University of Denver Ski Team
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University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association
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Winter Park Resort
Winter Park Resort is an alpine ski resort in Winter Park, Colorado in the Rocky Mountains. Located just off U.S. Highway 40, the resort is about an hour and a half's drive from Denver, Colorado....
, Devil's Thumb Ranch
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and Gold
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The University of Denver Ski Team is a collegiate team that has won a record 21 NCAA
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Championships the first dating back to 1954. Under the direction of coach Willy Schaeffler
Willy Schaeffler
Wilhelm Josef "Willy" Schaeffler was a German-American skiing champion, winning coach and ski resort developer. He is best known to the public for his intensive training programs that led the US ski team to gold and bronze medals in the 1972 Winter Olympics...
, a member of the National Ski Hall of Fame
National Ski Hall of Fame
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, the Pioneers
Denver Pioneers
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skied their way to 13 championships. Under Schaeffler's leadership, the University of Denver Ski Team "completely dominated intercollegiate skiing" in the United States for two decades.
Schaeffler's "passion for preparedness" and tough training regimen yielded "remarkable" success in competition.
The program was absent from 1984–1992, but surged back onto the national scene winning seven of the first 11 NCAA Championships this century. The Alpine team currently practices less than 70 miles away from campus at Winter Park Resort
Winter Park Resort
Winter Park Resort is an alpine ski resort in Winter Park, Colorado in the Rocky Mountains. Located just off U.S. Highway 40, the resort is about an hour and a half's drive from Denver, Colorado....
. The Nordic team calls Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort home, only 78 miles from the university.
National championships
history. Colorado
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is second with 17 titles, and Utah
University of Utah
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is third with 10. The 21 ski titles are tied with Yale
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men’s golf for the
fourth most NCAA Division I titles among any team in any sport. Oklahoma State wrestling holds the most national titles with 34, followed by Southern Cal.
University of Southern California
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, men’s outdoor track and field (26) and Iowa
University of Iowa
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wrestling (23).
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| Year | Location | Head Coach |
| 1954 | Reno, Nev. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1955 | Northfield, VT | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1956 | Winter Park, Colo. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1957 | Snow Basin, Utah | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1961 | Middlebury, Vt. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1962 | Squaw Valley, Calif. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1963 | Solitude, Utah | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1964 | Franconia Notch, N.H. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1965 | Crystal Mountain, Wash. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1966 | Crested Butte, Colo. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1967 | Kingfield, Maine | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1969 | Steamboat Springs, Colo. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1970 | Franconia Notch, N.H. | Willy Schaeffler |
| 1971 | Terry Peak, S.D. | Peder Pytte |
| 2000 | Park City, Utah | Kurt Smitz |
| 2001 | Middlebury, Vt. | Kurt Smitz |
| 2002 | Anchorage, Alaska | Kurt Smitz |
| 2005 | Stowe, Vt. | Kurt Smitz |
| 2008 | Bozeman, Mont. | Andy LeRoy/David Stewart |
| 2009 | Bethel-Rumford, Maine | Andy LeRoy/David Stewart |
| 2010 | Steamboat Springs, Colo. | Andy LeRoy/David Stewart |
Individual National Champions
The Pioneers have produced 79 NCAA individual champions, including three in 2011.| colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#D0CCAE Year | colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#D0CCAE Athlete | colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#D0CCAE Event |
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| 1996 | Geir Skari | Classical |
| 2000 | Pietro Broggini | Classical |
| 2001 | Wolf Wallendorf | Classical |
| 2002 | Ola Berger Ola Berger Ola Berger is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.Berger was born in Trondheim. He started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in 2006.- Selected results :* 2006:** 2nd, Oppdal race... |
Classical |
| 2005 | Rene Reisshauer | Classical |
| 2006 | John Stene | Classical |
| 2000 | Pietro Broggini | Freestyle |
| 2001 | Pietro Broggini | Freestyle |
| 2002 | Ola Berger Ola Berger Ola Berger is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.Berger was born in Trondheim. He started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in 2006.- Selected results :* 2006:** 2nd, Oppdal race... |
Freestyle |
| 2005 | Rene Reisshauer | Freestyle |
| 2007 | Rene Reisshauer | Freestyle |
| 1994 | Erik Roland | Giant Slalom |
| 2007 | Adam Cole | Giant Slalom |
| 2008 | John Buchar | Giant Slalom |
| 2010 | Leif Kristian Haugen Leif Kristian Haugen Leif Kristian Haugen is a Norwegian alpine skier.At the Junior World Alpine Skiing Championships he has two seventh places from 2006 in Mont-Sainte-Anne and one eighth place from 2007 in Flachau. He made his World Cup debut in October 2009 in Sölden, and collected his first World Cup points with a... |
Giant Slalom |
| 2011 | Seppi Stiegler | Giant Slalom |
| 1954 | John L'Orange | Slalom |
| 1965 | Rick Chaffee | Slalom |
| 1967 | Rick Chaffee | Slalom |
| 1968 | Dennis McCoy | Slalom |
| 1969 | Paul Rachetto | Slalom |
| 1971 | Otto Tschudi Otto Tschudi Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... |
Slalom |
| 1973 | Peik Christensen Peik Christensen Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.... |
Slalom |
| 1975 | Peik Christensen Peik Christensen Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.... |
Slalom |
| 1998 | Christian Hutter | Slalom |
| 1999 | Jayme Smithers | Slalom |
| 2007 | Adam Cole | Slalom |
| 2008 | John Buchar | Slalom |
