Under the most adverse of weather conditions Friday at School Stadium the Montclair girl track and field team and the Seton Hall (boys) team prevailed to become the winners of the Essex County Track & Field Championships. Rain and cold hindered all competitors during the day but the meet managed to complete all its events,

Montclair edged West Orange to win with 92 points (versus 85 for WO) and outdistanced the rest of the field.

NOTE: Results of each event may be viewed on the NJ.Milesplit.com website. Click on “Resu;ts”, follow to “May 28” the “Essex County Championship”.

Here’s the girls’ team scores…

Girls – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored

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1) Montclair High School 92                2) West Orange High School 85

3) Montclair Kimberley Academy 50     4) Livingston High School 35

5) Bloomfield High School 31                6) Irvington High School 26

7) Nutley High School 22                        7) Millburn High School 22

7) Columbia High School 22                10) Cedar Grove High School 20

11) North Star Academy 19                     12) West Side High School 15

13) Newark Academy 14                         13) Mount Saint Dominic  14

15) James Caldwell H.S. 12                    16) West Essex High School 10

17) Glen Ridge High School 2                17) Belleville High School 2

 

Here’s the boy’s team scores…

Boys – Team Rankings – 16 Events Scored

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1) Seton Hall Prep 99                           2) Montclair High School 67

3) Newark Tech  40                             4) Irvington High School 36.50

5) East Orange Campus 29                6) Montclair Kimberley 28.75

7) West Orange High School 27        8) Columbia High School 24

8) Millburn High School 24              10) Livingston High School 22.75

11) West Essex High School 16         12) Verona High School 15

13) North Star Academy 14               14) Bloomfield High School 11

14) St. Benedict’s Prep 11                 16) Belleville High School 10

17) West Side High School 9             18) Glen Ridge High School 5

19) Nutley High School 4                  20) James Caldwell H.S. 2

21) Cedar Grove High School 1