1955 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1955 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Northfield, Vermont at the second 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][2]

1955 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationVermont Northfield, Vermont
DatesMarch 4–6, 1955
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Norwich University
Venue(s)Norwich University Ski Area
Teams13
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (2nd title)
1st runners-upDartmouth
2nd runners-upMiddlebury
Northfield is located in the United States
Northfield
Northfield
Location in the United States
Northfield is located in Vermont
Northfield
Northfield
Location in Vermont

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, repeated as national champions, topping Dartmouth in the team standings.[3]

Highlights
  • As a result of the event's location in the East, six programs participated for the first time: Dartmouth, Middlebury, New Hampshire, Norwich, Vermont, and Williams
  • Two new individual titles were added to the championship: Alpine (downhill, slalom) and Nordic (cross country, jumping)
  • Dartmouth's Chiharu Igaya, a Japanese national, claimed three of the individual titles: alpine, downhill, and slalom
  • Denver ski jumper Willis Olson repeated as national champion in his event, the first collegiate skier to accomplish this feat

Venue

This year's championships were contested in Vermont at the Norwich University Ski Area in Northfield. The second edition, it was the first in the Eastern United States.

The NU ski area had a vertical drop of approximately 900 feet (270 m) and closed in 1992.

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Denver567.050
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Dartmouth558.935
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Middlebury546.878
4Colorado540.926
5New Hampshire534.663
6Vermont530.284
7Utah516.429
8Wyoming512.081
9Williams508.282
10Norwich (H)410.847
11Washington State373.400
12Washington257.018
13Western State (CO)91.235
Source:[1]
  • (H) = Hosts
  • Idaho sent only two competitors; three were required for the team competition.

Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineJapan Chiharu IgayaDartmouth4:16.7
Cross CountryLarry DamonVermont54:10.2
DownhillJapan Chiharu IgayaDartmouth2:09.3
JumpingWillis Olson (2)Denver204.9
NordicNorway Eirik BerggrenIdaho7:12.1
SkimeisterLes StreeterMiddlebury368.2
SlalomJapan Chiharu IgayaDartmouth2:07.4
Source:[1][2][3]

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. "Idaho ski ace places eighth". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1955. p. 17.
  3. "Jumper leads Denver in defense of NCAA crown". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). Associated Press. March 7, 1955. p. 9.

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