Tournament information | |
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Sport | College skiing |
Location | Winter Park, Colorado |
Dates | March 27–29, 1959 |
Administrator | NCAA |
Venue(s) | Winter Park Ski Area |
Teams | 9 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Colorado (1st title) |
1st runners-up | Denver |
2nd runners-up | Dartmouth |
The 1959 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the sixth 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]
Colorado, coached by Bob Beattie, captured their first national championship, edging out rival Denver in the team standings.[2]
The sole repeat individual champion was Denver's Clarence Servold, in cross country.[3]
Venue
Park
Park
This year's championships were held March 27–29 in Colorado at Winter Park, west of Denver.[2][3]
These were the second NCAA championships at Winter Park (and in Colorado), which previously hosted in 1956.
Team scoring
Rank | Team | Points |
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Colorado | 549.4 | |
Denver | 543.6 | |
Dartmouth | 542.7 | |
4 | Utah | 502.3 |
5 | Western State | 489.5 |
6 | Nevada | 460.1 |
7 | Middlebury | 453.5 |
8 | Michigan Tech | 443.6 |
9 | Idaho | 406.7 |
Individual events
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Friday: Slalom
- Saturday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Sunday: Jumping [3]
Event | Champion | ||
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Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
Alpine | Marvin Melville | Utah | 1:40.0 |
Cross Country | Clarence Servold (2) | Denver | 59:55.0 |
Downhill | Marvin Melville | Utah | 1:28.8 |
Jumping | Dave Butts | Colorado | 222.0 |
Nordic | Ted Farwell | Denver | 1:36.7 |
Skimeister | Dave Butts | Colorado | 365.0 |
Slalom | Marvin Melville | Utah | 1:59.0 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Youth, work won ski title for Colorado". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 30, 1959. p. 2B.
- 1 2 3 4 "Buffs lead skiers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1959. p. 6, sports.