The 1972 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the nineteenth 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]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Winter Park, Colorado |
| Dates | March 16–18, 1972 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Host(s) | Colorado |
| Venue(s) | Winter Park Ski Area |
| Teams | 16 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colorado (3rd title) |
| 1st runners-up | Denver |
| 2nd runners-up | Wyoming |
Host Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, captured their third national championship (and first since 1960), finishing 5.2 points ahead of three-time defending champion Denver in the team standings.[2]
Colorado's Mike Porcarelli reclaimed the slalom and alpine titles he won two years earlier; the repeat champions were Otto Tschudi of Denver in downhill and Bruce Cunningham of New Hampshire in Nordic combined. Denver's Odd Hammernes won his second jumping title, three years after the first.[2]
In the downhill race, Utah sophomore David Novelle was killed after he lost a ski, went off the course, and collided with a tree. As a result, the Utah team withdrew from the competition.[3][4][5]
Venue
editThis year's championships were held March 16–18 in Colorado at Winter Park, west of Denver.
The nineteenth edition, these were the sixth NCAA Championships in Colorado and the third at Winter Park (1956, 1959); the others were at Crested Butte (1966) and Steamboat Springs (1968, 1969).
Team scoring
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Park
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| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Colorado | 385.3 |
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Denver | 380.3 |
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Wyoming | 373.0 |
| 4 | Middlebury | 368.9 |
| 5 | Dartmouth | 367.0 |
| 6 | Fort Lewis | 360.9 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 359.3 |
| 8 | Nevada–Reno | 324.6 |
| 9 | Northern Michigan | 310.5 |
| 10 | Idaho | 290.0 |
| 11 | Michigan Tech | 249.7 |
| 12 | Montana | 220.3 |
| 13 | Weber State | 181.3 |
| 14 | Western State | 93.0 |
| 15 | Alaska Methodist | 92.9 |
| 16 | Utah | 92.0 |
Individual events
editFour events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Friday: Slalom
- Saturday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Mike Porcarelli (2) | Colorado | 2:19.6 |
| Cross Country |  Stale Engen |
Wyoming | 52:24 |
| Downhill | Otto Tschudi (3) |
Denver | 1:09.22 |
| Jumping | Odd Hammernes (2) |
Denver | 224.5 |
| Nordic | Bruce Cunningham (2) | New Hampshire | 7:07.7 |
| Skimeister | Kim Kendall | New Hampshire | 336.1 |
| Slalom | Mike Porcarelli (2) | Colorado | 1:25.71 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Big Colorado finish captures ski crown". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1972. p. 9, sports.
- ^ a b "Utah racer is killed in NCAA downhill ski". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1972. p. 36.
- ^ a b "Ute skier killed". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 17, 1972. p. B12.
- ^ "NCAA Skiing Delayed A Day". U. of Colorado. U. of Colorado. Retrieved June 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Colorado, Wyoming close in NCAA ski competition". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1972. p. 15.