Irvington HS track teams give great efforts at Super Essex Conference championships

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From left, Irvington senior Nouseline Georges, sophomore Sharifa Trocard, junior Jennifer Otasowie, senior Vernande Philemon, sophomore Rehanna Vergeon and senior Marvens Gracien pose in front of Irvington High as they wear their medals from the meet.
Irvington sophomore Sharifa Trocard, left, and senior Nouseline Georges beam as they show their medals from the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships.

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School boys and girls track and field teams gave great efforts at the Super Essex Conference–American Division Championships on Saturday, May 11, at Schools Stadium in Newark.

In the boys team standings, IHS took fifth place. Seton Hall Prep won the team title.

In the girls team standings, IHS took fifth place with 37 points. Montclair won the team title.

The IHS girls were led by senior Nouseline Georges, who won the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles.

The following are their top-six finishes in each event:

IHS girls

  • Georges took first place in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.09 seconds.
  • Georges took first place in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:05.34, while sophomore Sharifa Trocard took fifth place in the same event at 1:09.79.
  • Trocard took second place in the 400-meter dash in 59.42.
  • The 4×400-meter relay team took third place in 4 minutes, 12.57 seconds.
  • Junior Jennifer Otasowie took sixth place in the triple jump at 31 feet, 2 inches.

IHS boys

  • Senior Marvens Gracien took sixth place in the high jump at 5-6.

Photos Courtesy of Barnes Reid

 

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