Competitions · United States

Southwest Idaho Newcomers 2025

Meridian, Idaho · 8 March 2025 · 5 events · 82 competitors · 71 personal bests

Evan Beck won three of the five events (3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Evan Beck by 0.93 seconds. 82 competitors produced 71 personal bests, 32 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Michael Aparicio took a 2×2 single of 4.38 down to 1.97, 55 percent better in one day.

Three wins

Evan Beck — 3×3, 2×2, 3×3 one-handed

0.93s

closest final — 3×3, Evan Beck over Ian Lawson

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Evan Beck	7.54	8.95
2×2	Evan Beck	2.19	2.65
4×4	Ian Lawson	32.97	33.28
5×5	Ian Lawson	1:01.49	1:03.39
3×3 one-handed	Evan Beck	16.35	18.13

The PB harvest

71 set · 32 still standing

Hamilton Lavin — 3×3 single 8.16: into the top 3.1% of the event's history.
Michael Aparicio — 2×2 single 1.97: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
Stevie Shogren — 2×2 single 2.44: into the top 8.3% of the event's history.
Conlin Alzheimer — 4×4 single 36.89: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Ryker Curry — 4×4 single 41.07: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
Cody Cheng — 2×2 single 3.03: into the top 14.6% of the event's history.
Ian Lawson — 3×3 one-handed single 18.49: into the top 16.4% of the event's history.
Ryker Curry — 3×3 single 12.72: into the top 16.5% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 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

82 competitors · 346 results · 5 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Evan Beck won it with a 8.95 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1U2 R2 U2 B2 F' L2 U2 B R U B2 R2 U' R2 B2 D2 F R B2
2R' L2 B2 D' F U' L D2 F L' U L2 B2 L2 U L2 D F2
3L' D2 B2 L2 U2 B D2 R2 F R2 D' F2 R' U2 F L' F' D F
4B R D B' F D2 F' R2 D2 F' L2 U' B' L R D R F2 R
5B' R' D B L B U2 F R2 D2 B2 D R2 U2 L2 F' L U2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

82 competitors

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.