1973 NCAA Skiing Championships

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]

1973 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationVermont Hancock, Vermont
DatesMarch 7–10, 1973
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Middlebury College
Venue(s)Middlebury College Snow Bowl
Teams14
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (4th title)
1st runners-upWyoming
2nd runners-upVermont

Defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, captured their fourth, and second consecutive, national championship, finishing 4.04 points ahead of Wyoming in the team standings.[2]

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 New Hampshire,

Venue
Main article: Middlebury College Snow Bowl

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 (1961), third in Vermont (Northfield, 1955), and seventh in the East, all in New England.

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
Middlebury is located in the United States
Middlebury
Middlebury
Location in the United States
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Colorado381.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Wyoming377.83
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Vermont376.85
4Denver372.55
5Middlebury362.38
6Dartmouth361.14
7Fort Lewis355.70
8Northern Michigan350.52
9New Hampshire345.78
10Western State341.05
11Montana335.23
12Washington187.20
13Michigan Tech178.37
14Alaska Methodist90.79
Source:[1][2]

Individual events
MiddleburyCollegeSnow Bowl is located in Vermont
MiddleburyCollegeSnow Bowl
Middlebury
College
Snow Bowl
Location in Vermont

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Wednesday: Cross Country
  • Thursday: Slalom
  • Friday: Downhill
  • Saturday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineNorway Peik ChristensenDenver3:35.06
Cross CountryNorway Steiner HybertsenWyoming53:41
DownhillBob CochranVermont1:46.94
JumpingNorway Vidar Nilsgard (2)Colorado226.3
NordicFinland Pertti ReijulaNorthern Michigan6:31.7
SkimeisterKim Kendall (2)New Hampshire336.45
SlalomNorway Peik ChristensenDenver1:20.31
Source:[1][3]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. "Buff skiers win NCAA with rally". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1973. p. 13.
  3. Strauss, Michael (March 9, 1973). "Christensen wins slalom on sunny day in Vermont". New York Times. p. 81.

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