Nebraska Championship 2026


Date
Apr 10 - 12, 2026
City
Falls City, Nebraska, United States
Venue

Prichard Auditorium

Address
312 W 17th St, Falls City, NE 68355
Details

Gymnasium

Contact

Organizers

Organizers
Chaeli Baker, Coleton Pleiss, Corey Bunger, Dan Smith, Francisco García, Southern Heartland Cubing, and Tanner Jackson
WCA Delegates
Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Chaeli Baker, Coleton Pleiss, Dan Smith, Francisco García, Lydia Workman, Michael S. Lander, and Walker Welch
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Information

While only residents of Nebraska are eligible for the title of Nebraska State Champion, all competitors are welcome and encouraged to compete! More information can be found on the Nebraska Champion Titles tab.

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Events
Main event
Competitors
51
Registration period

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Highlights
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Jayben Keene won with an average of 8.68 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Anton Angeletti finished second (8.69) and Abdel Issa finished third (9.64).

3x3x3 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Jayben Keene 7.90 8.68 United States 9.308.688.319.057.90
2 Anton Angeletti 7.33 8.69 United States 10.567.338.478.469.15
3 Abdel Issa 8.82 9.64 Jordan 9.588.829.669.6910.21

2x2x2 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Kaleb Hake 1.73 2.58 United States 2.204.001.733.292.24
2 Davis Gorman 2.01 2.70 United States 2.013.172.092.856.11
3 Walker Welch 2.04 2.86 United States 2.043.983.112.682.79

4x4x4 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Zachary Johnson 29.49 32.42 United States 32.9836.2132.0229.4932.26
2 Jayben Keene 29.87 32.63 United States 33.8129.8733.7138.6130.37
3 Evan Liu 30.95 32.91 United States 30.9537.8935.7331.3731.62

5x5x5 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 52.98 58.42 United States 1:05.861:02.5252.9854.2658.47
2 Zachary Johnson 55.30 59.76 United States 1:09.8656.1558.9055.301:04.23
3 Abdel Issa 50.12 NR 1:01.16 NR Jordan 1:10.181:03.411:00.8150.1259.25

6x6x6 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 1:38.66 1:44.85 United States 1:49.031:46.861:38.66
2 Walker Welch 1:37.22 1:47.66 United States 1:37.221:46.031:59.74
3 Chaeli Baker 1:43.33 1:48.41 United States 1:51.041:50.851:43.33

7x7x7 Cube

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 2:23.40 2:26.93 United States 2:23.402:29.162:28.22
2 Walker Welch 2:35.39 2:41.61 United States 2:35.392:53.642:35.80
3 Chaeli Baker 2:44.48 2:52.81 United States 3:06.602:44.482:47.36

3x3x3 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 55.71 DNF United States DNFDNF1:05.3955.711:13.66
2 Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) 1:14.47 DNF United States DNFDNF1:26.02DNF1:14.47
3 Walker Welch 1:16.81 1:57.17 United States 1:42.032:26.151:43.33DNF1:16.81

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Walker Welch 23 24.00 United States 242325
2 Evan Liu 23 25.67 United States 272327
3 Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) 25 25.67 United States 262526

3x3x3 One-Handed

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 13.56 15.18 United States 14.3417.4613.7513.5618.05
2 Jayben Keene 15.34 17.34 United States 15.3416.4217.8817.7220.88
3 Abdel Issa 13.65 17.72 Jordan 15.3420.5013.6520.4017.43

Clock

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Chris Van Der Brink 3.27 4.84 United States 3.275.693.51DNF5.31
2 Evan Liu 4.44 5.18 United States 8.314.444.885.455.21
3 Trenton Cuzick 4.44 6.03 United States 4.445.51DNF5.447.14

Megaminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Jayben Keene 53.43 1:00.56 United States 58.131:02.151:01.401:02.6453.43
2 Evan Liu 1:01.28 1:04.30 United States 1:01.281:04.291:06.901:05.231:03.39
3 Abdel Issa 1:03.66 1:04.41 Jordan 1:08.031:04.991:04.081:03.661:04.17

Pyraminx

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Jayben Keene 2.93 3.62 United States 5.023.683.782.933.40
2 Chris Van Der Brink 3.15 4.15 United States 5.453.323.153.685.58
3 Logan Opp 4.81 5.37 United States 5.345.414.815.375.97

Skewb

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Davis Gorman 3.51 4.50 United States 4.873.513.634.9910.48
2 Trenton Cuzick 3.80 4.54 United States 6.305.433.943.804.26
3 Evan Liu 4.67 4.71 United States 4.744.674.725.974.67

Square-1

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Michael S. Lander 8.58 10.80 United States 8.5810.119.6212.6813.10
2 Jayben Keene 9.86 12.74 United States 9.8612.2712.6113.34DNF
3 Evan Liu 15.03 15.73 United States 18.1515.3015.4415.0316.45

4x4x4 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 3:54.77 DNF United States DNF3:54.77DNF
2 Emmett O'Leary-Liu 7:42.68 DNF United States 7:42.68DNFDNF
3 Walker Welch 10:41.00 DNF United States DNF10:41.00DNS

5x5x5 Blindfolded

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Walker Welch 20:12.00 DNF United States DNFDNF20:12.00

3x3x3 Multi-Blind

# Name Best Average Representing Solves
1 Evan Liu 13/15 58:57 United States 13/15 58:57
2 Walker Welch 8/9 58:01 United States 8/9 58:01
3 Goodwin Liu 2/4 38:09 United States 2/4 38:09
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