1972 NCAA Skiing Championships

1972 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
Sport College skiing
Location Colorado Winter Park, Colorado
Administrator(s) NCAA
Host(s) University of Colorado
Venue(s) Winter Park Resort
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions Colorado (3rd title)
1st runners-up Denver
2nd runners-up Wyoming

The 1972 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the 19th 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]

Hosts Colorado, coached by Bill Marolt, captured their third national championship (and first since 1960), finishing 5.2 points ahead of three-time defending champions Denver in the team standings.

Venue

Winter Park
1972 NCAA Skiing Championships site

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

This was the third time Winter Park hosted the championships, previously hosting in 1956 and 1959.

Team scoring

RankTeamPoints
1st, gold medalist(s)Colorado385.3
2nd, silver medalist(s)Denver380.3
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Wyoming373.0
4Middlebury368.9
5Dartmouth367.0
6Fort Lewis360.9
7New Hampshire359.3
8Nevada–Reno324.6
9Northern Michigan310.5
10Idaho290.0
11Michigan Tech249.7
12Montana220.3
13Weber State181.3
14Western State93.0
15Alaska Methodist92.9
16Utah92.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
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