Oakdale High School’s Aca Dec team earned first place honors for the fifth consecutive year and claimed its 23rd overall title at the 46th Annual Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
In addition to being named the overall winner, the competing team also captured the title of Super Quiz winner. Individual medals were scooped up by both competing team members, as well as team alternates.
Individual results for the competition are as follows, with results provided through the Stanislaus County Office of Education.
Essay top scores were: Austin Speiller, Scholastic Gold; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Bronze; Nicole Vale Padilla, Alternate Fourth Place.
Category of Speech top scores were: Iyska Rangel, Honors Silver; Austin Speiller, Scholastic Silver; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Gold; Jack Byron, Varsity Silver.
In the Interview Category top scores were: Teagan Malcom, Honors Bronze.
Mathematics top scores were: Brenna Franca, Honors Silver; Teagan Malcom, Honors Fourth Place; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Silver; Austin Speiller, Scholastic Bronze; Jack Byron, Varsity Bronze; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Fifth Place; Alternates: Melwin Paspula, Bronze; Kailin Wei, Fourth Place; Vincent Savage, Fifth Place.
Category of Science top scores were: Brenna Franca, Honor Bronze; Iyska Rangel, Honors Fourth Place; Teagan Malcom, Honors Fifth Place; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Gold; Austin Speiller, Scholastic Silver; Camilla Badger, Scholastic Fifth Place; Jack Byron, Varsity Gold; Allison Speiller, Varsity Bronze; Alternates: Kailin Wei, Gold; Vincent Savage, Fourth Place; Gradie Wright, Fifth Place.
Top scores for Economics: Brenna Franca, Honors Silver; Iyska Rangel, Honors Fourth Place; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Gold; Austin Speiller, Scholastic Silver; Camilla Badger, Scholastic Bronze; Allison Speiller, Varsity Gold; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Silver; Alternates: Gradie Wright, Silver; Eli Everett, Silver; Eleanor Anderson, Bronze; Vincent Savage, Bronze; Melwin Paspula, Fourth Place.
Top scores for Language and Literature were: Teagan Malcom, Honors Silver; Iyska Rangel, Honors Bronze; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Gold; Camilla Badger, Scholastic Fourth Place; Allison Speiller, Varsity Gold; Jack Byron, Varsity Bronze; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Fourth Place; Alternates: Kailin Wei, Gold; Olivia Bowers, Silver; Natalia Ortega Baez, Bronze; Gradie Wright, Fourth Place.
Category of Art top scores were: Teagan Malcom, Honors Bronze; Iyska Rangel, Honors Fourth Place; Brenna Franca, Honors Fifth Place; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Gold; Camilla Badger, Scholastic Fourth Place; Allison Speiller, Varsity Gold; Jack Byron, Varsity Silver; Braden Ballard, Varsity Bronze; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Fourth Place; Alternates: Kailin Wei, Silver; Eleanor Anderson, Bronze; Ximena Sanchez, Fourth Place; Gradie Wright, Fifth Place.
Top scores for Music were: Brenna Franca, Honors Silver; Iyska Rangel, Honors Bronze; Teagan Malcom, Honors Fourth Place; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Gold; Camilla Badger, Scholastic Fourth Place; Jack Byron, Varsity Gold; Allison Speiller, Varsity Silver; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Fifth Place; Alternates: Emry Nykoluk, Gold; Kailin Wei, Silver; Eleanor Anderson, Fourth Place.
Category of Social Science top scores were: Teagan Malcom, Honors Silver; Cristian Cornejo Plascencia, Scholastic Gold; Camilla Badger, Scholastic Silver; Austin Speiller, Scholastic Bronze; Allison Speiller, Varsity Gold; Jack Byron, Varsity Silver; Perla Esquivel Plascencia, Varsity Fourth Place; Alternates: Kailin Wei, Gold; Eleanor Anderson, Silver; Gradie Wright, Bronze.
The competing team will travel to Santa Clara March 19-22, 2026 to represent Stanislaus County in the California Academic Decathlon State Competition.
