1956 NCAA skiing championships

American college skiing competition August 2023 1956 NCAA Skiing Championships College skiing Alpine skiing pictogram.svg 120 Colorado Winter Park, Colorado March 23 25, 1956 NCAA Colorado, Denver Winter Park Ski Area 13 4 (7 titles) Denver (3rd title) Dartmouth Middlebury 1955 1957 The 1956 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the third 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 4, 2016https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5d8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1020%2C604030 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press NCAA ski tourney opens; Idaho among favored trio March 23, 1956 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5d8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3112%2C720979 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Igaya wins slalom; Cougar skiers sixth March 24, 1956 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5t8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2098%2C1076305 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Vandals, UW capture wins in NCAA ski March 25, 1956 1, sports Led by coach Willy Schaeffler, co-host Denver claimed their third national championship in as many years, with Dartmouth repeating as the runner-up in the team standings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6N8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1212%2C1884752 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Denver NCAA ski champ; Vandal individuals sparkle March 26, 1956 12 Repeat individual champions were Dartmouth's Chiharu Igaya (Alpine, Slalom), Denver's Willis Olson (Jumping, third consecutive), and Idaho's Eirik Berggren (Nordic). Less than two months earlier, Igaya was the silver medalist in slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Venue Winter Park Resort United States 1 WinterPark 39.887 -105.763 Location in the United States 5 230 Colorado 1 Winter Park 39.887 -105.763 Location in Colorado 5 180 This year's championships were held March 23–25 in Colorado at Winter Park, west of Denver.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HDgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F0oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5395%2C4575291 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah United Press NCAA ski championships begin at Winter Park March 23, 1956 B6 The third edition, these were the first NCAA championships in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. Team scoring Rank Team Points Denver582.01 Dartmouth 541.77 Middlebury 541.28 04 4 Western State (CO) 531.58 05 5 Idaho 528.63 06 6 Colorado 520.62 07 7 Utah 504.61 08 8 Washington 502.25 09 9 Vermont 473.51 10 10 Washington State 472.67 11 11 Wyoming 470.15 12 12 Michigan Tech 446.99 13 13 California 389.63 Source: Individual events Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles. Friday: Slalom Saturday: Downhill, Cross Country Sunday: Jumping Event Champion Skier Team Time/ScoreAlpine Japan Chiharu Igaya (2) Dartmouth 3:02.0Cross Country Norway Eirik Berggren Idaho 58:27.8Downhill Walt Taulbee Washington 1:30.6Jumping Willis Olson (3) Denver 220.8Nordic Norway Eirik Berggren (2) Idaho 7:21.2Skimeister John Cress Denver 369.23Slalom Japan Chiharu Igaya (2) Dartmouth 2:07.8 Source: See also List of NCAA skiing programs References 2 39.887 -105.763 title type:event Category:1956 in sports in Colorado Category:NCAA Skiing Championships Category:1956 in American sports Category:1956 in alpine skiing Category:1956 in cross-country skiing Category:1956 in ski jumping Category:Skiing in Colorado