The 1961 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock, Vermont at the eighth 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 fifth national championship, the first since 1957, edging out host Middlebury in the team standings. This was the start of Denver's seven straight titles from 1961 through 1967.
Venue
This year's championships were held March 9–11 in Vermont at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl in Hancock. Middlebury College, located in nearby Middlebury, served as hosts.
These were the first NCAA Championships hosted by Middlebury, the second in Vermont (Northfield, 1955), and third in the East (Lyme, New Hampshire, 1958).
Team scoring Rank Team Points Denver376.19 Middlebury 366.94 Colorado 365.54 Dartmouth 356.06 New Hampshire 332.39 Maine 325.66 Idaho 309.51 Washington 278.57 Williams 277.55
Individual events
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles. Thursday: Downhill, Cross Country Friday: Slalom Saturday: Jumping Event Champion Skier Team Time/ScoreAlpine Buddy Werner Colorado 1:39.67Cross Country Charlie Akers Maine 69:17Downhill Gordi Eaton Middlebury 1:15.3Jumping Chris Selbekk Denver 226.3Nordic John Bower Middlebury 3:14.12Skimeister Art Bookstrom Dartmouth 366.24Slalom Buddy Werner Colorado 1:35.2
See also List of NCAA skiing programs
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