1965 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1965 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Crystal Mountain ski area in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Pierce County, Washington at the twelfth 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]

1965 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Pierce County, Washington
DatesMarch 25–28, 1965
Administrator(s)NCAA
Host(s)Washington
Venue(s)Crystal Mountain
Teams17
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (9th title)
1st runners-upUtah
2nd runners-upWestern State

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their ninth, and fifth consecutive, national championship, edging out Utah in the team standings. The downhill title went to Bill Marolt of Colorado,[2] and Rick Chaffee of Denver won the slalom and the combined.[3][4][5][6]

Venue
Main article: Crystal Mountain (Washington)

This year's championships were held March 25–28 in Washington at Crystal Mountain, located in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Pierce County, southeast of Seattle. Opened in late 1962, the ski area was completing its third season.

The twelfth edition, these were the first championships held in Washington and the first in the Cascade Range.

Team scoring
Crystal Mountain
Location in the United States
Crystal Mountain
Location in Washington
RankTeamPoints
Denver380.5
Utah378.4
Western State367.3
4Dartmouth360.3
5Washington344.9
6Colorado300.7
7Nevada–Reno294.8
8Idaho190.5
9Fort Lewis114.6
10Harvard91.9
11Montana74.7
12Middlebury65.8
13Vermont59.4
14Williams30.3
15Michigan Tech29.8
16Montana State0.33
17Wyoming0.27
Source:[1][5][6]

Individual events

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Thursday: Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Downhill
  • Sunday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpineRick ChaffeeDenver2:49.4
Cross CountryMike ElliottFort Lewis55:34
DownhillBill Marolt (2)Colorado2:11.89
Jumping Erik Jansen (2)Denver219.8
Nordic Matz JenssenUtah7:31.65
SkimeisterLoris WernerWestern State356.6
SlalomRick ChaffeeDenver1:48.25
Source:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  2. "Bill Marolt wins slalom (downhill) at Crystal". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  3. "Heuga charges, but Chaffee wins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 27, 1965. p. 9.
  4. "Rick Chaffee combined champ". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 28, 1965. p. 1, sports.
  5. "Collegians get short rest before next ski tourney". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 11.
  6. Hewins, Jack (March 29, 1965). "Denver nabs ski crown". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 4.

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