1976 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1976 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at 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
LocationMaine Newry, Maine
DatesMarch 3–6, 1976
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)Bates College
Venue(s)Sunday River
Teams8
Number of
events
4 (6 titles)
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (7th title)
Dartmouth (2nd title)
Runner-upVermont (3rd place)
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Four-time defending champion Colorado, coached by alumnus 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-place Vermont; this was the seventh title for the Buffaloes and the second for the Big Green.

Venue

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This year's championships were held March 3–6 in Maine at Sunday River ski area in the town of Newry. Bates College of Lewiston served as host.

These were the second NCAA championships in Maine (1967, Sugarloaf) and eighth in the East, all in New England.

Team scoring

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Sunday
River
Rank Team Points
  Colorado
Dartmouth
112
  Vermont 108
4 Wyoming 107
5 Utah 64
6 Middlebury 52
7 Northern Michigan 49
8 Nevada–Reno 8
Source:[1]

Individual events

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Sunday
River

Four events were held, which yielded six individual titles.

  • Wednesday: Giant Slalom
  • Thursday: Cross Country
  • Friday: Slalom
  • Saturday: Jumping
Event Champion
Skier Team Time/Score
Alpine Mike Meleski Wyoming 5:47.7
Cross Country Stan Dunklee Vermont 42:11.7
Giant Slalom Dave Cleveland Dartmouth 2:56.96
Jumping Kip Sundgaard Utah 215.9
Nordic Jack Turner Colorado 6:20.3
Slalom Mike Meleski Wyoming 1:34.74
Source:[1][2][3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Utes chase ski title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 3, 1976. p. D3.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth assumes lead at NCAA ski competition". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Meleski's good runs leads team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. D2.

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