1973 NCAA Skiing Championships

1973 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationVermont Hancock, Vermont
DatesMarch 7–10, 1973
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Middlebury College
Venue(s)Middlebury College Snow Bowl
Teams14
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (4th title)
1st runners-upWyoming
2nd runners-upVermont
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The 1973 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vermont at the twentieth 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]

Defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, captured their fourth, and second consecutive, national championship, finishing 4.04 points ahead of Wyoming in the team standings.[2]

These were the first NCAA championships in which Denver did not finish in either first (fourteen titles) or second (five times).

Repeat champions were Colorado's Vidar Nilsgard (jumping) and Kim Kendall (skimeister) of New Hampshire,

Venue

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Main article: Middlebury College Snow Bowl

This year's championships were held March 7–10 in Vermont at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock. Middlebury College, located in nearby Middlebury, served as hosts.

The twentieth edition, these were the second NCAA championships hosted by Middlebury (1961), third in Vermont (Northfield, 1955), and seventh in the East, all in New England.

Program changes

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  • This was the final year that skimeister was included in the event program. This award went to the skier with the best performance across all four disciplines.

Team scoring

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Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Colorado 381.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wyoming 377.83
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vermont 376.85
4 Denver 372.55
5 Middlebury 362.38
6 Dartmouth 361.14
7 Fort Lewis 355.70
8 Northern Michigan 350.52
9 New Hampshire 345.78
10 Western State 341.05
11 Montana 335.23
12 Washington 187.20
13 Michigan Tech 178.37
14 Alaska Methodist 90.79
Source:[1][2]

Individual events

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Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Wednesday: Cross Country
  • Thursday: Slalom
  • Friday: Downhill
  • Saturday: Jumping
Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
Alpine Norway Peik Christensen Denver 3:35.06
Cross Country Norway Steiner Hybertsen Wyoming 53:41
Downhill Bob Cochran Vermont 1:46.94
Jumping Norway Vidar Nilsgard (2) Colorado 226.3
Nordic Finland Pertti Reijula Northern Michigan 6:31.7
Skimeister Kim Kendall (2) New Hampshire 336.45
Slalom Norway Peik Christensen Denver 1:20.31
Source:[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Buff skiers win NCAA with rally". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1973. p. 13.
  3. ^ Strauss, Michael (March 9, 1973). "Christensen wins slalom on sunny day in Vermont". New York Times. p. 81.

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