Iowa Championship 2026
- Date
- Sep 19 - 20, 2026
- City
- West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Venue
MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex
- Address
- 6500 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
- Details
Hy-Vee Fieldhouse
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Kurt Sparks, Lisa Kucala, Max McGill, Midwest Cubing Association, and Trenton Cuzick
- WCA Delegates
- Carter Kucala, Chaeli Baker, Kurt Sparks, and Lisa Kucala
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Join us for the first ever Iowa State Championship!!!

This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association,
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 108
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 130 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $50 (United States Dollar).
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If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
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No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Nathan Phillips won with an average of 6.90 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Brian Johnson finished second (7.26) and Brody Rhoades finished third (7.30).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Phillips | 6.63 | 6.90 | United States | 6.63 | 6.85 | 6.84 | 7.01 | 10.50 | |||
| 2 | Brian Johnson | 5.62 | 7.26 | United States | 7.04 | 5.62 | 11.04 | 8.86 | 5.89 | |||
| 3 | Brody Rhoades | 6.29 | 7.30 | United States | 10.74 | 6.92 | 6.99 | 7.99 | 6.29 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | 0.91 | 1.90 | United States | 0.91 | 1.67 | 2.62 | 1.41 | 8.42 | |||
| 2 | Carter Kucala | 1.18 | 1.98 | United States | 3.23 | 1.74 | 1.18 | 2.77 | 1.43 | |||
| 3 | Joshua Carey | 1.81 | 2.47 | United States | 2.31 | 1.81 | 2.70 | 2.39 | 3.23 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | 22.42 | 25.00 | United States | 26.75 | 26.35 | 24.32 | 24.32 | 22.42 | |||
| 2 | Nathan Phillips | 25.46 | 26.76 | United States | 25.78 | 29.79 | 27.92 | 26.58 | 25.46 | |||
| 3 | Kaius Young | 24.21 | 28.19 | United States | 27.87 | DNF | 29.21 | 27.49 | 24.21 | |||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Phillips | 43.30 | 46.84 | United States | 44.18 | 43.30 | 50.28 | 48.14 | 48.19 | |||
| 2 | Brody Rhoades | 45.81 | 49.49 | United States | 45.81 | 54.00 | 58.14 | 47.48 | 46.98 | |||
| 3 | Kaius Young | 50.13 | 53.48 | United States | 55.70 | 57.04 | 50.13 | 52.51 | 52.24 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Phillips | 1:27.15 | 1:30.75 | United States | 1:28.20 | 1:36.91 | 1:27.15 | |||||
| 2 | Brody Rhoades | 1:30.26 | 1:32.56 | United States | 1:31.03 | 1:30.26 | 1:36.39 | |||||
| 3 | Kaius Young | 1:30.78 | 1:35.10 | United States | 1:30.78 | 1:36.64 | 1:37.89 | |||||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Phillips | 2:03.98 | 2:07.52 | United States | 2:10.71 | 2:07.87 | 2:03.98 | |||||
| 2 | Chaeli Baker | 2:13.95 | 2:26.20 | United States | 2:13.95 | 2:33.44 | 2:31.20 | |||||
| 3 | Brian Johnson | 2:37.61 | 2:40.96 | United States | 2:43.91 | 2:41.37 | 2:37.61 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Kucala | 35.67 | DNF | United States | DNF | 35.67 | DNF | DNF | DNF | |||
| 2 | Nathan Phillips | 51.50 | DNF | United States | 55.63 | DNF | DNF | 51.50 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Kaius Young | 59.67 | 1:23.18 | United States | 1:17.32 | 1:14.71 | 59.67 | 1:37.50 | DNF | |||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | 9.18 | 9.95 | United States | 13.24 | 10.39 | 9.18 | 10.08 | 9.38 | |||
| 2 | Nathan Rahn | 13.64 | 14.08 | United States | 16.85 | 13.64 | 14.15 | 14.13 | 13.97 | |||
| 3 | Carter Kucala | 10.81 | 14.10 | United States | 13.25 | 12.42 | 10.81 | 16.64 | 17.40 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max McGill | 2.35 | 3.19 | United States | 3.33 | 2.35 | 6.52 | 2.84 | 3.39 | |||
| 2 | Chris Van Der Brink | 3.57 | 3.97 | United States | 3.95 | 3.63 | 4.33 | DNF | 3.57 | |||
| 3 | Nathan Rahn | 4.44 | 4.93 | United States | 4.67 | 5.88 | 5.06 | 5.05 | 4.44 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Robinson | 38.25 | 39.23 | United States | 39.35 | 40.83 | 38.25 | 39.63 | 38.71 | |||
| 2 | Nathan Phillips | 43.97 | 45.75 | United States | 47.89 | 45.02 | 43.97 | 44.33 | 1:00.78 | |||
| 3 | Brian Johnson | 42.44 | 47.98 | United States | 46.95 | 42.44 | 54.79 | 46.05 | 50.95 | |||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | 1.76 | 2.51 | United States | 3.64 | 1.94 | 2.90 | 2.70 | 1.76 | |||
| 2 | Charles Bois | 2.25 | 2.57 | United States | 2.96 | 2.25 | 2.49 | 4.17 | 2.27 | |||
| 3 | Carter Kucala | 1.49 | 2.86 | United States | 3.18 | 2.78 | 3.98 | 2.62 | 1.49 | |||
Skewb
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Shivnath | 1.61 | 2.01 | United States | 1.63 | 2.60 | 2.09 | 2.30 | 1.61 | |||
| 2 | Carter Kucala | 1.30 | 2.26 | United States | 1.30 | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.21 | 1.98 | |||
| 3 | Tyler Robinson | 2.69 | 3.21 | United States | 2.69 | 3.41 | 3.64 | 3.45 | 2.78 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Johnson | 5.08 | 6.36 | United States | 9.00 | 6.91 | 5.08 | 6.88 | 5.28 | |||
| 2 | Nathan Rahn | 6.67 | 8.04 | United States | 7.52 | 9.34 | 7.27 | 6.67 | 11.26 | |||
| 3 | Carter Kucala | 7.14 | 8.59 | United States | 8.18 | 8.11 | 9.49 | 12.63 | 7.14 | |||