1976 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1976 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Sunday River ski area, near the town of Newry, Maine, at the 23rd 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]

1976 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Newry, Maine
Administrator(s)NCAA
Host(s)Bates College
Venue(s)Sunday River
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (7th title)
Dartmouth (2nd title)
1st runners-upVermont
2nd runners-upWyoming

Four-time defending champions Colorado, coached by Bill Marolt, finished tied with Dartmouth, coached by Jim Page, atop the team standings, with 112 points each, and shared the team national championship. Both teams finished a mere four points ahead of third-placed Vermont. This was the seventh title for the Buffaloes and the second for the Big Green.

Venue
Main article: Sunday River (ski resort)
Sunday River
1976 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's championships were contested at the Sunday River ski area in the town of Newry, Maine.

Bates College, also located in Lewiston, Maine, served as hosts.

These were the first NCAA championships held at Sunday River, or hosted by Bates, but were the second held in the state of Maine.

Team scoring
RankTeamPoints
Colorado
Dartmouth		112
Vermont108
4Wyoming107
5Utah64
6Middlebury52
7Northern Michigan49
8Nevada–Reno8

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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