The 1963 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Solitude Ski Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah at the tenth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah |
| Dates | March 21–23, 1963 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Host(s) | Utah |
| Venue(s) | Solitude Ski Resort |
| Teams | 6 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (7th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Colorado |
| 2nd runners-up | Dartmouth |
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their seventh, and third consecutive, national championship, again edging out rival Colorado in the team standings.[2]
Jim Page of Dartmouth repeated as Skimeister (all four events). The downhill competition on Friday was a three-way tie, won by Dave Gorsuch of Western State and Colorado's Bill Marolt and Buddy Werner,[3] who reclaimed the alpine combined title he won two years earlier.[4] Future Olympic bronze medalist Jimmie Heuga of Colorado won Thursday's slalom, passing teammates Marolt and Werner in the second run.[5][6]
Venue
editThis year's championships were held March 21–23 in Utah at Solitude in Big Cottonwood Canyon, southeast of Salt Lake City.[7] The tenth edition, these were the second in Utah and the Wasatch Range; Snow Basin (on Mount Ogden) hosted six years earlier in 1957.
Team scoring
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| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Denver | 384.6 |
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Colorado | 381.6 |
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Dartmouth | 348.9 |
| 4 | Western State | 336.4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 190.6 |
| 6 | Chico State | 155.0 |
Individual events
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Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Slalom
- Friday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Saturday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Buddy Werner (2) | Colorado | 3:42.6 |
| Cross Country | Eddie Demers | Western State | 66:51 |
| Downhill | Dave Gorsuch Bill Marolt Buddy Werner |
Western State Colorado Colorado |
1:50.0 |
| Jumping |  Ole Tom Nord |
Washington | 237.35 |
| Nordic |  Aarne Valkama |
Denver | 7:48.42 |
| Skimeister | Jim Page (2) | Dartmouth | 336.0 |
| Slalom | Jimmie Heuga | Colorado | 1:42.0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ a b c Kadleck, Dave (March 25, 1963). "It's No. 3 for Denver U. in NCAA ski competition". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B2.
- ^ a b Kadleck, Dave (March 23, 1963). "C.U. keeping point pace, has eye on NCAA title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A4.
- ^ a b Kadleck, Dave (March 22, 1963). "Three-way tie sparks NCAA downhill race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
- ^ a b Kadleck, Dave (March 21, 1963). "Colorado skiers race to early NCAA lead". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- ^ a b "NCAA slalom official results". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 22, 1963. p. B5.
- ^ Kadleck, Dave (March 20, 1963). "Collegiate skiers poised for Thursday's NCAA slalom". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B3.