1972 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1972 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the 19th 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]

1972 NCAA Skiing Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College skiing
Location	Winter Park, Colorado
Administrator(s)	NCAA
Host(s)	University of Colorado
Venue(s)	Winter Park Resort
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Colorado (3rd title)
1st runners-up	Denver
2nd runners-up	Wyoming

Hosts Colorado, coached by Bill Marolt, captured their third national championship (and first since 1960), finishing 5.2 points ahead of three-time defending champions Denver in the team standings.

Utah's David Novelle died after running off the course and hitting a tree during the downhill race. As a result, the Utah team withdrew from competition.[2]

Venue

Winter Park

1972 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's championships were contested at the Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, Colorado.

This was the third time Winter Park hosted the championships, previously hosting in 1956 and 1959.

Team scoring

Rank	Team	Points
	Colorado	385.3
	Denver	380.3
	Wyoming	373.0
4	Middlebury	368.9
5	Dartmouth	367.0
6	Fort Lewis	360.9
7	New Hampshire	359.3
8	Nevada–Reno	324.6
9	Northern Michigan	310.5
10	Idaho	290.0
11	Michigan Tech	249.7
12	Montana	220.3
13	Weber State	181.3
14	Western State	93.0
15	Alaska Methodist	92.9
16	Utah	92.0

See also

• List of NCAA skiing programs

References

1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
2. "NCAA Skiing Delayed A Day". U. of Colorado. U. of Colorado. Retrieved June 10, 2019.