1954 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine and cross country skiing in the United States. This championships were held March 4–7 at Slide Mountain outside Reno, Nevada,[1][2] hosted by the University of Nevada.[3]

1954 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Reno, Nevada
DatesMarch 4–7, 1954
Administrator(s)NCAA
Host(s)University of Nevada
Venue(s)Slide Mountain
Teams10
Number of
events
4 (5 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (1st title)
1st runners-upSeattle
2nd runners-upColorado
Slide
Mountain
Location in the United States
Slide Mountain
Location in Nevada

Denver finished ahead of Seattle to claim the team championship;[4][5] the Pioneers were coached by Willy Schaeffler. Nevada senior Pat Myers won the downhill, edging out Olympian Darrell Robison of Utah.[1][2]

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
Denver384.0
Seattle349.6
Colorado348.6
4Idaho348.5
5Wyoming347.6
6Utah343.5
7Washington State338.0
8Nevada (H)302.6
9Washington290.0
10Stanford157.8
Source:[3][5]

Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded five individual titles.

  • Thursday: Cross Country
  • Friday: Downhill
  • Saturday: Slalom
  • Sunday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
Cross CountryMarvin CrawfordDenver50:09.0
DownhillPat MyersNevada1:46.40
JumpingWillis OlsonDenver213.3
SkimeisterMarvin CrawfordDenver383.5
Slalom John L’OrangeDenver2:07.90
Source:[1][2][4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Nevadan wins downhill in NCAA ski test". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. March 6, 1954. p. A6.
  2. "Cougars, Vandals trail in ski mix". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1954. p. 2, sports.
  3. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  4. Bennyhoff, Robert (March 8, 1954). "Denver cops national ski tourney". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. p. B4.
  5. "Denver ski birds win NCAA jump; Vandals fourth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1954. p. 8.
  6. "Slatter Crawford paces Denver to NCAA lead". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1954. p. 11.
  7. ""Norway's gift" captures slalom". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1954. p. 3, sports.

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