1975 NCAA Skiing Championships

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1975 NCAA Skiing Championships
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Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationColorado Durango, Colorado
DatesMarch 5–8, 1975
Administrator(s)NCAA
Host(s)Fort Lewis College
Venue(s)Durango Mountain
Teams13
Number of
events
4 (6 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (6th title)
1st runners-upVermont
2nd runners-upWyoming
← 1974
1976 →

The 1975 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Durango Mountain ski area, north of Durango, Colorado, at the 22nd 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][2][3]

Three-time defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, captured their sixth national championship, finishing 68 points ahead of runner-up Vermont, the largest victory margin to date.

Repeat champions were Wyoming's Steiner Hybertsen (cross country), Colorado's Didrik Ellefsen (jumping), and Stig Hallingbye (nordic) of Wyoming; Hybertsen's win was his third consecutive. Denver's Peik Christensen reclaimed his slalom title of two years earlier; he entered the week as the two-time defending champion in alpine.

This was the last time for the downhill event at the NCAA championships; it was replaced by giant slalom in 1976.[1]

Venue[]

Main article: Durango Mountain Resort

This year's championships were held March 5–8 in Colorado at Durango Mountain in the San Juan Mountains of La Plata County, north of Durango. Fort Lewis College in Durango served as host.

These were the first NCAA championships at Durango, and the seventh in Colorado; previous sites were Winter Park (1956, 1959, 1972), Crested Butte (1966), and Steamboat Springs (1968, 1969).

Team scoring[]

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Colorado 183
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vermont 115
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wyoming 93
4 Northern Michigan 85.5
5 Denver 83
6 Utah 78
7 Western State 68.5
8 Dartmouth 64
9 Middlebury 44
10 Fort Lewis 43
11 Montana State 24
12 Nevada–Reno 18
13 Boise State 15
Source:[1]

Individual events[]

Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.

  • Wednesday: Downhill
  • Thursday: Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
Alpine Mark Ford Colorado 2:31.45
Cross Country Norway Steiner Hybertsen (3) Wyoming 53:53.06
Downhill Mark Ford Colorado 1:14.80
Jumping Norway Didrik Ellefsen (2) Colorado 214.2
Nordic Norway Stig Hallingbye (2) Wyoming 6:37.0
Slalom Norway Peik Christensen (2) Denver 1:48.83
Source:[1][2][3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Ute skiers off to slow start". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 6, 1975. p. D3.
  3. ^ a b "Utes await 'strong' events in ski meet". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 7, 1975. p. D2.
  4. ^ "NCAA skiing: Slalom results". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 8, 1975. p. A7.

Coordinates: 37°37′48″N 107°48′54″W / 37.63°N 107.815°W / 37.63; -107.815

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