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In the spring of 2020, when the track and field season was placed on hold, MileSplitCA contributor/associate editor Mark Gardner devoted hours and days of research toward creating 'Dream Teams' that highlighted the top programs in California. We placed each school's top four performances in their respective history onto a mythological 'dream team'.
Within the context of the addition of the 4x800 relay into this spring's California State Championships event lineup, we wanted to resurface this invaluable research, give it a facelift, and share it for all to enjoy.
Below is the girls breakdown. Click here for Top 4x800 Boys Dream Teams in CA History
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Newbury Park's Samantha McDonnell rolled to her 2:08.33 in 2022 to not only establish a new school record but also move her squad from 30th place up into the top 10 at ninth!
Meanwhile, no program has done it better over the past two seasons than JSerra (SS)! The Lions burst into our Top 50 and leapfroged one of California's all-time best programs up to the 12th spot in our list. In 2022, Ashlee Gallegos (2:10.18) and Anastasia Snodgrass (2:10.75) ran the top two times in the school's history!
Also moving up to make an impact, in 2021, Kaho Cichon established a new school record (2:08.86) to elevate the Fountain Valley program into the top 10.
Monte Vista's Cate Peters' breakout 2:06.89 performance from 2022 also moved her school into the top 50 where they currently sit at 14th overall!
Finally, Sadie Engelhardt and her 2022 leading effort at 2:05.66 rockets the Ventura (SS) into the Top 50 where the Cougars now sit at 19th on our exclusive list.
CA 4x800m Relay Historic 'Dream Teams'
| School | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | Total |
| 1) Livermore (NC) | 2:05.84 | 2:07.25 | 2:08.60 | 2:12.34 | 8:34.23 |
| Jessica Spies ('81) | Becky Spies ('91) | Cheri Williams ('78) | Martina Ze ('95) | ||
| 2) Harvard Westlake (SS) | 2:02.04 | 2:11.41 | 2:11.71 | 2:11.94 | 8:37.10 |
Amy Weissenbach ('11) | Cami Chapus ('12) | Laura Meadors ('07) | Daniela Quintero ('19) | ||
| 3) Long Beach Poly (SS) | 2:08.72 | 2:09.58 | 2:09.82 | 2:10.08 | 8:38.20 |
Dynasty Gammage ('11) | Angelita Green ('00) | Melissa Tanaka ('17) | Arielle Stevenson ('11) | ||
| 4) Corona del Mar (SS) | 2:07.78 | 2:09.66 | 2:10.06 | 2:11.72 | 8:39.22 |
| Liz Morse ('00) | Shelby Buckley ('09) | Annie St. Geme ('06) | Allison Damon ('07) | ||
| 5) Archbishop Mitty (CC) | 2:08.97 | 2:09.08 | 2:10.03 | 2:11.50 | 8:39.58 |
