From 1973-1979, Non-Public Schools were not permitted to enter the championship.
Medalists Results, as well as a few extra relay results, have been preserved. Full Results have not been saved.
Feb 5, 1977 – At Montclair State College
200 Medley Relay – 1. West Essex (Cary Carpenter, Wenda Fryer, Kate Mintz, Amy Zeuren), 2:04.0 2. Columbia, 2:07.3 3. Livingston, 2:07.5 4. Montclair, 2:09.8 5. Irvington, 2:40.5.
200 Freestyle – 1. Caryl Fryer, West Essex, 2:13.2 2. Kaighn, Montclair, 2:18.3 3. Karnaugh, Columbia, 2:18.5 4. Larsen, Montclair, 2:28.2 5. White, Montclair, 2:29.2 6. Kelly, Livingston, 2:31.1.
200 IM – 1. Wenda Fryer, West Essex, 2:24.1 2. S. Yeutter, Montclair, 2:32.1 3. Mintz, West Essex, 2:34.5 4. Calhoun, Montclair, 2:42.5 5. M. Doyle, Columbia, 2:43.9 6. M. Sheil, Columbia, 2:54.1.
50 Freestyle – 1. Roz Jacobs, Livingston, 27.0 2. Carpenter, West Essex, 27.3 3. P. Doyle, Columbia, 28.2 4. McCloskey, Livingston, 29.0 5. Granger, Columbia, 29.2 6. Jochem, Montclair, 29.4.
100 Butterfly – 1. Bonnie Sheil, Columbia, 1:09.4 2. Mintz, West Essex, 1:10.4 3. Crosby, Montclair, 1:10.8 4. Saporito, West Orange, 1:12.2 5. Calhoun, Montclair, 1:15.5 6. Lisa Monica, Livingston, 1:22.5.
100 Freestyle – 1. Amy Zeuren, West Essex, 1:00.2 2. Karnaugh, Columbia, 1:01.8 3. Rooney, Montclair, 1:04.0 4. Singer, Columbia, 1:04.5 5. Conlin, Montclair, 1:05.1 6. Larsen, Montclair, 1:06.1.
500 Freestyle – 1. Caryl Fryer, West Essex, 5:59.6 2. Jacobs, Livingston, 6:16.2 3. Kaighn, Montclair, 6:16.7 4. M. Doyle, Columbia, 6:27.6 5. Curry, Livingston, 6:34.5 6. Olex, Irvington, 7:07.0.
100 Backstroke – 1. Melissa Crosby, Montclair, 1:11.6 2. M. Sheil, Columbia, 1:13.5 3. Potter, Livingston, 1:14.5 4. Lynn Monica, Livingston, 1:15.0 5. Jochem, Montclair, 1:17.0 6. Singer, Columbia, 1:17.4.
100 Breaststroke – 1. Wenda Fryer, West Essex, 1:15.0 2. Zavesky, Columbia, 1:19.4 (Judge’s Decision) 3. Clark, Livingston, 1:19.3 4. S. Yeutter, Montclair, 1:20.1 5. Chen, Livingston, 1:20.2 6. P. Doyle, Columbia, 1:24.6.
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. West Essex (Caryl Fryer, Gwenn Hoskins, Cary Carpenter, Amy Zeuren) 4:09.5 2. Columbia, 4:15.6 3. Montclair, 4:21.1 4. Livingston, 4:21.2 5. Mountain, 4:46.7. No sixth.
Boys
200 Medley Relay – 1. West Essex (David Giovione, Tom Mintz, Dave Podmajersky, Scott Wright), 1:50.0 2. Columbia, 1:52.5 3. Livingston, 1:55.6 4. Montclair, 1:59.4 5. West Orange, 2:07.0 6. Irvington, 2:07.5.
200 Freestyle – 1. Bill Giovine, West Essex, 1:51.1 2. Thoene, Livingston, 2:03.3 3. McKee, Montclair, 2:09.7 4. Patracuolla, West Essex, 2:09.7 5. Margules, Columbia, 2:13.2 6. Stickle, Columbia, 2:13.7.
200 IM – 1. Harry Sheil, Columbia, 2:14.3 2. D. Giovine, West Essex, 2:16.5 3. O’Rourke, Mountain, 2:21.5 4. Villarosa, Montclair, 2:25.6 5. Farley, Newark East Side, 2:26.5 6. Willis, Livingston, 2:38.6.
50 Freestyle – 1. Mike Gallene, Columbia, 23.5 2. P. Gallene, Columbia, 24.1 3. Rooney, Montclair, 25.1 (Judge’s Decision places 3-6) 4. Lagas, Livingston, 25.0 5. Schmidt, West Essex, 25.1 6. Wright, West Essex, 25.0.
100 Butterfly – 1. Dave Podmajersky, West Essex, 1:01.2 2. Zuber, Livingston, 1:02.6 3. Wilks, West Orange, 1:06.5 4. Pyhel, Livingston, 1:07.9 (Judge’s Decision) 5. Sampson, Montclair, 1:07.6 6. Grady, Irvington, 1:09.5.
100 Freestyle – 1. Bill Giovine, West Essex, 51.6 2. M. Gallene, Columbia, 53.3 3. Thoene, Livingston, 58.2 4. McKee, Montclair, 58.2 5. Mazurak, West Orange, 58.6 6. Schmidt, West Essex, 59.2.
500 Freestyle – 1. Tom Mintz, West Essex, 5:26.6 2. Kinne, Montclair, 5:51.6 3. Egurrola, Newark East Side, 6:02.3 4. Patracuolla, West Essex, 6:02.3 5. M. Frick, Columbia, 6:18.5 6. Margules, Columbia, 6:22.0.
100 Backstroke – 1. Harry Sheil, Columbia, 1:02.4 2. Sullivan, Caldwell, 1:02.5 3. Farley, Newark East Side, 1:03.2 4. Zuber, Livingston, 1:03.5 5. P. Gallene, Columbia, 1:04.5 6. Wright, West Essex, 1:04.6.
100 Breaststroke – 1. Tom Mintz, West Essex, 1:05.5 2. Lagas, Livingston, 1:09.5 3. Willis, Livingston, 1:13.8 4. Taylor, West Essex, 1:14.5 5. Neyvert, Columbia, 1:15.0 6. Schnechner, Columbia, 1:17.5.
400 Freestyle Relay – 1. West Essex (Joe Schmidt, Paul Patracuolla, Dave Podmajersky, Bill Giovine), 3:43.5 2. Columbia, 3:50.2 3. Montclair, 3:54.0 4. Livingston, 4:04.2 5. West Orange, 4:06.1 6. Newark East Side, 4:08.7.
Girls Team Scores:
West Essex 77
Columbia 63
Montclair 62
Livingston 46
Irvington 5
West Orange Mountain 4
West Orange 3
Boys Team Scores:
West Essex 82
Columbia 62
Livingston 47
Montclair 33
West Orange 14
Newark East Side 12
West Orange Mountain 6
Irvington 3