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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |
Carrabassett Valley,
Maine |
| Dates | March 2–4, 1967 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Sugarloaf |
| Teams | 12 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (11th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Wyoming |
| 2nd runners-up | Dartmouth |
The 1967 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Sugarloaf ski area in Carrabassett Valley, Maine at the 14th 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, captured their eleventh, and seventh consecutive, national championship, edging Wyoming by less than a point in the team standings. [3]
No individual champions from the previous year repeated, but two reclaimed titles won two years earlier, Rick Chaffee (slalom) and Matz Jennsen (nordic).
Venue
This year's championships were held March 2–4 in Maine at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley. [4]
The fourteenth edition, these were the first championships in Maine and the fifth in the East; the previous eastern sites were in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Team scoring
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Denver | 376.7 |
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Wyoming | 375.9 |
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Dartmouth | 374.0 |
| 4 | Utah | 366.5 |
| 5 | Western State | 362.2 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 356.1 |
| 7 | Washington | 354.5 |
| 8 | Williams | 342.6 |
| 9 | Harvard | 336.4 |
| 10 | Colby | 320.0 |
| 11 | St. Lawrence | 292.0 |
| 12 | Maine | 291.2 |
Individual events
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Slalom
- Friday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Saturday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine |
Terje Øverland |
Denver | 4:25.83 |
| Cross Country | Ned Gillette | Dartmouth | 64:07 |
| Downhill | Dennis McCoy | Denver | 2:11.20 |
| Jumping |
Bjorn Loken |
Utah | 213.5 |
| Nordic |
Matz Jenssen (2) |
Utah | 7:10.5 |
| Skimeister |
Matz Jenssen |
Utah | 365.2 |
| Slalom | Rick Chaffee (2) | Denver | 1:21.96 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Pioneers in ski lead; Redskins hold fourth". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 3, 1967. p. C3.
- ^ a b c "Denver wins ski crown for 7th year". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1967. p. 11.
- ^ a b "Denver loses lead in collegiate skiing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 4, 1967. p. 11.
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