| Christine Whalen ('05) | Renisha Robinson ('07) | Stacey Threadgill ('82) | Celeste Buchanan ('90) | ||
| 6) Los Gatos (CC) | 2:07.73 | 2:09.49 | 2:10.52 | 2:12.18 | 8:39.82 |
Heather Hennessey ('00) | Ashley Caldwell ('01) | Stephanie Chavez ('97) | Christine Jones ('03) | ||
| 7) Redondo Union (SS) | 2:09.10 | 2:09.19 | 2:10.76 | 2:12.56 | 8:41.61 |
Chloe Curtis ('10) | Anevay Hiehle ('14) | Amber Gore ('14) | Kayla Ferron ('12) | ||
| 8) Marlborough (SS) | 2:07.82 | 2:08.79 | 2:10.18 | 2:14.87 | 8:41.66 |
Carlyle Davis ('09) | Bianca Alonzo ('16) | Kate Grace ('06) | Lucea Wright ('19) | ||
| 9) Newbury Park (SS) | 2:08.33 | 2:10.11 | 2:11.73 | 2:12.30 | 8:42.47 |
Sam McDonnell ('22) | Denise Ball ('82) | Megan Thompson ('11) | Jenny Stachura ('82) | ||
| 10) Fountain Valley (SS) | 2:08.86 | 2:09.54 | 2:11.03 | 2:13.40 | 8:42.83 |
Kaho Cichon ('21) | Anja Disiena ('07) | Natalie Grohmann ('15) | Liz Melton ('79) | ||
| 11) Mission Viejo (SS) | 2:10.38 | 2:10.57 | 2:10.97 | 2:11.26 | 8:43.18 |
Taylor Arco ('14) | Ashley Johnson ('18) | Kathy Grayson ('86) | Morgan Calcagnie ('19) | ||
| 12) J Serra (SS) | 2:10.18 | 2:10.75 | 2:10.76 | 2:11.59 | 8:43.28 |
Ashlee Gallegos ('22) | Anastacia Snodgrass ('22) | Kat Delaney ('11) | Georgia Jeanneret ('21) | ||
| 13) Beverly Hills (SS) | 2:09.15 | 2:11.12 | 2:11.64 | 2:11.94 | 8:43.85 |
Sydney Gray ('11) | Raquel Hefflin ('10) | Barbara Gottlieb ('81) | Cynthia Warner ('77) | ||
| 14) Monte Vista (NC) | 2:06.89 | 2:09.78 | 2:13.36 | 2:13.85 | 8:43.88 |
Cate Peters ('22) | Heidi Fuhriman ('15) | Brooke Starn ('16) | Brett Zorich ('06) | ||
| 15) Buchanan (CS) | 2:08.37 | 2:11.39 | 2:11.95 | 2:12.25 | 8:43.96 |
Hannah Benoit ('15) | Natalie Garcia ('00) | Elle Lomeli ('22) | Grace Hutchison ('22) | ||
| 16) Torrey Pines (SD) | 2:09.94 | 2:10.15 | 2:11.79 | 2:12.12 | 8:44.00 |
Alli Billmeyer ('10) | Denise Upshur ('86) | Camille Dredge ('99) | Ashlyn Dadkhah ('12) | ||
| 17) Long Beach Wilson (SS) | 2:08.49 | 2:10.39 | 2:12.19 | 2:13.00 | 8:44.07 |
Ashley Freeman ('03) | Kim Gildersleeve ('99) | Lashinda Demus ('98) | Christina Smith ('10) | ||
| 18) La Jolla (SD) | 2:06.48 | 2:12.63 | 2:13.36 | 2:14.14 | 8:44.45 |
Sakura Roberson ('17) | Whitney Schmucker ('02) | Nihal Kayali ('09) | Sierra Roberson ('17) | ||
| 19) Ventura (SS) | 2:05.66 | 2:11.01 | 2:13.46 | 2:14.35 | 8:44.48 |
| Sadie Engelhardt ('22) | Kris Kochel ('86) | Nicole Campbell ('95) | Paige Kosche ('15) | ||
| 20) San Lorenzo Valley (NC) | 2:08.32 | 2:09.35 | 2:13.61 | 2:13.86 | 8:45.14 |
