Western Colorado University Athletics

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Broomhall turned his time as a Western State skier into an impressive ski coaching career. Broomhall skied at Western from 1955-59 and took seventh in Cross Country as a senior and also finished in the Top 20 in Ski Jumping. Following his senior season, Broomhall was a member of the 1957 Olympic Training squad and also skied in the Pre-Olympics in Squaw Valley in 1959. After graduating, Broomhall served as a teacher and coach in Fryeburg and Mexico Maine and also Bennington, Vermont. He started the Torger Tokle Nordic Youth Ski Program that expanded nationwide and is known throughout the county as the Bill Koch League. Broomhall is also a FIS technical delegate and has officiated Junior High, High School, Junior Olympic, NCAA, U.S. Nationals and World Championship events. He also competes in World Master events.