1969 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1969 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Mount Werner ski area near Steamboat Springs, Colorado at the 16th 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]

1969 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Steamboat Springs, Colorado
DatesMarch 27–29, 1969
Administrator(s)NCAA
Venue(s)Mount Werner,
Howelsen Hill (jumping)
Teams12
Number of
events
4 (7 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (12th title)
1st runners-upDartmouth
2nd runners-upFort Lewis

Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their twelfth national championship and eighth in nine years (the Pioneers' previous streak of seven consecutive titles was interrupted by Wyoming in 1968). Denver finished 16.6 points ahead of runners-up Dartmouth in the team standings.[1][2]

The sole repeat champion was Clark Matis of Colorado in cross country.[3]

Venue
Main article: Steamboat Ski Resort

This year's championships were held March 27–29 in Colorado at Mount Werner ski area in Steamboat Springs, with the jumping event at Howelsen Hill. The previous year's championships were held at the same sites.[4]

The sixteenth edition, these were the fifth in Colorado, and the second at Steamboat Springs. Winter Park hosted the state's first two (1956, 1959), followed by Crested Butte in 1966.

Mount Werner was sold later this year and rebranded as "Steamboat" in 1970.

Team scoring
Steamboat
Springs
Location in the United States
RankTeamPoints
Denver388.6
Dartmouth372.0
Fort Lewis367.5
4Montana State365.1
5Colorado
Wyoming		360.6
7Middlebury
Western State		359.4
9Washington352.1
10Nevada–Reno336.7
11Harvard325.8
12Montana320.6
Source:[1][2]

Individual events
Steamboat Springs
Location in Colorado

Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.

  • Thursday: Slalom
  • Friday: Downhill, Cross Country
  • Saturday: Jumping
EventChampion
SkierTeamTime/Score
AlpinePaul RachettoDenver3:25.3
Cross CountryClark Matis (2)Colorado52:22
DownhillMike LaffertyColorado1:31.41
Jumping Odd HammernesDenver220.0
NordicGeorg KrogDenver7:22.2
SkimeisterEd DamonDartmouth347.6
SlalomPaul RachettoDenver1:31.43
Source:[1][3]

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. "Skiing: NCAA Championships". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 31, 1969. p. 4B.
  3. "Colorado claims two ski firsts". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 30, 1969. p. 2, sports.
  4. "Steamboat again hosts NCAA Ski Champs". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). March 27, 1969. p. 1.

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