| 1965 | Rick Chaffee | Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1967 | Jon Terje Øverland Jon Terje Øverland Jon Terje Øverland is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Rjukan. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. He also participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.He was Norwegian champion in downhill in 1968, 1969... |
Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1968 | Dennis McCoy | Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1969 | Paul Rachetto | Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1971 | Otto Tschudi Otto Tschudi Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... |
Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1973 | Peik Christensen Peik Christensen Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.... |
Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1974 | Peik Christensen Peik Christensen Alfred Peik Christensen is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, where he competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill.... |
Alpine (Discontinued) |
| 1962 | Mike Barr | Downhill (Discontinued) |
| 1966 | Jon Terje Øverland Jon Terje Øverland Jon Terje Øverland is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Rjukan. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. He also participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.He was Norwegian champion in downhill in 1968, 1969... |
Downhill (Discontinued) |
| 1967 | Dennis McCoy | Downhill (Discontinued) |
| 1970 | Otto Tschudi Otto Tschudi Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... |
Downhill (Discontinued) |
| 1971 | Otto Tschudi Otto Tschudi Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... |
Downhill (Discontinued) |
| 1972 | Otto Tschudi Otto Tschudi Otto Victor Tschudi Jr. is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Krødsherad. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and at the at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... |
Downhill (Discontinued) |
| 1954 | Marvin Crawford | Individual Cross-Country (Discontinued) |
| 1958 | Clarence L. Servold | Individual Cross-Country (Discontinued) |
| 1959 | Clarence L. Servold | Individual Cross-Country (Discontinued) |
| 1970 | Ole Ivar F. Hansen | Individual Cross-Country (Discontinued) |
| 1971 | Ole Ivar F. Hansen | Individual Cross-Country (Discontinued) |
| 1954 | Willis S. Olson Willis S. Olson Willis Stuart Olson was an American ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He won the NCAA ski jumping championships for the University of Denver and finished 22nd in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.Olson was inducted... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1955 | Willis S. Olson Willis S. Olson Willis Stuart Olson was an American ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He won the NCAA ski jumping championships for the University of Denver and finished 22nd in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.Olson was inducted... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1956 | Willis S. Olson Willis S. Olson Willis Stuart Olson was an American ski jumper who competed during the 1950s. He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He won the NCAA ski jumping championships for the University of Denver and finished 22nd in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.Olson was inducted... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1957 | Alfred L. Vincelette | Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1958 | Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad Oddvar Rønnestad is a Norwegian alpine skier. He participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.He became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1962.-References:... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1961 | Christoffer Selbeck Christoffer Selbekk Christoffer Selbekk is a Norwegian businessperson and retired ski jumper.As a ski jumper he finished fifth in the normal hill event at the 1966 World Championships. He was on the national team from 1963 to 1967... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1962 | Oyvind Floystad | Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1964 | Erik Jansen | Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1965 | Erik Jansen | Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1969 | Odd Hammernes Odd Hammernes Odd Hammernes is a former Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Asker and represented the club Asker SK. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1972 | Odd Hammernes Odd Hammernes Odd Hammernes is a former Norwegian ski jumper. He was born in Asker and represented the club Asker SK. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:... |
Jumping (Discontinued) |
| 1957 | Harald Riiber | Nordic (Discontinued) |
| 1958 | Clarence Servold | Nordic (Discontinued) |
| 1959 | Theodore A. Farwell Theodore A. Farwell Theodore Austin Farwell, Jr. was an American nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the nordic combined event and 43rd in the 18 km cross country skiing event.... |
Nordic (Discontinued) |
| 1963 | Aarne Valkama Aarne Valkama Aarne Valkama was a Finnish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Chamonix.-External links:*... |
Nordic (Discontinued) |
| 1964 | Erik Jansen | Nordic (Discontinued) |
| 1969 | Georg R. Krog | Nordic (Discontinued) |
| 1954 | Marvin Crawford | Skimeister (Discontinued) |
| 1956 | John R. Cress | Skimeister (Discontinued) |
| 1995 | Narcisa Sehovic | Slalom |
| 1996 | Roberta Pergher | Slalom |
| 1997 | Roberat Pergher | Slalom |
| 2000 | Cecilie Hagen Larsen | Slalom |
| 2004 | Pia Rivelsrud | Slalom |
| 2011 | Sterling Grant | Slalom |
| 1996 | Lisbeth Johnsen | Classical |
| 1999 | Britta Wienand | Classical |
| 2009 | Antje Maempel | Classical |
| 2010 | Antje Maempel | Classical |
| 1996 | Lisbeth Johnsen | Freestyle |
| 2009 | Antje Maempel | Freestyle |
| 2010 | Antje Maempel | Freestyle |
| 2011 | Ida Dillingoen | Giant Slalom |
Colors =Men, Women
Olympic athletes
The University of Denver have sent skiers to the Winter Olympics. The first games that DU was represented in were the 1948 games in St. Moriwitz, Switzerland1948 Winter Olympics
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. Recently the Pioneers have sent athletes to the Nagano Games
1998 Winter Olympics
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and the Vancouver Games
2010 Winter Olympics
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. Overall DU has sent over 50 athletes and coaches to represent their countries in the Olympics.