1958 NCAA Skiing Championships
The 1958 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme, New Hampshire at the fifth annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine, cross country skiing, and ski jumping in the United States.[1]
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Tournament information | |
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Sport | College skiing |
Location | ![]() |
Dates | February 28 – March 2, 1958 |
Administrator(s) | NCAA |
Host(s) | Dartmouth College |
Venue(s) | Dartmouth Skiway |
Teams | 7 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Dartmouth (1st title) |
1st runners-up | Denver |
2nd runners-up | Colorado |


Host Dartmouth, coached by Al Merrill, edged four-time defending champion Denver in the team standings to claim their first national championship.[2][3][4]
For the first time in its brief history, there were no repeat individual NCAA champions.
Venue
This year's championships were held February 28 to March 2 in New Hampshire at the Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme, hosted by nearby Dartmouth College.[5]
The fifth edition, these were the first NCAA championships in New Hampshire and the second in the East; the 1955 events were in central Vermont at Northfield, about fifty miles (80 km) northwest of Lyme.
The championships returned to Dartmouth Skiway in 2003; its vertical drop in 2020 was approximately 970 feet (295 m).
Team scoring
Rank | Team | Points |
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![]() | Dartmouth (H) | 561.2 |
![]() | Denver | 550.6 |
![]() | Colorado | 532.6 |
4 | Middlebury | 525.2 |
5 | St. Lawrence | 502.9 |
6 | New Hampshire | 440.7 |
7 | Michigan Tech | 374.3 |
Individual events


Skiway
Four events were held, which yielded seven individual titles.
Event | Champion | ||
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Skier | Team | Time/Score | |
Alpine | Dave Vorse | Dartmouth | 1:38.2 |
Cross Country | ![]() | Denver | 63:50 |
Downhill | Gary Vaughn | Norwich | 1:48.5 |
Jumping | ![]() | Denver | 214.7 |
Nordic | ![]() | Denver | 1:33.5 |
Skimeister | Dave Harwood | Dartmouth | 366.9 |
Slalom | Robert Gebhardt | Dartmouth | 1:38.1 |
See also
References
- "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "Dartmouth rules college ski world". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. March 3, 1958. p. 12.
- "Denver loses NCAA crown". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). INS. March 3, 1958. p. B5.
- "Aaberg 2d in NCAA ski jump". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 3, 1958. p. 13.
- "Wins slalom event". Nashua Telegraph. (New Hampshire). (AP photo). March 3, 1958. p. 8.