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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Olympic Valley, California |
| Dates | March 22–25, 1962 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Squaw Valley |
| Teams | 7 |
| Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (6th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Colorado |
| 2nd runners-up | Western State |
| ← 19611963 → | |
SquawValleyclass=notpageimage| Location in the United States
The 1962 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California at the ninth 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.
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their sixth national championship (and second consecutive), edging out rival Colorado in the team standings.
Scheduled as the opening event on Thursday, the downhill was postponed to Saturday due to heavy snowfall, and the jumping moved to Sunday.
Utah's Jim Gaddis reclaimed the alpine title he won two years earlier; he won the slalom, and was runner-up in the downhill, just a tenth of a second behind.
Venue
Main article: Squaw Valley Ski ResortThis year's championships were held March 22–25 in California at Squaw Valley in Olympic Valley. Two years earlier, Squaw Valley had hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics.
The ninth NCAA championships, these were the first in California and the second in the Lake Tahoe area of the Sierra Nevada (1954 in Reno, Nevada).
Team scoring
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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Denver | 390.08 |
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Colorado | 374.30 |
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Western State | 361.40 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 356.32 |
| 5 | Nevada–Reno | 333.79 |
| 6 | California | 294.17 |
| 7 | Montana State | 280.51 |
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Individual events
Squaw Valleyclass=notpageimage| Location in California
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Downhill (postponed to Saturday)
- Friday: Slalom
- Saturday: Downhill, Cross Country
- Sunday: Jumping
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | Jim Gaddis (2) | Utah | 3:29.7 |
| Cross Country | Jim Page | Dartmouth | 59:03 |
| Downhill | Myke Baar | Denver | 1:44.8 |
| Jumping |  Oyvind Floystad |
Denver | 223.6 |
| Nordic | Tor Fageraas |
Montana State | 3:13.57 |
| Skimeister | Jim Page | Dartmouth | 361.67 |
| Slalom | Jim Gaddis | Utah | 1:26.7 |
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See also
References
- ^ "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Denver grabs NCAA ski title". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. March 26, 1962. p. 3.
- ^ Kadleck, Dave (March 26, 1962). "Denver snares ski title in NCAA four-way meet". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
- Kadleck, Dave (March 22, 1962). "New snow delays NCAA downhill race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B6.
- Kadleck, Dave (March 23, 1962). "Denver ski squad seen favorites in Squaw Valley NCAA tourney". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B6.
- ^ "Denver leading ninth annual NCAA ski meet". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. March 24, 1962. p. 3.
- ^ Kadleck, Dave (March 24, 1962). "Gaddis appears cinch for ninth NCAA alpine combined title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A4.
- "College skiers eye cost meet". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 21, 1962. p. D3.
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