The 1962 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California at the ninth 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]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Olympic Valley, California |
| Dates | March 22–25, 1962 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Squaw Valley |
| Teams | 7 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (6th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Colorado |
| 2nd runners-up | Western State |
Valley
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their sixth national championship (and second consecutive), edging out rival Colorado in the team standings.[2][3]
Scheduled as the opening event on Thursday, the downhill was postponed to Saturday due to heavy snowfall, and the jumping moved to Sunday.[4][5]
Utah's Jim Gaddis reclaimed the alpine title he won two years earlier; he won the slalom,[6] and was runner-up in the downhill, just a tenth of a second behind.[2][7]
Venue
editThis year's championships were held March 22–25 in California at Squaw Valley in Olympic Valley. Two years earlier, Squaw Valley had hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.[8]
The ninth NCAA championships, these were the first in California and the second in the Lake Tahoe area of the Sierra Nevada (1954 in Reno, Nevada).
Team scoring
edit| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Denver | 390.08 |
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Colorado | 374.30 |
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Western State | 361.40 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 356.32 |
| 5 | Nevada–Reno | 333.79 |
| 6 | California | 294.17 |
| 7 | Montana State | 280.51 |
Individual events
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Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Downhill (postponed to Saturday)
- Friday: Slalom
- Saturday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Sunday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Jim Gaddis (2) | Utah | 3:29.7 |
| Cross Country | Jim Page | Dartmouth | 59:03 |
| Downhill | Myke Baar | Denver | 1:44.8 |
| Jumping |  Oyvind Floystad |
Denver | 223.6 |
| Nordic | Tor Fageraas |
Montana State | 3:13.57 |
| Skimeister | Jim Page | Dartmouth | 361.67 |
| Slalom | Jim Gaddis | Utah | 1:26.7 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Denver grabs NCAA ski title". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. March 26, 1962. p. 3.
- ^ a b c Kadleck, Dave (March 26, 1962). "Denver snares ski title in NCAA four-way meet". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
- ^ Kadleck, Dave (March 22, 1962). "New snow delays NCAA downhill race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B6.
- ^ Kadleck, Dave (March 23, 1962). "Denver ski squad seen favorites in Squaw Valley NCAA tourney". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B6.
- ^ a b "Denver leading ninth annual NCAA ski meet". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1962. p. 3.
- ^ a b Kadleck, Dave (March 24, 1962). "Gaddis appears cinch for ninth NCAA alpine combined title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A4.
- ^ "College skiers eye cost meet". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 21, 1962. p. D3.