Anna Maxwell ('14) | Alejandra Barrientos ('01) | Maya McCabe ('18) | Taylor Johnson ('08) | ||
| 21) Palos Verdes (SS) | 2:08.32 | 2:11.24 | 2:12.40 | 2:13.14 | 8:45.24 |
Morgan Irish ('16) | Camille Hines ('17) | Diane Harrell ('80) | Suzie Meek ('76) | ||
| 22) Rancho Bernardo (SD) | 2:08.91 | 2:11.94 | 2:12.28 | 2:12.44 | 8:45.57 |
| Nia Akins ('15) | Jacey Farmer ('22) | Katie Sammer ('13) | Allison Hall ('02) | ||
| 23) Huntington Beach Edison (SS) | 2:10.47 | 2:11.09 | 2:11.59 | 2:12.99 | 8:46.14 |
Meghan Foley ('07) | Nicole Ritchot ('86) | Shelley Taylor ('92) | Julie Kaudelka ('94) | ||
| 24) Esperanza (SS) | 2:06.48 | 2:12.63 | 2:13.36 | 2:14.14 | 8:46.61 |
| Emily Dunn ('07) | Maribeth Buche ('01) | Courtney Pugmire ('95) | Shalice Pugmire ('01) | ||
| 25) Silver Creek (CC) | 2:10.97 | 2:11.13 | 2:12.14 | 2:12.24 | 8:46.68 |
Marquita Beck ('78) | Cherie McPherson ('03) | Nanette Garcia ('82) | Aida Stearns ('81) | ||
| 26) Saugus (SS) | 2:10.03 | 2:10.68 | 2:11.98 | 2:14.00 | 8:46.69 |
Shannon Murakami ('06) | Mariah Castillo ('18) | Sabrina Janes ('13) | Hannah Fredericks ('21) | ||
| 27) Woodbridge (SS) | 2:10.50 | 2:10.60 | 2:11.22 | 2:14.75 | 8:46.72 |
Christine Babcock ('08) | Gabrielle Scott ('11) | Sherri Smith ('86) | Sarah Toberty ('06) | ||
| 28) Crescenta Valley (SS) | 2:07.31 | 2:12.60 | 2:13.25 | 2:13.57 | 8:46.73 |
| Mia Barnett ('21) | Janelle Del Soldato ('00) | Megan Melnyk ('15) | Tara Gregory ('98) | ||
| 29) Valley Christian (CC) | 2:09.42 | 2:12.30 | 2:12.35 | 2:12.76 | 8:46.83 |
| Evelyn Wing ('05) | Jenna Davis ('10) | Amanda Thornberry ('03) | Poppy Lawman ('06) | ||
| 30) St. Francis (SJ) | 2:08.62 | 2:10.49 | 2:13.19 | 2:14.69 | 8:46.99 |
| Ariane Arndt ('16) | Isabella Fauria ('19) | Tatiana Cornejo ('22) | Ingrid Kantola ('03) | ||
| 31) Irvine University (SS) | 2:09.83 | 2:09.90 | 2:12.85 | 2:14.57 | 8:47.15 |
Julie Seleine ('83) | Polly Plumer ('82) | Paige Metayer ('17) | Holiday Molway ('92) | ||
| 32) Leigh (CC) | 2:11.13 | 2:12.07 | 2:12.10 | 2:12.14 | 8:47.44 |
Jordan Diaz ('08) | Krista Wendt ('82) | Melissa Hopper ('10) | Mary Jo Barry ('82) | ||
| 33) Clovis North (CS) | 2:06.85 | 2:11.38 | 2:14.35 | 2:15.56 | 8:48.14 |
Mikaela Smith ('14) | Tatum Zinkin ('22) | Lauren Moffett ('15) | Miliana Perez (''21) | ||
| 34) West Ranch (SS) | 2:10.63 | 2:11.60 | 2:12.56 | 2:14.12 | 8:48.91 |
Jennifer Owen ('11) | Ashley Welker ('11) | Bailey Pate ('17) | Marisa Magsarili ('14) | ||
| 35) Foothill, Santa Ana (SS) | 2:09.40 | 2:11.73 | 2:13.84 | 2:13.97 | 8:48.94 |
