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Show Ski TeamUtah's wizards of the waxed boards, under the watchful eyes of Dr. John Squires, were skiing among the fastest company in the nation. After taking third place in the NCAA ski meet in 1953, they lost such men as Dick Mitchell and Jay Barrus.But the 1954 season started with a brighter outlook than many had hoped and ended with a sixth place spot in the NCAA team championships. With a team built around such returnees as Bicknell Robbins, Rich Brewer, and Darrell (Pinky) Robison, plus several newcomers, this winter sport started off fast. Competing with four mountain states schools, the Utes walked off with a first place team trophy at the Western Division of the Rocky Mountain Ski association meet. Bicknell Robbins won the jumping and cross-country events, while Pinky Robison coped the downhill and slalom races to make a clean sweep for the Utes.Redskin skiers next swept to second position in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate ski conference competition held at Logan's Beaver mountain. They were battling such schools as Wyoming, Denver, Colorado University and Utah State. This meet, which was the qualifying contest for NCAA competition, saw the Utes take the downhill and slalom races on a team basis, while placing second in jumping and fourth in cross country. Individually, Pinky Robison again sped to a first in the slalom and grabbed second in the downhill.The NCAA championships at Reno saw the men from Utah's snowy slopes take the team first prize in downhill racing for the fourth straight year of NCAA competition. Robison's individual performance with a second place inDarrell (Pinky) Robison zig-zags through the winding slalom course to another first place victory. Pinky took blue ribbons for the slalom in the Rocky Mountain Ski Association meet and the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate meet.this event against the country's top slatsters was the top Ute showing. Bicknell Robbins, Spence Eccles, and Don Bren also picked up the points that gave Utah sixth place.But individually and collectively the Utah ski team carried the colors for a sport that was one of the greatest "builders" and favorites with University students.The 1954 University of Utah ski team, front row: TomSpencer and Von Christiansen; back row: BicknellRobbins, Rich Brewer, Spence Eccles, Darrell (Pinky)Robison, and Coach John Squires.Bicknell Robbins takes off for a long jump at Ecker's Hill that carried him to first place in the Landis Memorial Class A jump.1 |
