FRESHMAN GIRLS ALL-CA TRACK AND FIELD TEAM
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The All-State MileSplit Freshman Girls All-CA Track and Field Team was selected based primarily but not exclusively on athletes who rank among the top of their class in the U.S., are CA class leaders, and were State Meet qualifiers in individual events.
These teams are selected by the editor and are subjective.
Marks are based on the MileSplit database. Stronger consideration is given to marks achieved at CIF and top invitationals over league meets and duals. Consistency at a high level may also be a factor in final selections.
Every attempt is made to represent all 14 individual events and as many of the 10 CIF sections as makes sense based on athlete performances.
This is an amazing class of girls, led by Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura (SS) who set two California state records in the distances and won two medals at the State Meet, including the 1600m title.
Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery (NC) is another 2025 girl with a State Meet title after out-sprinting NCS rival Sophia Nordenholz to the line in the 3200-meter final.
This class had seven athletes qualify for the State Finals in eight events and the group earned seven medals (top-six finish) and the two aforementioned championships in individual events.
Joelle Trepagnier of Culver City (SS) just missed a medal in her 400m final but brought home two as part of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams that placed sixth and third, respectively.
Two 2025 ladies earned second-place medals, Engelhardt in the 800m, and Aja Johnson of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (SS) in the shot put.
This class is so deep with talent that we expanded the team to 21 athletes and still had difficult cuts at the end.
Athletes are listed alphabetically by last name. All references to rankings are within the class unless noted.
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Kaitlyn Arciaga (Westview/SD)
CA No. 3 and U.S. No. 8 for 800m in 2:11.98 for fifth at Arcadia. Placed eighth at the State Final (2:15.56). Ran 2:13.42 to qualify 10th out of State Prelims to earn a spot in the Final. Ran 2:12.32 for second at SDS D-1 Finals.
Eliza Ayres (Oakland Tech/OK)
Ranks CA No. 2 in the 100m hurdles at 15.05 (1.7) from State Prelims (CA No. 2) where she placed15th out of 25 who had marks and the only freshman to compete in the event at State. Also the only girl in the 2025 class to compete in the long jump at State where she dropped a PR of 17-2.75 (1.2). Won OK Section titles in the 100m hurdles (15.59/nwi), 300m hurdles (48.33), and long jump (16-10/0.3).
Kylie Benson (Clovis West/CS)
Top combination jumper in the class with bests of 17-6 and 35-2.50 (52-8.50 total). Placed sixth in the long jump (17-00/1.7) and ninth in the triple jump (34-6/2.1) as the only freshman with mark in both events at CS Masters.
Kaylee Best (Norco/SS)
CA No. 1 triple jump at 36-7.25 for fifth at the CIF-SS D-2 Finals (U.S. No. 19 wind-legal). Jumped 35-2 at D-2 Prelims. Had five meets with jumps of 35 feet or farther. Also competed in the hurdles with bests of 16.56 and 50.12, as well as the high jump with a PR of 4-10 for third at league finals.
Anisa Bowen-Fontenot (San Diego/SD)
CA leader in the class in the 100m hurdles with an all-conditions best of 14.95 (nwi). She is the only CA girl in the class to run sub-15. Her wind-legal best of 15.04 (1.8) ranks U.S. No. 15 in the class. Went 15.17 (1.0) for second at SDS D-1 Finals. Ranks CA No. 2 for 300m hurdles at 45.08 for fifth at the SDS Finals.
Michal Coates (Great Oak/SS)
Co-CA leader in the class in the pole vault at 11-6, a mark achieved for fifth place at the Southern Section D-1 Finals. That mark is tied for U.S. No. 13 in the class. Had seven meets (seven of her final 11) where she cleared 11-foot bars or higher. Cleared 11-3 at SS Masters.
Sierra Cornett (Buchanan/CS)
CA No. 3 and U.S. No. 4 for 1600m at 4:48.80 for seventh at the State Championship (CA No. 12 overall). U.S. No. 5 for 1500m (4:35.01, en route) at the Oregon Relays. U.S. No. 7 for the 1 mile (4:53.34) at Oregon Relays. CS Masters runner-up for 1600m (4:50.75). CA No. 4 for 3200m (10:42.05) for second at West Coast Relays. Her 2:14.73 PR for 800m from Arcadia ranks CA No. 5.
Haley Duval (Clovis East/CS)
100m State qualifier 12.20 (1.7) after placing third at CS Masters running 12.20 (0.8). Also placed fourth at CS Masters for 200m running 25.15 (0.4). Her 100m mark at CS Masters ranks CA No. 2 wind-legal. Her PR of 24.75 (1.3) for 200m ranks CA No. 2 all conditions.
Kaylin Edwards (Long Beach Wilson/SS)
CA leader in the class and U.S. No. 5 in the class for 300m hurdles where her best of 43.16 placed fourth at the State Championships. She placed second at Southern Section Masters (44.15) and then ran her only two sub-44 times at State Prelims (43.62) and Finals. PR in the 400m of 56.05 for fifth at SS D-1 Finals ranks U.S. No. 16.
