Iowa Winter Cooldown 2026


Date
Feb 28, 2026
City
Ames, Iowa, United States
Venue

Gateway Hotel

Address
2100 Green Hills Dr, Ames, IA 50014
Details

Enter venue through doors next to parking lot and follow signs for the competition space.

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Ethan Cho, Maxim Duncan, and Midwest Cubing Association
WCA Delegates
Chaeli Baker, Francisco García, and Kurt Sparks
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Information

This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association (MCA).



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Events
Main event
Competitors
65
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
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No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Highlights
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Ethan Cho won with an average of 8.42 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Zachary Johnson finished second (9.33) and Miles Greco finished third (9.35).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ethan Cho 7.02 8.42 United States 8.908.068.657.028.56
2 Zachary Johnson 6.54 9.33 United States 9.5910.0810.168.316.54
3 Miles Greco 6.24 9.35 United States 9.686.249.299.0710.31

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ethan Cho 47.16 48.98 United States 51.8947.3453.3347.1647.70
2 Zachary Johnson 54.42 55.37 United States 54.4255.7155.5954.811:11.55
3 Miles Greco 59.39 1:04.15 United States 59.531:08.301:05.451:07.4859.39

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Ethan Cho 1:53.56 2:00.13 United States 1:53.562:00.392:06.45
2 Zachary Johnson 2:42.81 2:50.00 United States 2:54.002:42.812:53.19
3 Chaeli Baker 2:48.53 2:51.88 United States 2:49.902:57.202:48.53

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Marcus Zook 2.84 3.98 United States 2.844.073.724.574.14
2 Tyler Youlden 1.77 4.23 United States 1.774.653.734.316.18
3 Maxim Duncan 3.80 4.32 United States 4.583.804.336.084.04

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Tyler Youlden 8.18 10.91 United States 8.1810.3211.1511.2511.54
2 Marcus Zook 9.47 12.02 United States 13.119.4712.3912.8710.80
3 Max McGill 10.68 14.23 United States 17.7210.6813.1814.8014.72
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