Tournament information | |
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Sport | College skiing |
Location | Northfield, Vermont |
Dates | March 4–6, 1955 |
Administrator | NCAA |
Host(s) | Norwich University |
Venue(s) | Norwich University Ski Area |
Teams | 13 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Denver (2nd title) |
1st runners-up | Dartmouth |
2nd runners-up | Middlebury |
The 1955 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested in Northfield, Vermont at the second 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][2]
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, repeated as national champions, topping Dartmouth in the team standings.[3]
This year's championships were contested in Vermont at the Norwich University Ski Area in Northfield. The second edition, it was the first in the Eastern United States.
The NU ski area had a vertical drop of approximately 900 feet (270 m) and closed in 1992.
Rank | Team | Points |
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Denver | 567.050 | |
Dartmouth | 558.935 | |
Middlebury | 546.878 | |
4 | Colorado | 540.926 |
5 | New Hampshire | 534.663 |
6 | Vermont | 530.284 |
7 | Utah | 516.429 |
8 | Wyoming | 512.081 |
9 | Williams | 508.282 |
10 | Norwich (H) | 410.847 |
11 | Washington State | 373.400 |
12 | Washington | 257.018 |
13 | Western State (CO) | 91.235 |
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
Event | Champion | ||
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Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
Alpine | Chiharu Igaya | Dartmouth | 4:16.7 |
Cross Country | Larry Damon | Vermont | 54:10.2 |
Downhill | Chiharu Igaya | Dartmouth | 2:09.3 |
Jumping | Willis Olson (2) | Denver | 204.9 |
Nordic | Eirik Berggren | Idaho | 7:12.1 |
Skimeister | Les Streeter | Middlebury | 368.2 |
Slalom | Chiharu Igaya | Dartmouth | 2:07.4 |