1977 NCAA Skiing Championships

Summary

The 1977 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Winter Park, Colorado at the 24th annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]

1977 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
LocationColorado Winter Park, Colorado
AdministratorNCAA
Host(s)University of Colorado
Venue(s)Winter Park Resort
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsColorado (8th title)
1st runners-upWyoming
2nd runners-upDartmouth
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Five-time defending champions Colorado, coached by Bill Marolt, once again claimed the team national championship, finishing 24.5 points ahead of Wyoming in the standings. This was the eighth title for the Buffaloes.

Venue edit

 
Winter Park
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1977 NCAA Skiing Championships site

This year's championships were contested at the Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, Colorado.

This was the fourth time Winter Park hosted the championships, previously hosting in 1972, 1959, and 1956.

Program changes edit

  • Two events were discontinued prior to the 1977 championships: men's Nordic and men's alpine skiing.

Team scoring edit

Rank Team Points
  Colorado 179
  Wyoming 154.5
  Dartmouth 96
4 Vermont 94
5 Utah 80
6 Northern Michigan 42
7 Montana State 31.5
8 New Hampshire 24
9 Alaska–Fairbanks 21
10 Johnson State
Montana
12
12 Middlebury 11
13 Williams 2

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.