamboat Springs, Colorado
DatesMarch 21–23, 1968
Administrator NCAA
Venue(s) Mount Werner,
Howelsen Hill (jumping)
Teams10
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
Champions Wyoming (1st title)
1st runners-up Denver
2nd runners-up Dartmouth
  1967
1969  

The 1968 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Mount Werner ski area near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at the fifteenth 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

Wyoming, coached by John Cress, captured their first national championship, edging out seven-time defending champion Denver by less than eight points in the team standings. [1] [2] The previous year, Wyoming was runner-up by less than one point.

Venue

This year's championships were held March 21–23 in Colorado at Mount Werner ski area in Steamboat Springs. The jumping event was at Howelsen Hill.

These were the fourth championships in Colorado, and the first at Steamboat Springs. Winter Park hosted the state's first two (1956, 1959), followed by Crested Butte in 1966.

Mount Werner was sold in 1969 and rebranded as "Steamboat" in 1970. [3]

Team scoring

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Springs
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Wyoming 383.9
Silver medal icon.svg Denver 376.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Dartmouth 369.5
4 Fort Lewis 369.1
5 Colorado 365.3
6 Western State 360.0
7 Middlebury 348.6
8 Washington 320.4
9 Vermont 306.5
10 Montana State 299.7
Source: [1] [2]

Individual events

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Steamboat Springs

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
Alpine Dennis McCoy Denver 3:14.7
Cross Country Clark Matis Colorado 53:19
Downhill Barney Peet Fort Lewis 1:37.30
Jumping Peter Robes Wyoming 221.2
Nordic Jim Miller Fort Lewis 7:09.4
SkimeisterEric Piene Wyoming 338.8
Slalom Dennis McCoy Denver 1:36.32
Source: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wyoming skis to NCAA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 24, 1968. p. 16.
  3. "LTV Skiing focus on Steamboat". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). June 18, 1970. p. 1.

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