The 1970 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia, New Hampshire, at the seventeenth 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 |  Franconia, New Hampshire |
| Dates | March 4–7, 1970 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Cannon Mountain Ski Area |
| Teams | 14 |
Number of events | 4 events (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (13th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Dartmouth |
| 2nd runners-up | Colorado |
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their thirteenth national championship and ninth in ten years. Denver finished 7.8 points ahead of runners-up Dartmouth in the team standings, the second straight year the Pioneers bested the Big Green.
Venue
editThis year's NCAA skiing championships were held March 4–7 in New Hampshire at Cannon Mountain Ski Area near Franconia.
The seventeenth edition, these were the second at Cannon Mountain (1964) and third in New Hampshire (1958). The 1964 championships were scheduled for Dartmouth Skiway, but rain forced the transfer of the alpine events to Cannon Mountain.
Team scoring
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| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Denver | 386.6 |
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Dartmouth | 378.8 |
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Colorado | 377.3 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 367.0 |
| 5 | Fort Lewis | 362.3 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 362.2 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 357.3 |
| 8 | Air Force | 351.4 |
| 9 | Washington | 345.2 |
| 10 | Vermont | 341.9 |
| 11 | St. Lawrence | 326.5 |
| 12 | Montana | 323.4 |
| 13 | Northern Michigan | 295.5 |
| 14 | Northern Arizona | 247.1 |
- Source:[1]
Individual events
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Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Wednesday: Giant Slalom (1st run)
- Thursday: Giant Slalom (2nd run), Cross Country
- Friday: Slalom
- Saturday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Mike Porcarelli | Colorado | 5:04.34 |
| Cross Country |  Ole Hansen |
Denver | 62:35 |
| Giant Slalom ^ | Otto Tschudi |
Denver | 2:31.22 |
| Jumping | Jay Rand | Colorado | 206.3 |
| Nordic | Jim Miller (2) | Fort Lewis | 7:15.2 |
| Skimeister | John Kendall | New Hampshire | |
| Slalom | Mike Porcarelli | Colorado | 1:34.99 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Dew, Dick (March 5, 1970). "Denver tops ski competition". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. D3.
- ^ Dew, Dick (March 6, 1970). "Denver awaits NCAA trophy". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. D1.
- ^ Dew, Dick (March 7, 1970). "Denver U. still tops in skiing". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. A5.
- ^ "Denver is still the favorite on slippery slopes". Lewiston Evening Journal. (Maine). Associated Press. March 7, 1970. p. 15.