1976 NCAA Skiing Championships

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1976 NCAA Skiing Championships
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Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Flag of Maine.svg Newry, Maine
DatesMarch 3–6, 1976
Administrator NCAA
Host(s) Bates College
Venue(s) Sunday River
Teams8
Number of
events
4 (6 titles)
Final positions
Champions Colorado (7th title)
Dartmouth (2nd title)
Runner-up Vermont (3rd place)
  1975
1977  

The 1976 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Sunday River ski area, near the town of Newry, Maine, at the 23rd annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine, cross country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States. [1]

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Four-time defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, finished tied with Dartmouth, coached by Jim Page, atop the team standings, with 112 points each, and shared the team national championship. Both teams finished a mere four points ahead of third-place Vermont; this was the seventh title for the Buffaloes and the second for the Big Green.

Venue

This year's championships were held March 3–6 in Maine at Sunday River ski area in the town of Newry. Bates College of Lewiston served as host.

These were the second NCAA championships in Maine (1967, Sugarloaf) and eighth in the East, all in New England.

Team scoring

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RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svg Colorado
Dartmouth
112
Bronze medal icon.svg Vermont 108
4 Wyoming 107
5 Utah 64
6 Middlebury 52
7 Northern Michigan 49
8 Nevada–Reno 8
Source: [1]

Individual events

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Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.

EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
Alpine Mike Meleski Wyoming 5:47.7
Cross Country Stan Dunklee Vermont 42:11.7
Giant Slalom Dave Cleveland Dartmouth 2:56.96
Jumping Kip Sundgaard Utah 215.9
Nordic Jack Turner Colorado 6:20.3
Slalom Mike MeleskiWyoming1:34.74
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. "Utes chase ski title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 3, 1976. p. D3.
  3. "Dartmouth assumes lead at NCAA ski competition". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 17.
  4. "Meleski's good runs leads team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. D2.

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