Competitions · United States
St. Ansgar 2025
St. Ansgar, Iowa · 5 April 2025 · 6 events · 55 competitors · 57 personal bests
Nathan Rahn won three of the six events (3×3, 2×2, Skewb) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Nathan Rahn by 0.26 seconds. 55 competitors produced 57 personal bests, 18 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
William Beattie took a Skewb single of 20.03 down to 7.32, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Nathan Rahn | 8.17 | 8.65 |
| 2×2 | Nathan Rahn | 1.47 | 1.67 |
| 4×4 | Kaius Young | 26.10 | 28.66 |
| 7×7 | Ethan Cho | 2:09.98 | 2:10.58 |
| Clock | Chris Van Der Brink | 3.31 | 4.66 |
| Skewb | Nathan Rahn | 2.73 | 3.35 |
The PB harvest
57 set · 18 still standing- Jonathan Crose — 2×2 single 2.36: into the top 7.6% of the event's history.
- Chris Van Der Brink — 7×7 single 3:04.69: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
- Landen Leerhoff — 2×2 single 3.10: into the top 15.4% of the event's history.
- William Beattie — 2×2 single 3.40: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Shawn Eichmeier — 2×2 single 3.89: into the top 25.1% of the event's history.
- William Beattie — 4×4 single 55.29: into the top 31.1% of the event's history.
- Jarett Butler — 3×3 single 17.73: into the top 33.3% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Crose — 4×4 single 57.19: into the top 33.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
15 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
55 competitors · 336 results · 6 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. Nathan Rahn won it with a 8.65 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
B F2 D' U' F2 R2 U' B2 L2 U L2 R2 U F R' U R' F D2 F2 U' - 2
L2 F R' F' L2 R2 B' R2 B' U2 F' U2 F2 D B' L D2 U2 R2 F' - 3
R2 B' L' B' R' B R' U2 B U' L2 D' F2 U2 D' B2 D2 L2 B' - 4
L2 F L2 U B2 L2 B2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F' L' R F2 L' B2 R2 D L' - 5
F' U' D' B2 L U2 L2 U' R2 F' L F2 B2 L' B2 L' U2 L2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
55 competitors- Adam Blakeman
- Alec Jordan
- Andrew Tyberg
- Asher Vlastuin
- Bella Gates
- Brandt Olson
- Brew Scot Farver
- Bryson Christian
- Carson Lundy
- Chris Van Der Brink
- Claire Candy
- Dom Becker
- Eli Sanderson
- Emma Witzenburg
- Ethan Cho
- Ezra Lauritzson
- Gram Nelson
- Hunter Woods
- Ian Nielson
- Ian Vlastuin
- Jacob Gates
- Jarett Butler
- Joe Kucala
- Joel Sanderson
- Jonah Taylor
- Jonah Waddington
- Jonathan Crose
- Joshua Lee
- Joshua O'Dell
- Josian Turner
- Journey Stark
- Kaius Young
- Keegan Joyce
- Kelly Becker
- Kurt Sparks
- Kyler Church
- Landen Leerhoff
- Lisa Kucala
- Mason Russell
- Matthew Sanders
- Max McGill
- Mike McGill
- Milo Osbourne
- Nathan Rahn
- Oscar Aguillon
- Remy Blazing
- Robert L. Tupker
- Rylan John Coover
- Sam Horob
- Shawn Eichmeier
- Toby Wambeke
- Tyler Youlden
- William Beattie
- Winston Sparks
- Zackary Andrew Candy
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.