1954 NCAA Skiing Championships

1954 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Nevada Reno, Nevada
Administrator(s) NCAA
Host(s) University of Nevada
Teams 9
Final positions
Champions Denver (1st title)
1st runners-up Seattle
2nd runners-up Colorado

The 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine and cross country skiing in the United States. This year's championships were contested in Reno, Nevada, hosted by the University of Nevada.[1]

Denver finished ahead of Seattle to claim the team championship. The Pioneers were coached by Willy Schaeffler.

Team scoring

  • (H) = Hosts
RankTeamPoints
1st, gold medalist(s)Denver384.0
2nd, silver medalist(s)Seattle349.6
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Colorado348.6
4Idaho348.5
5Wyoming347.6
6Utah343.5
7Washington State338.0
8Nevada (H)302.6
9Washington290.0
10Stanford157.8

Individual events

EventChampion
SkierTime/Score
Cross CountryMarvin Crawford
Denver		50:09.0
DownhillPat Myers
Nevada		1:46.40
JumpingWillis Olson
Denver		213.3
SkimeisterMarvin Crawford
Denver		383.5
SlalomJohn L’Orange
Denver		2:07.90

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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