42 counties participated in the 1986 California Academic Decathlon. The battle of the brains took place on Saturday, January 4, 1986 in Santa Ana.
Overall Team Results
| Rank |
School |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Beverly Hills High School |
Los Angeles |
45,351
|
| 2 |
Foothill High School |
Orange |
44,190
|
| 3 |
Marshall High School |
LAUSD |
43,516
|
| 4 |
Palo Alto High School |
Santa Clara |
42,448
|
| 5 |
Roosevelt High School |
Fresno |
41,524
|
| 6 |
Patrick Henry High School |
San Diego |
39,324
|
| 7 |
West High School |
Kern |
39,015
|
| 8 |
Redwood High School |
Marin |
38,326
|
| 9 |
Miramonte High School |
Contra Costa |
38,249
|
| 10 |
Central Union High School |
Imperial |
37,768
|
| 12 |
Merced High School |
Merced County |
|
| 13 |
Central Catholic High School |
Stanislaus |
|
| 14 |
El Camino Fundamental High School |
Sacramento |
|
| 15 |
Stagg High School |
San Joaquin |
|
| ... |
|
|
|
| 33 |
Sonora High School |
Tuolumne County |
|
Overall Individual Scores
Honors
| Rank |
Student |
School |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Aaron Barth |
Beverly Hills |
Los Angeles |
8,345
|
| 2 |
James Wilhelm |
Foothill |
Orange |
8,213
|
| 3 |
Neal Mahutte |
Foothill |
Orange |
8,153
|
Scholastic
| Rank |
Student |
School |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Joey Waxman |
Beverly Hills |
Los Angeles |
8,567
|
| 2 |
Frederick Upton |
Marshall |
LAUSD |
8,000
|
| 3 |
Anish Bhimani |
Foothill |
Orange |
7,737
|
Varsity
| Rank |
Student |
School |
State |
Score
|
| 1 |
Gregory Mitchell |
Marshall |
LAUSD |
7,467
|
| 2 |
Larry Green |
Foothill |
Orange |
6,990
|
| 3 |
Lisa Bittmann |
Beverly Hills |
Los Angeles |
6,732
|
Super Quiz
| Place |
School |
County/District |
Score
|
| 1 |
Marshall HS |
LAUSD |
3800
|
| 1 |
Beverly Hills HS |
Los Angeles |
3800
|
| 2 |
Foothill HS |
Orange |
3600
|
| 3 |
Roosevelt HS |
Fresno |
3200
|
| 3 |
Casa Grande HS |
Sonoma |
3200
|
| 3 |
Yuba City HS |
Sutter |
3200
|
| 3 |
Palo Alto HS |
Santa Clara |
3200
|
| 4 |
Etna Union HS |
Siskiyou |
3000
|
| 4 |
West HS |
Kern |
3000
|
| 5 |
Davis Senior HS |
Yolo |
2800
|
| 5 |
Madera HS |
Madera |
3000
|
| 5 |
Central Catholic HS |
Stanislaus |
2800
|
| 5 |
Amos Alonzo Stagg HS |
San Joaquin |
3000
|
Economics
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Benjamin Braun |
San Diego |
980
|
| 2 |
Aaron Barth |
Los Angeles |
900
|
| 2 |
Mark McKee |
Merced |
900
|
| 2 |
Neal Mahutte |
Orange |
900
|
| 2 |
Stephen Stralka |
Riverside |
900
|
| 3 |
Carol Lin |
LAUSD |
880
|
| 3 |
James Wilhelm |
Orange |
880
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
David Purl |
San Diego |
900
|
| 2 |
Patrick Carolan |
Orange |
880
|
| 2 |
Charles Romney |
Santa Clara |
880
|
| 3 |
Joseph Waxman |
Los Angeles |
860
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Gregory Mitchell |
LAUSD |
800
|
| 2 |
Mark Wilkins |
Riverside |
780
|
| 3 |
Eun Joo Whang |
LAUSD |
740
|
Essay
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Rebecca Marhenke |
Fresno |
980
|
| 2 |
William Cole |
Imperial |
970
|
| 2 |
Keith Van Leeuwen |
Los Angeles |
970
|
| 3 |
Mark McKee |
Merced |
960
|
| 3 |
Motoko Rich |
Sonoma |
960
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Joseph Waxman |
Los Angeles |
980
|
| 1 |
Kami Farrell |
San Joaquin |
980
|
| 2 |
Scott Blek |
Imperial |
950
|
| 2 |
Tracy Turner |
San Mateo |
950
|
| 3 |
Damon Franke |
El Dorado |
940
|
| 3 |
Kevin Guinther |
Merced |
940
|
| 3 |
Anish Bhimani |
Orange |
940
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Dimitri LaBarge |
Madera |
970
|
| 1 |
Brenda Marcotte |
San Diego |
970
|
| 2 |
Thomas Cohen |
Fresno |
930
|
| 2 |
Mark Wilkins |
Riverside |
930
|
| 3 |
Iain McClatchie |
Contra Costa |
920
|
| 3 |
Dennis Cochran |
Private Schools (Brethren) |
920
|
Fine Arts
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Elizabeth Earhart |
Contra Costa |
940
|
| 2 |
Aaron Barth |
Los Angeles |
920
|
| 2 |
Martin Kevorkian |
San Diego |
920
|
| 3 |
Neil Mahutte |
Orange |
900
|
| 3 |
Sheli Ayres |
San Joaquin |
900
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Joseph Waxman |
