1968 NCAA Skiing Championships

1968 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Administrator(s) NCAA
Venue(s) Steamboat Ski Resort
Teams 10
Final positions
Champions Wyoming (1st title)
1st runners-up Denver
2nd runners-up Dartmouth

The 1968 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Steamboat Ski Resort on Mount Werner near Steamboat Springs, Colorado at the 15th 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]

Wyoming, coached by John Cress, captured their first national championship, edging out seven-time defending-champions Denver in the team standings.

Venue

Steamboat Springs
1968 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's championships were contested at the Steamboat Ski Resort at Mount Werner in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

These were the fourth championships held in the state of Colorado (1956, 1959, and 1966) but the first at Steamboat Springs.

Team scoring

RankTeamPoints
1st, gold medalist(s)Wyoming383.9
2nd, silver medalist(s)Denver376.2
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Dartmouth369.5
4Fort Lewis369.1
5Colorado365.3
6Western State360.0
7Middlebury348.6
8Washington320.4
9Vermont306.5
10Montana State299.7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
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