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1961 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationVermont Hancock, Vermont
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Middlebury College
Venue(s)Middlebury College Snow Bowl
Teams7
Number of
events
9
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (5th title)
1st runners-upMiddlebury
2nd runners-upColorado
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The 1961 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vermont at the 8th 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] Middlebury College served as the hosts.

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their fifth national championship (and first since 1957), edging out hosts Middlebury in the team standings. This would go on to be the first of Denver's seven straight titles between 1961 and 1967.

Venue

1961 NCAA skiing championships is located in the United States
Middlebury Snow Bowl
Middlebury Snow Bowl
1961 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's championships were contested at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vermont. Middlebury College, located in nearby Middlebury, served as hosts.

This was the first time that MIddlebury hosted the NCAA championships.

Team scoring

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s) Denver 376.19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Middlebury 366.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Colorado 365.54
4 Dartmouth 356.06
5 New Hampshire 332.39
6 Maine 325.66
7 Idaho 309.51
8 Washington 278.57
9 Williams 277.55

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 11, 2016.