Competitions · United States
Cubes in the Mountains WV 2025
Morgantown, West Virginia · 15 March 2025 · 7 events · 56 competitors · 78 personal bests
Michael Nielsen won three of the seven events (3×3, 2×2, Pyraminx) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Aubrey Trace by 0.02 seconds. 56 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 24 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Jarek Lapsley took a 2×2 single of 6.37 down to 3.77, 41 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Michael Nielsen | 5.76 | 6.75 |
| 2×2 | Michael Nielsen | 0.93 | 1.84 |
| 4×4 | Aubrey Trace | 29.10 | 33.23 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Brayden Adams | 12.01 | 13.17 |
| Clock | Fiona Bao | 2.88 | 3.45 |
| Megaminx | Declan Wilhelm | 36.95 | 38.94 |
| Pyraminx | Michael Nielsen | 1.44 | 1.58 |
The PB harvest
78 set · 24 still standing- Stone Payne — 4×4 single 25.28: into the top 0.77% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Christie — 3×3 one-handed single 9.92: into the top 1.0% of the event's history.
- Aubrey Trace — 2×2 single 1.31: into the top 1.4% of the event's history.
- Caleb Kearney — 2×2 single 1.64: into the top 2.8% of the event's history.
- Krishna Joyce — 2×2 single 1.67: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Benjamin Christie — Pyraminx single 5.03: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
- Jacob Tucker — Pyraminx single 5.38: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
- Jacob Tucker — Megaminx single 1:14.96: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
56 competitors · 422 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
56 competitors- Aaron Rettig
- Anish Gupta
- Annabella Gowman
- Aubrey Trace
- Benjamin Christie
- Blake Thompson
- Bobby Mapp
- Brayden Adams
- Brayden Greathouse
- Caden Oxenrider
- Caleb Kearney
- Callum FitzGerald
- Colin Mauldin
- Colton Gehrling
- Connor Price
- Conor Mays
- Currin Wilson
- Daniel Mullen
- Danny Weil
- Declan Wilhelm
- Edmund Barlow
- Elias Busenitz
- Emmett Dunn
- Eva Murphy
- Evan Wasko
- Fiona Bao
- Gabriel Gowman
- Graham Dunn
- Jacob Nobili
- Jacob Tucker
- James Burns
- James Shaffer
- Jarek Lapsley
- John Pelley
- Jordan Halford
- Kerry Go
- Krishna Joyce
- Landon David Riffle
- Leland Pak
- Leo Talbott
- Lincoln Schad
- Mark Gowman
- Mason Paice
- Michael Nielsen
- Oliver Hettrich
- Penelope Moorhouse
- Robert Mapp IV
- Rue Clippinger
- Ryan Schell
- Samuel Stewart
- Stephen Griggs
- Stone Payne
- Teller Coates
- Trent Myers
- Vincent Kusuma
- William Fletcher Blair
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.