1976 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1976 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Sunday River ski area, near the town of Newry, Maine, at the 23rd 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]

1976 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationMaine Newry, Maine
DatesMarch 3–6, 1976
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Bates College
Venue(s)Sunday River
Teams8
Number of
events
4 (6 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (7th title)
Dartmouth (2nd title)
Runner-upVermont (3rd place)

Four-time defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, finished tied with Dartmouth, coached by Jim Page, atop the team standings, with 112 points each, and shared the team national championship. Both teams finished a mere four points ahead of third-place Vermont; this was the seventh title for the Buffaloes and the second for the Big Green.

Venue
Main article: Sunday River (ski resort)

This year's championships were held March 3–6 in Maine at Sunday River ski area in the town of Newry. Bates College of Lewiston served as host.

These were the second NCAA championships in Maine (1967, Sugarloaf) and eighth in the East, all in New England.

Team scoring
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Location in the United States
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Colorado
Dartmouth		112
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Vermont108
4Wyoming107
5Utah64
6Middlebury52
7Northern Michigan49
8Nevada–Reno8
Source:[1]

Individual events
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Location in Maine

Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.

  • Wednesday: Giant Slalom
  • Thursday: Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineMike MeleskiWyoming5:47.7
Cross CountryStan DunkleeVermont42:11.7
Giant SlalomDave ClevelandDartmouth2:56.96
JumpingKip SundgaardUtah215.9
NordicJack TurnerColorado6:20.3
SlalomMike MeleskiWyoming1:34.74
Source:[1][2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. "Utes chase ski title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 3, 1976. p. D3.
  3. "Dartmouth assumes lead at NCAA ski competition". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 17.
  4. "Meleski's good runs leads team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. D2.

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