1956 NCAA Skiing Championships

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, cross country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1][2][3][4]

1956 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Winter Park, Colorado
DatesMarch 23–25, 1956
Administrator(s)NCAA
Host(s)Colorado, Denver
Venue(s)Winter Park Ski Area
Teams13
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (3rd title)
1st runners-upDartmouth
2nd runners-upMiddlebury

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.[5]

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
Main article: Winter Park Resort
Winter
Park
Location in the United States
Winter Park
Location in Colorado

This year's championships were held March 23–25 in Colorado at Winter Park, west of Denver.[6]

The third edition, these were the first NCAA championships in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains.

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
Denver582.01
Dartmouth541.77
Middlebury541.28
4Western State (CO)531.58
5Idaho528.63
6Colorado520.62
7Utah504.61
8Washington502.25
9Vermont473.51
10Washington State472.67
11Wyoming470.15
12Michigan Tech446.99
13California389.63
Source:[5]

Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Downhill, Cross Country
  • Sunday: Jumping [2][6]
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
Alpine Chiharu Igaya (2)Dartmouth3:02.0
Cross Country Eirik BerggrenIdaho58:27.8
DownhillWalt TaulbeeWashington1:30.6
JumpingWillis Olson (3)Denver220.8
Nordic Eirik Berggren (2)Idaho7:21.2
SkimeisterJohn CressDenver369.23
Slalom Chiharu Igaya (2)Dartmouth2:07.8
Source:[1][2][3][4]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. "NCAA ski tourney opens; Idaho among favored trio". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 23, 1956. p. 16.
  3. "Igaya wins slalom; Cougar skiers sixth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1956. p. 12.
  4. "Vandals, UW capture wins in NCAA ski". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 25, 1956. p. 1, sports.
  5. "Denver NCAA ski champ; Vandal individuals sparkle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 26, 1956. p. 12.
  6. "NCAA ski championships begin at Winter Park". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. March 23, 1956. p. B6.

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