| Staci Kneeshaw ('78) | Amy Cox ('82) | Sabrina Caplis ('95) | Cristen Lane ('13) | ||
| 36) Bishop O'Dowd (NC) | 2:09.48 | 2:11.73 | 2:12.30 | 2:15.23 | 8:49.33 |
| Meisha Marzell ('92) | Brazile Clark ('08) | Lia Rivers-Burt ('09) | Keisha May ('13) | ||
| 37) El Toro (SS) | 2:09.55 | 2:12.86 | 2:13.24 | 2:13.73 | 8:49.38 |
Hannah Edwards ('11) | Whitney Hampton ('02) | Nicole Biggers ('83) | Molly Pierson ('04) | ||
| 38) Oaks Christian (SS) | 2:10.87 | 2:12.01 | 2:12.57 | 2:13.97 | 8:49.42 |
Hannah Wilson ('19) | Janiah Brown ('19) | Caroline Wilson ('16) | Julia Sullivan ('16) | ||
| 39) James Logan (NC) | 2:10.46 | 2:10.70 | 2:14.56 | 2:15.36 | 8:49.55 |
Jami Hardy ('08) | Thandi Stewart ('07) | Amihan Agustin ('14) | Victoria Humphrey ('04) | ||
| 40) Oak Ridge (SJ) | 2:07.84 | 2:11.97 | 2:14.56 | 2:15.36 | 8:49.73 |
| Alex Kosinsky ('07) | Samantha Ralstin ('11) | Maddie Denner ('18) | Hayley Scott ('10) | ||
| 41) Palo Alto (CC) | 2:09.61 | 2:10.41 | 2:13.50 | 2:16.34 | 8:49.86 |
Mia Lattanzi ('06) | Hillary Studdert ('22) | Coleen Wrenn ('97) | Joann Arnold ('86) | ||
42) Mt. Carmel (SD) | 2:08.00 | 2:13.48 | 2:13.68 | 2:14.82 | 8:49.98 |
Leslie Noll ('85) | Charity Stowell ('90) | Susan Scott ('91) | Lauren Hall ('11) | ||
| 43) Fremont (CC) | 2:06.04 | 2:14.27 | 2:14.74 | 2:15.84 | 8:50.89 |
Francie Larrieu ('70) | Beth Bartholomew ('89) | Sherrill Miller ('82) | JJ Escalera ('16) | ||
| 44) Mater Dei (SS) | 2:08.75 | 2:13.50 | 2:13.97 | 2:14.98 | 8:51.10 |
| Ashlyn Rambo ('14) | Samantha Costanini ('05) | Kristin Kovacich ('04) | Kennedy Duralde ('21) | ||
| 45) Mountain View (CC) | 2:11.95 | 2:12.27 | 2:12.94 | 2:14.07 | 8:51.23 |
Allison Sturgis ('12) | Linda Wooten ('71) | Shannon Clark ('86) | Gabrielle Joffe ('16) | ||
| 46) Great Oak (SS) | 2:10.72 | 2:11.40 | 2:14.62 | 2:14.64 | 8:51.38 |
Destiny Collins ('16) | Fatima Cortes ('19) | Ally Talpash ('14) | Megan McClain ('10) | ||
| 47) San Ramon California (NC) | 2:06.86 | 2:09.52 | 2:16.58 | 2:18.76 | 8:51.72 |
Alyssa Brewer ('16) | Madison Ricks ('12) | Heather Donner ('10) | Jenna Gailey ('06) | ||
| 48) Gunn (CC) | 2:09.72 | 2:11.36 | 2:14.79 | 2:15.94 | 8:51.81 |
| Sarah Robinson ('14) | Kieran Gallagher ('10) | Tanya Bynoe ('84) | Esther Berndt ('82) | ||
| 49) Westlake (SS) | 2:09.62 | 2:12.02 | 2:14.71 | 2:15.94 | 8:51.87 |
Desiree Joubert ('86) | Hailey Golmon ('19) | Maya Sharp ('15) | Claire Adams ('18) | ||
| 50) Riverside Poly (SS) | 2:06.04 | 2:11.99 | 2:15.63 | 2:18.64 | 8:52.30 |
| Lynn Hollins ('76) | Kalea Ibarra ('18) | Ashley Roberts ('10) | Rebecca Morales ('13) |