1973 NCAA Skiing Championships
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The 1973 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vermont at the twentieth 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]
Defending champion
These were the first NCAA championships in which Denver did not finish in either first (fourteen titles) or second (five times).
Repeat champions were Colorado's Vidar Nilsgard (jumping) and Kim Kendall (skimeister) of
Venue
This year's championships were held March 7–10 in Vermont at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock. Middlebury College, located in nearby Middlebury, served as hosts.
The twentieth edition, these were the second NCAA championships hosted by Middlebury (
Program changes
- This was the final year that skimeister was included in the event program. This award went to the skier with the best performance across all four disciplines.
Team scoring
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Colorado |
381.89 |
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Wyoming |
377.83 |
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Vermont |
376.85 |
| 4 | Denver | 372.55 |
| 5 | Middlebury |
362.38 |
| 6 | Dartmouth |
361.14 |
| 7 | Fort Lewis |
355.70 |
| 8 | Northern Michigan |
350.52 |
| 9 | New Hampshire |
345.78 |
| 10 | Western State |
341.05 |
| 11 | Montana |
335.23 |
| 12 | Washington |
187.20 |
| 13 | Michigan Tech |
178.37 |
| 14 | Alaska Methodist | 90.79 |
Individual events
College
Snow Bowl
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Wednesday: Cross Country
- Thursday: Slalom
- Friday: Downhill
- Saturday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine |  Peik Christensen |
Denver | 3:35.06 |
| Cross Country | Steiner Hybertsen |
Wyoming |
53:41 |
| Downhill | Bob Cochran | Vermont |
1:46.94 |
| Jumping | Vidar Nilsgard (2) |
Colorado |
226.3 |
| Nordic |  Pertti Reijula |
Northern Michigan |
6:31.7 |
| Skimeister | Kim Kendall (2) | New Hampshire |
336.45 |
| Slalom | Peik Christensen |
Denver | 1:20.31 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Buff skiers win NCAA with rally". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1973. p. 13.
- ^ Strauss, Michael (March 9, 1973). "Christensen wins slalom on sunny day in Vermont". New York Times. p. 81.
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