NCAA Champions Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined, and Ski-Meisters

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LISTS OF PAST U.S. CHAMPIONS National Champions, 1954 to 1980 National Champions, 1981 to present (90 & 120m.) USA Junior Champions, up to 1980 USA Junior Champions, 1981 to present USA Class B Champions (New!) National Nordic Combined Champions USA Masters Champions, up to 1980 USA Masters Champions, 1981 to present USA Masters Age Group Champions

Historical notes below are taken from a 2005 article by Michelle Brutlag Hosick which appeared on the NCAA web site. "Since the first intercollegiate ski competition between Dartmouth College and McGill University in 1913, the sport of skiing at the collegiate level has been evolving like any other sport. From the time of the first NCAA championship in 1954, the essence of the sport has remained the same, even if the look of it has changed." Elimination of ski jump "In 1980, the last ski-jump competition was held at an NCAA championship. LaCasse, one of the members of the committee who voted to eliminate the event, said that as a former ski jumper and jumping coach, the vote was difficult for him, but he knew how necessary it was for the future of the sport. "Ski jumping had long been one of the most popular events in collegiate skiing, drawing thousands of people to winter carnivals in the northeastern states, but interest among athletes had tapered off." NCAA Champions Ski Jumping 1954-1980 year Jump Champion College Host/location 1954 Willis Olson Denver Nevada 1955 Willis Olson Denver Norwich 1956 Willis Olson Denver Winter Park 1957 Alf Vincelette Denver Ogden Snow Basin 1958 Oddvar Ronnestad Denver Dartmouth 1959 Dave Butts Colorado Winter Park 1960 Dag Helgestad Washington St. Bridger Bowl 1961 Cris Selbeck Denver Middlebury 1962 Oyvind Floystad Denver Squaw Valley 1963 Tom Nord Washington Solitude 1964 Frithjof Prydz Utah tie Erik Jansen Denver Franconia Notch 1965 Erik Jansen Denver Crystal Mountain 1966 Frithjof Prydz Utah Crested Butte 1967 Bjorn Loken Utah Sugarloaf Mountain 1968 Peter Robes Wyoming Mt. Werner 1969 Odd Hammernes Denver Mt. Werner 1970 Jay Rand Colorado Cannon Mountain 1971 Vidar Nilsgard Colorado Terry Peak 1972 Odd Hammernes Denver Winter Park 1973 Vidar Nilsgard Colorado Middlebury 1974 Didrik Ellefsen Colorado Jackson Hole 1975 Didrik Ellefsen Colorado Fort Lewis 1976 Kip Sundgaard Utah Bates 1977 Ron Steele Utah Winter Park 1978 Tom Holman Jensen Colorado tie Kare Herje Vermont Cannon Mountain 1979 Roger Holden Vermont Steamboat Springs 1980 Jorn Stromberg Wyoming Lake Placid & Stowe The Phoenix Arises In 2009 Dan Warner began talking up the idea of organizing a new National Collegiate Ski Jumping Championship, independent of the still active NCAA Nationals, and in 2011, with the cooperation of the US Collegiate Ski Association, the first such Championship was held in Park City. The program offered mens and womens classes and required skiers to qualify for the Nationals in one of three regional qualifying events.     USCSA Champions Ski Jumping 2011 ...   year Host/location Jump Champions College ------------------------------------------------------ 2011 Park City, UT Willy Graves Westminster Alissa Johnson Westminster 2012 Brattleboro VT (wait and see!)

NCAA Champions Nordic Combined 1955-1976 year NC Champion College Host/location 1955 Erik Berggren Idaho Norwich 1956 Erik Berggren Idaho Winter Park 1957 Harol Riiber Denver Ogden Snow Basin 1958 Clarence Servold Denver Dartmouth 1959 Ted Farwell Denver Winter Park 1960 John Dendahl Colorado Bridger Bowl 1961 John Bower Middlebury Middlebury 1962 Tor Fageraas Montana St. Squaw Valley 1963 Aarne Valkama Denver Solitude 1964 Erik Jansen Denver Franconia Notch 1965 Matz Jenssen Utah Crystal Mountain 1966 Frithjof Prydz Utah Crested Butte 1967 Matz Jenssen Utah Sugarloaf Mountain 1968 Jim Miller Fort Lewis Mt. Werner 1969 Greg Krog Denver Mt. Werner 1970 Jim Miller Fort Lewis Cannon Mountain 1971 Bruce Cunningham New Hampshire Terry Peak 1972 Bruce Cunningham New Hampshire Winter Park 1973 Pertti Reijula Northern Mich. Middlebury 1974 Stig Hallingbye Wyoming Jackson Hole 1975 Stig Hallingbye Wyoming Fort Lewis 1976 Jack Turner Colorado Bates

The title of Ski-Meister was bestowed upon the competitor at the NCAA Ski Championships who participated in all four competition events: Downhill, Slalom, Cross Country and Jumping, and scored the most total points in the four events. The award was dropped as more and more competitors were specialists, leaving almost no four-event skiers. Ski-Meisters at NCAA Championships 1954-1973 year Champion College Host/location 1954 Marvin Crawford Denver Nevada 1955 Les Streeter Middlebury Norwich 1956 John Cress Denver Winter Park 1957 Ralph Miller Dartmouth Ogden Snow Basin 1958 Dave Harwood Dartmouth Dartmouth 1959 Dave Butts Colorado Winter Park 1960 John Dendahl Colorado Bridger Bowl 1961 Art Bookstrom Dartmouth Middlebury 1962 James Page Dartmouth Squaw Valley 1963 James Page Dartmouth Solitude 1964 Jennings Cress Western St. Franconia Notch 1965 Loris Werner Western St. Crystal Mountain 1966 Loris Werner Western St. Crested Butte 1967 Matz Jenssen Utah Sugarloaf Mountain 1968 Eric Piene Wyoming Mt. Werner 1969 Ed Damon Dartmouth Mt. Werner 1970 John Kendall New Hampshire Cannon Mountain 1971 John Kendall New Hampshire Terry Peak 1972 Kim Kendall New Hampshire Winter Park 1973 Kim Kendall New Hampshire Middlebury