1964 NCAA skiing championships
American college skiing competition
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The 1964 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire at the eleventh 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]
Franconia Notch and Lyme, New Hampshire | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location | Franconia Notch and Lyme, New Hampshire |
| Dates | March 5–7, 1964 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Host | Dartmouth |
| Venue(s) | Cannon Mountain (alpine) Dartmouth Skiway (nordic) |
| Teams | 10 |
Number of events | 4 events (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (8th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Dartmouth |
| 2nd runners-up | Wyoming |
Denver, coached by Willy Schaeffler, captured their eighth, and fourth consecutive, national championship, edging out host Dartmouth in the team standings.[2][3]
Venues
This year's championships were held in New Hampshire, with the alpine events at Cannon Mountain, near Franconia Notch, and the nordic events at Dartmouth Skiway, near Lyme.[4][5]
The eleventh edition, these were the second NCAA championships in New Hampshire (1958 at Dartmouth Skiway) and the fourth in the East; the other two (1955, 1961) were in Vermont.
Originally scheduled for March 5–7 at Dartmouth Skiway, rain forced a move of the alpine events to nearby Vermont at Mount Ascutney,[4] and again to Cannon Mountain; the nordic events were held at Dartmouth on Friday.[5] The downhill was replaced with a giant slalom on Saturday morning, followed by a slalom in the afternoon, both won by John Clough of Middlebury.[2]
Team scoring
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Denver | 370.2 |
 | Dartmouth | 368.8 |
 | Wyoming | 359.7 |
| 4 | Western State | 355.0 |
| 5 | Middlebury | 354.3 |
| 6 | Washington | 333.8 |
| 7 | Williams | 322.1 |
| 8 | Vermont | 308.9 |
| 9 | Harvard | 298.5 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | 221.7 |
Individual events
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
- Thursday: Downhill (cancelled, rain)
- Friday: Cross Country, Jumping
- Saturday: Giant slalom, Slalom
| Event | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
| Alpine | John Clough | Middlebury | 2:49.4 |
| Cross Country | Eddie Demers (2) | Western State | 56:30 |
| Giant slalom ^ | John Clough | Middlebury | 1:31.3 |
| Jumping |  Frithjof Prydz Erik Jansen | Utah Denver | 214.5 |
| Nordic | Erik Jansen | Denver | 7:16.3 |
| Skimeister | Jennings Cress | Western State | 336.0 |
| Slalom | John Clough | Middlebury | 1:24.5 |
- ^ A giant slalom replaced the weather-cancelled downhill