Competitions · United States
Mini-Sota Summer 2026
Lakeville, Minnesota · 17 July 2026 · 3 events · 23 competitors · 22 personal bests
Kaius Young won the 4×4 with a 28.45 and the closest final was the Clock, won by Shain Papalotl Longbehn by 0.05 seconds. 23 competitors produced 22 personal bests, 12 of which still stand today, and two people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Willow Courtnay took a Clock single of 1:04.64 down to 25.07, 61 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | Kaius Young | 24.61 | 28.45 |
| Clock | Shain Papalotl Longbehn | 4.35 | 5.17 |
| Megaminx | Tyler Robinson | 33.96 | 36.43 |
The PB harvest
22 set · 12 still standing- George Stephen Howard — Clock single 4.35: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
- Ryan Micke — Clock single 5.71: into the top 6.3% of the event's history.
- Ryan Micke — Megaminx single 1:00.13: into the top 10.1% of the event's history.
- Payton Corey — 4×4 single 42.96: into the top 15.8% of the event's history.
- Zeke King — Megaminx single 1:32.17: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
- Brendan Corey — Clock single 12.92: into the top 39.3% of the event's history.
- Tobias Carroll — Clock single 15.49: into the top 49.9% of the event's history.
- Elise Edstrom — Clock single 17.05: into the top 55.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
Two people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. 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
23 competitors · 78 results · 3 events.
Everyone who competed
23 competitors- Arthur Case
- Blake Byl
- Brendan Corey
- Davy Burson
- Eddie Putman
- Elise Edstrom
- Ezekiel Dao Schwendemann
- George Stephen Howard
- James Ekins
- Jonah Vilhauer
- Kaius Young
- Kate Stuart
- Kellen Mitzo
- Lisa Kucala
- Payton Corey
- Ryan Micke
- Shain Papalotl Longbehn
- Theodore Burson
- Tobias Carroll
- Trygve Willis
- Tyler Robinson
- Willow Courtnay
- Zeke King
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.