Los Angeles |
920
|
| 2 |
Robert Toleno |
San Diego |
840
|
| 2 |
Charles Romney |
Santa Clara |
840
|
| 3 |
Patrick Carolan |
Orange |
820
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Thomas Cohen |
Fresno |
800
|
| 1 |
Eun Joo Whang |
LAUSD |
800
|
| 2 |
Gregory Mitchell |
LAUSD |
760
|
| 2 |
Larry Green |
Orange |
760
|
| 3 |
Kevin Brooks |
Fresno |
740
|
| 3 |
Micah Posner |
Riverside |
740
|
| 3 |
Mark Wilkins |
Riverside |
740
|
Interview
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Kam Kam Lee |
Monterey |
963
|
| 2 |
Clyde Rodriguez |
Madera |
958
|
| 3 |
James Wilhelm |
Orange |
953
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Anish Bhimani |
Orange |
927
|
| 2 |
Gordon Dahl |
Yolo |
895
|
| 3 |
D'Evelyn Vidrine |
Ventura |
870
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Kim Kowalski |
Tuolumne |
883
|
| 2 |
Davor Atles |
Ventura |
848
|
| 3 |
Matthew Siemens |
Sutter |
840
|
| 3 |
Andrew Reid |
Yolo |
840
|
Language and Literature
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Aaron Barth |
Los Angeles |
940
|
| 2 |
Stacy Ramirez |
Madera |
920
|
| 2 |
James Wilhelm |
Orange |
920
|
| 3 |
Arnold De Leon |
Fresno |
900
|
| 3 |
Carol Lin |
LAUSD |
900
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Katherine Rhodes |
Santa Barbara |
920
|
| 2 |
Joseph Waxman |
Los Angeles |
900
|
| 3 |
Patrick Carolan |
Orange |
880
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lisa Bittmann |
Los Angeles |
840
|
| 1 |
Christopher Blum |
Kern |
840
|
| 2 |
Eun Joo Whang |
LAUSD |
820
|
| 3 |
Thomas Cohen |
Fresno |
800
|
| 3 |
Mark Lucas |
Imperial |
800
|
| 3 |
Gregory Mitchell |
LAUSD |
800
|
Math
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Elizabeth Earhart |
Contra Costa |
850
|
| 2 |
Stephen Stralka |
Riverside |
800
|
| 2 |
Keith Van Leeuwen |
Los Angeles |
800
|
| 3 |
Martin Kevorkian |
San Diego |
775
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Frederick Upton |
LAUSD |
875
|
| 2 |
Joseph Waxman |
Los Angeles |
725
|
| 3 |
Gregory Seton |
Los Angeles |
700
|
| 3 |
David Purl |
San Diego |
700
|
| 3 |
John Johnston |
Sutter |
700
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Larry Green |
Orange |
700
|
| 2 |
Lisa Karst |
Santa Clara |
675
|
| 3 |
Lisa Bittmann |
Los Angeles |
625
|
Science
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Elizabeth Earhart |
Contra Costa |
880
|
| 2 |
Aaron Barth |
Los Angeles |
820
|
| 3 |
Keith Van Leeuwen |
Los Angeles |
800
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Robert Toleno |
San Diego |
820
|
| 2 |
Frederick Upton |
LAUSD |
800
|
| 3 |
Bruce Chadwick |
Santa Clara |
720
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Iain McClatchie |
Contra Costa |
780
|
| 2 |
Gregory Mitchell |
LAUSD |
700
|
| 3 |
Mark Wilkins |
Riverside |
660
|
| 3 |
Joseph Petterle |
Sacramento |
660
|
Social Science
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Alexander Edelstein |
Santa Clara |
940
|
| 2 |
Neal Mahutte |
Orange |
900
|
| 3 |
James Wilhelm |
Orange |
880
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Charles Romney |
Santa Clara |
960
|
| 2 |
Bruce Chadwick |
Santa Clara |
880
|
| 2 |
John Johnston |
Sutter |
880
|
| 3 |
Kyle Camarda |
Merced |
840
|
| 3 |
David Purl |
San Diego |
840
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Kevin Brooks |
Fresno |
860
|
| 2 |
John Carlson II |
Sutter |
820
|
| 2 |
Andrew Reid |
Yolo |
820
|
| 3 |
Gregory Mitchell |
LAUSD |
780
|
| 3 |
Kenneth Tavarez |
Santa Cruz |
780
|
| 3 |
Michael McKay |
Sonoma |
780
|
Speech
Honors
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Rebecca Marhenke |
Fresno |
980
|
| 2 |
Karen Flake |
Monterey |
970
|
| 2 |
Sheli Ayres |
San Joaquin |
970
|
| 3 |
Keith Van Leeuwen |
Los Angeles |
963
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Scott Blek |
Imperial |
960
|
| 2 |
Robert Turula |
Tuolumne |
930
|
| 3 |
Jennifer Van Meter |
Fresno |
920
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
County |
Score
|
| 1 |
Lisa Bittmann |
Los Angeles |
930
|
| 2 |
Craig Rose |
Kings |
925
|
| 3 |
Larry Green |
Orange |
920
|
