1966 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1966 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Crested Butte ski area in Created Butte, Colorado at the thirteenth 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]

1966 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Crested Butte, Colorado
DatesMarch 3–5, 1966
Administrator(s)NCAA
Venue(s)Crested Butte
Teams9
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (10th title)
1st runners-upWestern State
2nd runners-upWyoming

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their tenth, and sixth consecutive, national championship, edging out locals Western State in the team standings.[1][2] The Pioneers' sole individual win was by Terje Øverland in downhill.[1]

Repeat individual champions were Mike Elliott of Fort Lewis in cross country,[3] and Western State's Loris Werner (skimeister). Bill Marolt of Colorado won the slalom and alpine titles to add to his two previous in downhill (1963, 1965). Utah's Frithjof Prydz regained the jumping crown he won two years earlier and added the nordic.[1][2]

Venue
Main article: Crested Butte Mountain Resort

This year's championships were held March 3–5 in Colorado at Crested Butte,[3] north of Gunnison.

The thirteenth edition, these were the third championships in Colorado and the first at Crested Butte; Winter Park hosted in 1956 and 1959.

Team scoring
Crested
Butte
Location in the United States
RankTeamPoints
Denver381.02
Western State365.92
Wyoming359.22
4Washington357.88
5Utah355.04
6Montana State291.63
7Nevada–Reno168.84
8Michigan Tech150.86
9Michigan State115.66
Source:[1][2]

Individual events
Crested
Butte
Location in Colorado

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Thursday: Slalom
  • Friday: Cross Country
  • Saturday: Downhill, Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineBill MaroltColorado3:16.2
Cross CountryMike Elliott (2)Fort Lewis53:19
Downhill Terje ØverlandDenver1:52.50
Jumping Frithjof Prydz (2)Utah225.3
Nordic Frithjof PrydzUtah7:09.4
SkimeisterLoris Werner (2)Western State361.47
SlalomBill MaroltColorado1:38.21
Source:[1][2][3]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  2. "Denver captures NCAA ski title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 6, 1966. p. 14.
  3. "Denver skiers capture NCAA lead; Utes fifth". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 4, 1966. p. D2.

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