1955 NCAA skiing championships

American college skiing competition August 2023 1955 NCAA Skiing Championships College skiing Alpine skiing pictogram.svg 130px Vermont Northfield, Vermont March 4 6, 1955 NCAA Norwich University Norwich University Ski Area 13 4 (7 titles) Denver (2nd title) Dartmouth Middlebury 1954 1956 United States 1 Northfield 44.139 -72.655 Location in the United States bottom 5 230 Vermont 1 Northfield 44.139 -72.655 Location in Vermont bottom 5 130 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.NCAA Skiing Championships Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/skiing_champs_records/2012-13/2012-13_ski_rec.pdf NCAA NCAA.org July 3, 2016https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a6QpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4761%2C1884334 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Idaho ski ace places eighth March 7, 1955 17 Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, repeated as national champions, topping Dartmouth in the team standings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OoZjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3XkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5534%2C568666 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire Associated Press Jumper leads Denver in defense of NCAA crown March 7, 1955 9 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 ft -1 and closed in 1992. Team scoring Rank Team Points Denver 567.050 Dartmouth 558.935 Middlebury 546.878 04 4 Colorado 540.926 05 5 New Hampshire 534.663 06 6 Vermont 530.284 07 7 Utah 516.429 08 8 Wyoming 512.081 09 9 Williams 508.282 10 10 Norwich (H) 410.847 11 11 Washington State 373.400 12 12 Washington 257.018 13 13 Western State (CO) 91.235 Source: (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. Event Champion Skier Team Time/ScoreAlpine Japan Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth 4:16.7Cross Country Larry Damon Vermont 54:10.2Downhill Japan Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth 2:09.3Jumping Willis Olson (2) Denver 204.9Nordic Norway Eirik Berggren Idaho 7:12.1Skimeister Les Streeter Middlebury 368.2Slalom Japan Chiharu Igaya Dartmouth 2:07.4 Source: References 44.139 -72.655 title type:event NCAA Skiing Championships Category:NCAA Skiing Championships NCAA Skiing Championships Category:1955 in alpine skiing Category:1955 in cross-country skiing Category:1955 in ski jumping Category:Skiing in Vermont