1955 NCAA skiing championships

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1955 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationVermont Northfield, Vermont
DatesMarch 4–6, 1955
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Norwich University
Venue(s)Norwich University Ski Area
Teams13
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (2nd title)
1st runners-upDartmouth
2nd runners-upMiddlebury
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Northfield is located in the United States
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Location in the United States
Northfield is located in Vermont
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Location in Vermont

The 1955 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Northfield, Vermont at the second 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][2]

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, repeated as national champions, topping Dartmouth in the team standings.[3]

Highlights[edit]

  • As a result of the event's location in the East, six programs participated for the first time: Dartmouth, Middlebury, New Hampshire, Norwich, Vermont, and Williams
  • Two new individual titles were added to the championship: Alpine (downhill, slalom) and Nordic (cross country, jumping)
  • Dartmouth's Chiharu Igaya, a Japanese national, claimed three of the individual titles: alpine, downhill, and slalom
  • Denver ski jumper Willis Olson repeated as national champion in his event, the first collegiate skier to accomplish this feat

Venue[edit]

This year's championships were contested in Vermont at the Norwich University Ski Area in Northfield. The second edition, it was the first in the Eastern United States.

The NU ski area had a vertical drop of approximately 900 feet (270 m) and closed in 1992.

Team scoring[edit]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Denver 567.050
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dartmouth 558.935
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Middlebury 546.878
4 Colorado 540.926
5 New Hampshire 534.663
6 Vermont 530.284
7 Utah 516.429
8 Wyoming 512.081
9 Williams 508.282
10 Norwich (H) 410.847
11 Washington State 373.400
12 Washington 257.018
13 Western State (CO) 91.235
Source:[1]
  • (H) = Hosts
  • Idaho sent only two competitors; three were required for the team competition.

Individual events[edit]

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
Alpine Japan Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth 4:16.7
Cross Country Larry Damon Vermont 54:10.2
Downhill Japan Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth 2:09.3
Jumping Willis Olson (2) Denver 204.9
Nordic Norway Eirik Berggren Idaho 7:12.1
Skimeister Les Streeter Middlebury 368.2
Slalom Japan Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth 2:07.4
Source:[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Idaho ski ace places eighth". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1955. p. 17.
  3. ^ a b "Jumper leads Denver in defense of NCAA crown". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. March 7, 1955. p. 9.

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