1974 NCAA Skiing Championships

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1974 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationWyoming Teton Village, Wyoming
DatesMarch 7–9, 1974
AdministratorNCAA
Venue(s)Jackson Hole
Teams15
Number of
events
4 (6 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (5th title)
1st runners-upWyoming
2nd runners-upVermont
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The 1974 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the 21st 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]

Two-time defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, captured their fifth national championship, finishing six points ahead of runner-up Wyoming in the team standings.

Repeat champions were Denver's Peik Christensen (alpine) and Steiner Hybertsen (cross country) of Wyoming.

Venue[edit]

This year's NCAA championships were held March 7–9 in Wyoming at Jackson Hole.[2] The 21st edition, these were the first in Wyoming.

Team scoring[edit]

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Colorado 176
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wyoming 162
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vermont 98
4 Dartmouth 89
5 Northern Michigan 78
6 Denver 62
7 Montana State 53
8 Middlebury 42
9 Weber State 32
10 New England College 31
11 Boise State 27
12 Utah 24
13 Fort Lewis 19
14 Nevada–Reno 14
15 Oregon 7
Source:[1]

Individual events[edit]

Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.

  • Thursday: Downhill, Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
Alpine Norway Peik Christensen (2) Denver 3:46.5
Cross Country Norway Steiner Hybertsen (2) Wyoming 57:58.3
Downhill Larry Kennison Wyoming 1:48.38
Jumping Norway Didrik Ellefsen Colorado 236.8
Nordic Norway Stig Hallingbye Wyoming 6:51.6
Slalom Bill Shaw Boise State 1:42.62
Source:[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hopeful Utes in NCAA ski finals". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 7, 1974. p. D3.

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