1968 NCAA Skiing Championships
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| Dates | March 21–23, 1968 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Mount Werner, Howelsen Hill (jumping) |
| Teams | 10 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wyoming (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Denver |
| 2nd runners-up | Dartmouth |
The 1968 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Mount Werner ski area near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, at the fifteenth 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]
Wyoming, coached by John Cress, captured their first national championship, edging out seven-time defending champion Denver by less than eight points in the team standings.[1][2] The previous year, Wyoming was runner-up by less than one point.
Venue[edit]
This year's championships were held March 21–23 in Colorado at Mount Werner ski area in Steamboat Springs. The jumping event was at Howelsen Hill.
These were the fourth championships in Colorado, and the first at Steamboat Springs. Winter Park hosted the state's first two (1956, 1959), followed by Crested Butte in 1966.
Mount Werner was sold in 1969 and rebranded as "Steamboat" in 1970.[3]
Team scoring[edit]
Springs
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Wyoming | 383.9 |
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Denver | 376.2 |
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Dartmouth | 369.5 |
| 4 | Fort Lewis | 369.1 |
| 5 | Colorado | 365.3 |
| 6 | Western State | 360.0 |
| 7 | Middlebury | 348.6 |
| 8 | Washington | 320.4 |
| 9 | Vermont | 306.5 |
| 10 | Montana State | 299.7 |
Individual events[edit]
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Slalom
- Friday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Saturday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Dennis McCoy | Denver | 3:14.7 |
| Cross Country | Clark Matis | Colorado | 53:19 |
| Downhill | Barney Peet | Fort Lewis | 1:37.30 |
| Jumping | Peter Robes | Wyoming | 221.2 |
| Nordic | Jim Miller | Fort Lewis | 7:09.4 |
| Skimeister | Eric Piene | Wyoming | 338.8 |
| Slalom | Dennis McCoy | Denver | 1:36.32 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Wyoming skis to NCAA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 24, 1968. p. 16.
- ^ "LTV Skiing focus on Steamboat". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). June 18, 1970. p. 1.
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