Montclair Kimberley Academy

It was another successful year for Montclair Kimberley Academy sports. We’ve looked at each team and taken a moment to highlight its accomplishments.

Montclair High School seniors, Kiya Lawson and Elizabeth Fitzgerald, collected medals at the June 18th State Meet of Champions at Franklin High School. Lawson won the 200-meter state title and came in second in the 100-meter race. Fitzgerald finished second in the state in the pole vault.

The Montclair Kimberley softball team finished with a 10-10 mark, and qualified for the state playoffs. They also won a game in the Prep B Tournament, 10-0, over Morristown Beard on May 9.

Despite a young team Montclair Kimberley girls lacrosse finished with a 10-10 record and went a couple rounds in all of the tournaments, Essex County, Prep B and the state tournament.

Montclair Kimberley senior Isiah Udofia became the seventh boy in the history of NJSIAA track and field with four first-place finishes at a group meet.

Both Montclair and Montclair Kimberley tennis teams lost 4-1 in the state finals of their respective state sectionals, North 1 Group 4 and Non Public North B on May 31.

Montclair Kimberley boys lacrosse made it to the Non Public B title game, but dropped an 11-4 decision to Rutgers Prep at Shore Regional High School on June 1

Montclair KImberley baseball team could not repeat a comeback against Gill St. Bernard's in the Non Public North B quarterfinals, falling 7-4, on Friday, June 3. The Cougars came from behind earlier in the season to defeat Gill St. Bernard's, 8-7, in the Prep B Tournament.

Montclair Kimberley girls track and field team ran away with the Prep B meet, tallying 111 points, almost 40 points ahead of second place, Villa Walsh on May 23 at Newark Academy. The MKA boys team came in second in the Prep B standings, only behind Newark Academy.

Despite an almost two-hour weather delay, Montclair Kimberley boys lacrosse advanced to the Non Public B state finals with a 12-10 victory over Princeton Day at home on Saturday, May 28 in the semi-finals. The Cougars travel to Rutgers Prep on Wednesday, June 1 in the title game.