1954 NCAA skiing championships

1954 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationNevada Reno, Nevada
DatesMarch 4–7, 1954
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)University of Nevada
Venue(s)Slide Mountain
Teams10
Number of
events
4 (5 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (1st title)
1st runners-upSeattle
2nd runners-upColorado
1955 →
Slide Mountain is located in the United States
Slide Mountain
Slide
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Location in the United States
Slide Mountain is located in Nevada
Slide Mountain
Slide Mountain
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Location in Nevada

The 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine and cross-country skiing in the United States. This championships were held March 4–7 at Slide Mountain outside Reno, Nevada,[1][2] hosted by the University of Nevada.[3]

Denver finished ahead of Seattle to claim the team championship;[4][5] the Pioneers were coached by Willy Schaeffler. Nevada senior Pat Myers won the downhill, edging out Olympian Darrell Robison of Utah.[1][2]

Team scoring

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Denver 384.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Seattle 349.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colorado 348.6
4 Idaho 348.5
5 Wyoming 347.6
6 Utah 343.5
7 Washington State 338.0
8 Nevada (H) 302.6
9 Washington 290.0
10 Stanford 157.8
Source:[3][5]

Individual events

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Four events were held, which yielded five individual titles.

  • Thursday: Cross Country
  • Friday: Downhill
  • Saturday: Slalom
  • Sunday: Jumping
Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
Cross-country Marvin Crawford Denver 50:09.0
Downhill Pat Myers Nevada 1:46.40
Jumping Willis Olson Denver 213.3
Skimeister Marvin Crawford Denver 383.5
Slalom Norway John L’Orange Denver 2:07.90
Source:[1][2][4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nevadan wins downhill in NCAA ski test". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. March 6, 1954. p. A6.
  2. ^ a b c "Cougars, Vandals trail in ski mix". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1954. p. 2, sports.
  3. ^ a b "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Bennyhoff, Robert (March 8, 1954). "Denver cops national ski tourney". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. p. B4.
  5. ^ a b c "Denver ski birds win NCAA jump; Vandals fourth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1954. p. 8.
  6. ^ a b "Slatter Crawford paces Denver to NCAA lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1954. p. 11.
  7. ^ ""Norway's gift" captures slalom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1954. p. 3, sports.

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