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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College skiing |
| Location |  Lead, South Dakota |
| Dates | March 4–6, 1971 |
| Administrator | NCAA |
| Venue(s) | Terry Peak |
| Teams | 12 |
Number of events | 4 (7 titles) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Denver (14th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Colorado |
| 2nd runners-up | Middlebury |
The 1971 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at Terry Peak ski area in Lead, South Dakota, at the 18th 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]
Denver, under new head coach Peder Pytte, captured their fourteenth national championship and tenth in eleven years. They finished 21.6 points ahead of rival Colorado in the team standings.
Denver's Otto Tschudi, winner of the previous year's giant slalom, swept the three alpine titles; teammate Ole Hansen repeated as Cross Country champion,[2] and John Kendall of New Hampshire repeated as Skimeister (all four events).[1]
Despite Denver's impressive streak of success, the Pioneers' next team title came in 2000, nearly three decades later.
- ^ a b "NCAA Skiing Championships Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Denver takes lead in NCAA ski meet". New York Times. Associated Press. March 5, 1971. p. 42.