1971 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1971 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Terry Peak ski area in Lead, South Dakota, at the 18th 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]

1971 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Lead, South Dakota
DatesMarch 4–6, 1971
Administrator(s)NCAA
Venue(s)Terry Peak
Teams12
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (14th title)
1st runners-upColorado
2nd runners-upMiddlebury

Denver, under new head coach Peder Pytte, captured their fourteenth national championship and tenth in eleven years. They finished 21.6 points ahead of rival Colorado in the team standings.

Denver's Otto Tschudi, winner of the previous year's giant slalom, swept the three alpine titles; teammate Ole Hansen repeated as Cross Country champion,[2] and John Kendall of New Hampshire repeated as Skimeister (all four events).[1]

Despite Denver's impressive streak of success, the Pioneers' next team title came in 2000, nearly three decades later.

Venue
Main article: Terry Peak

The eighteenth edition, this year's NCAA skiing championships were held March 4–6 in South Dakota at Terry Peak, in the Black Hills near Lead.[2][3]

Through 2020, these remain the only championships hosted in South Dakota.

Team scoring
Terry
Peak
Location in the United States
RankTeamPoints
Denver394.7
Colorado373.1
Middlebury368.8
4Dartmouth368.3
5New Hampshire367.0
6Wyoming360.8
7Fort Lewis358.5
8Utah328.8
9Montana326.3
10Northern Michigan317.7
11Nevada–Reno308.2
12Michigan Tech249.0
Source:[1]

Individual events
Terry Peak
Location in South Dakota

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Thursday: Downhill (2 runs), Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
Alpine Otto TschudiDenver3:21.68
Cross Country Ole Hansen (2)Denver55:05
Downhill Otto Tschudi (2)Denver2:31.22
Jumping Vidar NilsgardColorado222.5
NordicBruce CunninghamNew Hampshire7:04.9
SkimeisterJohn Kendall (2)New Hampshire346.8
Slalom Otto TschudiDenver1:33.40
Source:[1][2]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "Denver takes lead in NCAA ski meet". New York Times. Associated Press. March 5, 1971. p. 42.
  3. "Weber skiers in NCAA". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 6, 1971. p. A4.

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