Sadie Engelhardt (Ventura/SS)
Set a state record in both the 1500m (4:11.79 at the Portland Track Festival, U.S. No. 1 overall) and the 1600m with a U.S. No. 2 overall time of 4:33.29 at Arcadia en route to a CA No. 2 all-time 1-mile mark of 4:35.16 (U.S. No. 3 overall). Overall national leader in the 1500m and 1600m. National leader in the class in the 800m (2:05.66, U.S. No. 6 overall), 3200m (9:50.69, U.S. No. 2 overall), and 1 mile. CA No. 10 all-time for 800m, No. 1 all-time for 1500m, No. 1 all-time for 1600m, No. 2 all-time for 1 mile, and No. 3 all-time for 3200m. Oh, by the way, she anchored her 4x400m relay team to third place at SS D-2 Finals, and fifth place at SS Masters, earning the quartet a spot at the State Meet.
Makenna Herbst (Carlsbad/SD)
Ran 56.39 for 400m at the State Prelims, missing the last spot into the State Finals by 0.08 seconds. Ran 57.48 for third at CIF-SDS D-1 Finals. Time from State Prelims ranks CA No. 4.
Aja Johnson (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame/SS)
Shot put national leader in the class at 43-6 to win at Southern Section Masters. Placed second at State with a best of 42-5.50. Shot put PR ranks CA No. 4 overall. Discus PR of 131-10 ranks CA No. 1 in the class and tied for U.S. No. 8 in the class.
Elliana Lomeli (Buchanan/CS)
CA No. 2 and U.S. No. 6 for 800m at 2:11.95 to win the CS Masters title. Ran 2:14.14 at State Prelims, missing a spot in the final by 0.06 seconds. Placed second in the CS D-1 Finals in the 800m (2:15.93) and third in the 1600m (5:01.03). Ran PR of 5:00.31 for 1 mile.
Sofia Rakfeldt (Harvard Westlake/SS)
Co-CA leader in the class in the pole vault at 11-6, a bar achieved for third place at the Southern Section D-4 Finals, a 12-inch PR. That mark is tied for U.S. No. 13 in the class. Cleared 11-3 at SS Masters.
Hannah Rutherford (Mountain View/CC)
400m best of 55.88 to win the Central Coast Section title (equaling her PR from CCS Top 8) ranks CA No. 2 and U.S. No. 12 in the class. State Meet qualifier in both the 200m and 400m. Her 200m best of 25.00 (3.2) ranks CA No. 3 in the class. Ran 25.35 (3.2) for 200m and 56.69 for 400m at State Prelims.
Tiffany Sax (Newbury Park/SS)
CA No. 4 and U.S. No. 14 for 1600m (4:53.83 en route) at APU Meet of Champions. CA No. 3 and U.S. No. 8 for 1 mile (4:55.58) for sixth at APU MOC. CA No. 3 and U.S. No. 11 for 3200m (10:29.15) to win at Trevor Habbestad.
Hanne Thomsen (Montgomery/NC)
State Champion for 3200 meters (10:06.89), a time that ranks CA and U.S. No. 2. That time ranks CA No. 21 all-time. She ranks CA No. 2 and U.S. No. 3 for 1600m (4:45.51) to win the league title. Won 3200m at NCS Finals (10:23.82). Her 1600m best ranks CA No. 6 overall and her 3200m best ranks CA No. 3 overall.
Joelle Trepagnier (Culver City/SS)
Class leader in both the 200m (24.54/1.6) and the 400m (55.66) and placed seventh in the State Meet in the 400m (56.03 after running 56.11 at Prelims). Her 400m time ranks U.S. No. 9 in the class. Also ran on the 4x100m relay team that placed sixth at State (47.38) and the 4x400m relay team that placed third at State (3:48.68, CA No. 5 overall).
Jillene Wetteland (Long Beach Poly/SS)
State leader in the class and Southern Section D-1 champion in the high jump with a best of 5-8 that ranks tied for fifth in CA regardless of class. It also ranks tied for U.S. No. 5 in the class. Cleared 5-6 to win at Mt. SAC. Cleared 5-5 at CIF-SS Masters to qualify for State. Had five meets where she cleared at least 5-4.
Keelan Wright (Vista Murrieta/SS)
Class leader in the 100 meters with a best of 12.17 (0.4) from the Southern Section D-1 Prelims. She also leads the class with a 12.00 (3.1) all-conditions 100m for sixth at the CIF-SS D-1 Finals. PR of 25.13 (1.7) ranks CA No. 3 wind-legal and No. 4 all conditions.
Sabrina Zanetto (St. Francis/CC)
CA No. 4 and U.S. No. 15 for 800m at 2:13.11 to win the WCAL title. Placed fifth at the CCS Finals in 2:14.29. Won her division at Stanford in 2:16.55, the No. 7 overall time at the meet.
Photos by DeAnna Turner, Daniel Hernandez, Pat Rhames, and Dan Tyree.
FRESHMAN GIRLS ALL-CA TRACK AND FIELD TEAM
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The All-State MileSplit Freshman Girls All-CA Track and Field Team was selected based primarily but not exclusively on athletes who rank among the top of their class in the U.S., are CA class leaders, and were State Meet qualifiers in individual events.