title: 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships
text: # 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships
  
  The 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine and cross-country skiing in the United States. This championships were held March 4–7 at Slide Mountain outside Reno, Nevada, hosted by the University of Nevada.
  
  Denver finished ahead of Seattle to claim the team championship; the Pioneers were coached by Willy Schaeffler. Nevada senior Pat Myers won the downhill, edging out Olympian Darrell Robison of Utah.
  
  ## Team scoring
  
  | Rank | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Denver | 384.0 |
  | | Seattle | 349.6 |
  | | Colorado | 348.6 |
  | 4 | Idaho | 348.5 |
  | 5 | Wyoming | 347.6 |
  | 6 | Utah | 343.5 |
  | 7 | Washington State | 338.0 |
  | 8 | Nevada (H) | 302.6 |
  | 9 | Washington | 290.0 |
  | 10 | Stanford | 157.8 |
  
      Source:
  * (H) = Hosts
  * Teams declared ineligible were Western State and Whitman.
  
  ## Individual events
  
  Four events were held, which yielded five individual titles.
  
  * Thursday: Cross Country
  * Friday: Downhill
  * Saturday: Slalom
  * Sunday: Jumping
  
  | Event | Champion | Champion | Champion |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Skier | Team | Time/Score |
  | Cross-country | Marvin Crawford | Denver | 50:09.0 |
  | Downhill | Pat Myers | Nevada | 1:46.40 |
  | Jumping | Willis Olson | Denver | 213.3 |
  | Skimeister | Marvin Crawford | Denver | 383.5 |
  | Slalom | John L’Orange | Denver | 2:07.90 |
  
      Source:
  