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Utah Ski Teams, Former Coach to Receive Awards on October 26
10/24/2022 8:25 AM | Skiing
Ski program to receive History-Makers Award; Pat Miller to be recognized posthumously as S.J. Quinney Honoree
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah Ski Teams will be presented with the History-Maker Award at the 2022 Ski Affair, as the annual gala benefitting the Ski and Snow Sports Archives returns as put on by the by the University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library. Additionally, the late Pat Miller, who served as Utah's director of skiing from 1976-99, will be recognized posthumously as the S.J. Quinney Honoree.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. amd will take place at the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House on the U campus. While tickets are sold out for the evening, a waitlist has been established at this link. Should additional tickets become available, people will be notified in the order they joined the waitlist.
"We are delighted to receive the History-Maker Award which recognizes 75 years of incredible performances and hard work by the student-athletes and coaches," said Fredrik Landstedt, director of skiing. "To be able to attend this year's Ski Affair and receive this award is a great honor. The Ski & Snow Sports Archives is such a tremendous resource and we could not be prouder of our connection to the library's Special Collections."
While this will be the third time the History-Maker Award is presented to the Utes (2008, '17), the 2022 recognition is particularly special as it commemorates the 75th anniversary of the program's inception back in 1947. Since that time, Utah has won 15 team national championships, 14 going on the books as NCAA crowns. Most recently, the U has taken home three straight national championships (2019, '21, '22) and was leading the 2020 championship meet at the time it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eighty individual national championships have been won by various Utes over the years, ranking as the third-most all-time by an NCAA program. In addition, the U claims 49 Olympians in skiing, highlighted in part by Kathy Kreiner's gold medal performance in giant slalom during the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck.
One of the most successful ski coaches in collegiate history, Miller led the Utes to 10 national championships from 1976-99. He joined the Ute staff as an assistant coach in 1974, became the men's head coach in 1976 and added responsibilities for the women's team two years later; back then, the men's and women's teams had not yet been combined. Under Miller's guidance, Ute skiers amassed 46 individual NCAA championships, 251 All-American citations and 216 all-conference accolades. He also coached 10 U.S. Olympians.
Under his direction, Miller guided the women's program to the AIAW national championship in 1978. Utah then finished no lower than third at the NCAA Championships from 1983-98. It included a dominant run through the '80s with back-to-back titles in 1983 and '84, a threepeat from '86 through '88 and a men's-only championship in '81. The program also had runner-up NCAA Championships performances that decade in 1985 and '89, before winning three more crowns in the 1990s (1993, '96, '97) with Miller at the helm.
Among Miller's additional Hall of Fame recognitions are his alma mater—Fort Lewis College (2001), the State of Maine Ski Hall of Fame (2008), the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame (2008), and Utah Athletics Crimson Club Hall of Fame (2016). He passed away in 2013.
The S.J. Quinney Award, presented to Miller posthumously, honors outstanding achievement and contribution to skiing is named after the late ski visionary and founder of Alta Ski Area, S. Joseph Quinney. The award recognizes those individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of skiing in their lifetime.
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
About the Marriott Library's Ski & Snow Sports Archives
The Ski & Snow Sports Archives, founded in 1989, house the largest collection of skiing and snow sports history in the country, including the records of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Comprised of photographs, films, scrapbooks, records and other historical content, the archives document the history of ski competition on local, national and international levels, the founding of major resorts, snow safety and avalanche control, ski equipment, ski instruction, freestyle skiing, back-country skiing and virtually every facet of winter sports in the Intermountain West. The archives are held in Special Collections and can be viewed by appointment; some materials are available through the digital library.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. amd will take place at the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House on the U campus. While tickets are sold out for the evening, a waitlist has been established at this link. Should additional tickets become available, people will be notified in the order they joined the waitlist.
"We are delighted to receive the History-Maker Award which recognizes 75 years of incredible performances and hard work by the student-athletes and coaches," said Fredrik Landstedt, director of skiing. "To be able to attend this year's Ski Affair and receive this award is a great honor. The Ski & Snow Sports Archives is such a tremendous resource and we could not be prouder of our connection to the library's Special Collections."
While this will be the third time the History-Maker Award is presented to the Utes (2008, '17), the 2022 recognition is particularly special as it commemorates the 75th anniversary of the program's inception back in 1947. Since that time, Utah has won 15 team national championships, 14 going on the books as NCAA crowns. Most recently, the U has taken home three straight national championships (2019, '21, '22) and was leading the 2020 championship meet at the time it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eighty individual national championships have been won by various Utes over the years, ranking as the third-most all-time by an NCAA program. In addition, the U claims 49 Olympians in skiing, highlighted in part by Kathy Kreiner's gold medal performance in giant slalom during the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck.
One of the most successful ski coaches in collegiate history, Miller led the Utes to 10 national championships from 1976-99. He joined the Ute staff as an assistant coach in 1974, became the men's head coach in 1976 and added responsibilities for the women's team two years later; back then, the men's and women's teams had not yet been combined. Under Miller's guidance, Ute skiers amassed 46 individual NCAA championships, 251 All-American citations and 216 all-conference accolades. He also coached 10 U.S. Olympians.
Under his direction, Miller guided the women's program to the AIAW national championship in 1978. Utah then finished no lower than third at the NCAA Championships from 1983-98. It included a dominant run through the '80s with back-to-back titles in 1983 and '84, a threepeat from '86 through '88 and a men's-only championship in '81. The program also had runner-up NCAA Championships performances that decade in 1985 and '89, before winning three more crowns in the 1990s (1993, '96, '97) with Miller at the helm.
Among Miller's additional Hall of Fame recognitions are his alma mater—Fort Lewis College (2001), the State of Maine Ski Hall of Fame (2008), the Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame (2008), and Utah Athletics Crimson Club Hall of Fame (2016). He passed away in 2013.
The S.J. Quinney Award, presented to Miller posthumously, honors outstanding achievement and contribution to skiing is named after the late ski visionary and founder of Alta Ski Area, S. Joseph Quinney. The award recognizes those individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of skiing in their lifetime.
Follow the Utes on social media (@utahskiteam).
About the Marriott Library's Ski & Snow Sports Archives
The Ski & Snow Sports Archives, founded in 1989, house the largest collection of skiing and snow sports history in the country, including the records of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Comprised of photographs, films, scrapbooks, records and other historical content, the archives document the history of ski competition on local, national and international levels, the founding of major resorts, snow safety and avalanche control, ski equipment, ski instruction, freestyle skiing, back-country skiing and virtually every facet of winter sports in the Intermountain West. The archives are held in Special Collections and can be viewed by appointment; some materials are available through the digital library.
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