1974 NCAA Skiing Championships explained

1974 NCAA Skiing Championships
Sport:College skiing
Location: Teton Village, Wyoming
Start Date:March 7
End Date:9, 1974
Administrator:NCAA
Venues:Jackson Hole
Teams:15
Events:4 (6 titles)
Champions:Colorado (5th title)
Runners-Up1:Wyoming
Runners-Up2:Vermont
Previous:1973
Next:1975

The 1974 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the 21st 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]

Two-time defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus Bill Marolt, captured their fifth national championship, finishing six points ahead of runner-up Wyoming in the team standings.

Repeat champions were Denver's Peik Christensen (alpine) and Steiner Hybertsen (cross country) of Wyoming.

Venue

See main article: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. This year's NCAA championships were held March 7–9 in Wyoming at Jackson Hole.[2] The 21st edition, these were the first in Wyoming.

Team scoring

Rank Team Points
Colorado 176
162
98
89
78
62
53
42
32
31
27
24
19
14
7

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Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.

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Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
3:46.5
Steiner Hybertsen 57:58.3
Larry Kennison 1:48.38
Didrik Ellefsen 236.8
Stig Hallingbye 6:51.6
Bill Shaw 1:42.62

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See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Skiing Championships Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. January 25, 2018.
  2. News: Hopeful Utes in NCAA ski finals . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah) . March 7, 1974 . D3.