Athletics
The Summit High School Hilltoppers now compete in the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Prior to the 2010 realignment, the school had participated in the Iron Hills Conference. Despite the fact that Summit High School faces many of the challenges that small, suburban public high schools are plagued by — most notably, competition with private schools and a comparatively small student-athlete base — Summit High School's athletic teams have a long and proud tradition.
The football team won the NJSIAA North II Group III state sectional championships in 1976 and 1980, and has won the North II Group II titles in 1988, 1993–94 and 2009. The 2009 football team finished the season with a12-0 record, winning the 2009 North II Group II title with a 28-19 win over Orange High School in a game played at Giants Stadium.
The Summit High School cross-country team has been successful since 2004. The women's team has won several sectional championships, and has made it to the Meet of Champions.
The women's lacrosse team has won two state championships, defeating Cinnaminson High School in 1986 and Moorestown High School in 1999.
The men's lacrosse team won state championships in 1981 against Montclair High School and in 1983 versus Columbia High School. The men's lacrosse team made it to the state championship in 2001, falling 8-3 to Moorestown High School in the championship game, after a 4-2 semi-final win over Delbarton School. The team won Group I titles against Mountain Lakes High School in both 2005 and 2010, and defeated Moorestown High School in Group II in 2009. After losing in the Tournament of Champions to Delbarton School in 2005, the 2009 team defeated Delbarton by a score of 8-4 and in 2010 the team won the ToC against St. Joseph High School.
The 2002 men's lacrosse team was ranked #1 in the state before falling to #2 Ridgewood High School in the state semi-finals. They finished the year ranked #4.
In 2000, the men's hockey team surprised the #1-seeded team from Brick Township High School and eventually lost in the public school final game to second-seeded Bayonne High School by a score of 6-3.
The men's tennis team has won, or shared, the conference or county title many years in a row. This includes a Group II state championship in 2003 earned with a 4-1 win over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School.
The 2005 men's basketball team won the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 61-58 win over Hillside High School.
The 1998 women's tennis team won the Group II state championship (with a 3-2 win over Moorestown) and finished in the top 5 in the state. In 2007, the women's tennis team won the North II, Group II state sectional championship with a 3-2 win over Mountain Lakes High School in the tournament final.
The mens swim team was 13-2 in the 2007-08 swim season, losing only to Seton Hall Preparatory School in the regular season and Mountain Lakes High School in the sectional finals of the state tournament.
The mens cross country team qualified for Meet Of Champions for the first time in school history, placing 14th out of 20 teams. They also won the Union County Title for the first time in school history.
The mens varsity soccer team was 16-6-1 in the 2008-09 soccer season. They reached the Union County Final for the first time in 27 years, losing to Elizabeth High School. They also reached the Semifinals of their state sectional group.
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