1956 NCAA Skiing Championships

1956 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Colorado Winter Park, Colorado
Administrator(s) NCAA
Venue(s) Winter Park Resort
Teams 13
Final positions
Champions Denver (3rd title)
1st runners-up Dartmouth
2nd runners-up Middlebury
← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the third annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine, cross country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, claimed the national championship for the third consecutive year, once again topping Dartmouth in the team standings. It was the third national title for both Denver and coach Schaeffler.

Venue

Winter Park
1956 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's championships were contested at the Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, Colorado.

These were the first NCAA championships hosted at Winter Park, in the state of Colorado, and within the Rocky Mountains.

Team scoring

Rank Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s) Denver 582.01
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dartmouth 541.77
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Middlebury 541.28
4 Western State (CO) 531.58
5 Idaho 528.63
6 Colorado 520.62
7 Utah 504.61
8 Washington 502.25
9 Vermont 473.51
10 Washington State 472.67
11 Wyoming 470.15
12 Michigan Tech 446.99
13 California 389.63

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
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