1954 NCAA Skiing Championships

The 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine and cross country skiing in the United States. This year's championships were contested in Reno, Nevada, hosted by the University of Nevada.[1]

1954 NCAA Skiing Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege skiing
Location Reno, Nevada
Administrator(s)NCAA
Host(s)University of Nevada
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsDenver (1st title)
1st runners-upSeattle
2nd runners-upColorado

Denver finished ahead of Seattle to claim the team championship. The Pioneers were coached by Willy Schaeffler.

Team scoring
  • (H) = Hosts
RankTeamPoints
Denver384.0
Seattle349.6
Colorado348.6
4Idaho348.5
5Wyoming347.6
6Utah343.5
7Washington State338.0
8Nevada (H)302.6
9Washington290.0
10Stanford157.8

Individual events
EventChampion
SkierTime/Score
Cross CountryMarvin Crawford
Denver		50:09.0
DownhillPat Myers
Nevada		1:46.40
JumpingWillis Olson
Denver		213.3
SkimeisterMarvin Crawford
Denver		383.5
SlalomJohn L’Orange
Denver		2:07.90
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References
  1. "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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