1980 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1980 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at both the Whiteface Ski Resort at Lake Placid, New York and the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont as part of the 27th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate slalom skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]

1980 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationNew York (state) Lake Placid, New York
Vermont Stowe, Vermont
AdministratorNCAA
Venue(s)Whiteface Ski Resort (NY)
Stowe Mountain Resort (VT)
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsVermont (1st title)
1st runners-upUtah
2nd runners-upColorado

Vermont, coached by Chip LaCasse, claimed their first team national championship, finishing 20 points ahead of Utah in the cumulative team standings.

Events

This was the final year that ski jumping was included in the event program.

Venue
Main articles: Whiteface Ski Resort and Stowe Mountain Resort
1980 NCAA Skiing Championships is located in the United States
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Whiteface
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1980 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's NCAA skiing championships were co-hosted at the Whiteface Ski Resort in Lake Placid, New York and the Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont.

These were the first championships held in the state of New York and fourth in Vermont (1955, 1961, 1973, and 1980).

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
1st place, gold medalist(s)Vermont171
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Utah151
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Colorado98
4Northern Michigan92
5Dartmouth88
6Middlebury86
7Wyoming82
8Montana State15
9New Hampshire14
10St. Lawrence10
11New Mexico8
12Minnesota4
13Nevada–Reno3

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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