Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025

Fifty-seven competitors stepped into the Griswold Community Center on June 28, 2025, transforming the quiet hall into an energetic arena for classic speedcubing. The local setting in Griswold, Iowa, USA offered a welcoming community stage where 13 rounds of competition unfolded across six distinct disciplines. From early warm-up turns to the final showdowns at the solving stations, the room buzzed with the rhythm of twisting plastic and the steady click of timers, marking an unforgettable day of competition.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 56 contenders across three intense rounds of standard Rubik's Cube solving. Anton Angeletti delivered the day's sharpest 3x3 results, capturing the championship with a winning average of 8.67 seconds and a best single time of 7.15 seconds. Marcus Zook took second place on the podium with a 9.45 average, while Sam Troxel completed the top three with an average of 10.37 seconds in the final round.

Marcus Zook enjoyed an extraordinary day across multiple formats at Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025, topping three separate scoreboards. In the 2x2x2 Cube event, which brought 55 participants through three rounds, Zook dominated with a winning average of 2.00 seconds and a single of 1.36. Davis Gorman secured second place with a 3.16 average, closely followed by Chris Van Der Brink in third at 3.62 seconds.

The one-handed discipline highlighted extraordinary dexterity at this WCA competition, featuring 27 entrants over two rounds of play. Marcus Zook claimed another victory in 3x3x3 One-Handed, posting a winning average of 16.34 seconds alongside a sharp single of 14.31 seconds. Trenton Cuzick earned second place with a 17.48 average, edging out Cayce Damschen who finished third with an average of 17.59 seconds.

Marcus Zook capped his versatile sweep by capturing the Square-1 event, besting a field of 22 competitors with an 11.98 winning average and a single of 9.83 seconds. Shain Papalotl Longbehn earned second place with an average of 16.75 seconds, while Sam Troxel stepped onto the podium again in third with a 17.02 mark. The event demonstrated the broad tactical depth present throughout the tournament roster.

Away from the top of the podium, several competitors achieved remarkable milestones across the schedule at Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025. Josiah Bolton posted an impressive 2x2x2 personal best of 1.51 seconds, improving by 60.9 percent over his previous mark, while also taking eighth in 3x3x3 One-Handed. Jonathan Bolton cut his 2x2x2 personal best by 48.1 percent down to 3.41 seconds and logged his first ever 5x5x5 attempt at 4:09.78. Jacob Carruthers dropped his 2x2x2 best by 45.9 percent to 4.57 seconds, and Winston Sparks trimmed his 2x2x2 personal best by 44.4 percent to 3.86 seconds while entering five events.

The spirit of growth was equally evident among newer speed cubing participants taking on unfamiliar events. Daniel Torres Miranda logged his first Skewb solve of 7.80 seconds and earned a ninth-place finish in 2x2x2. Ahmad Bashir Haidari entered six events, logging his first official 2x2x2 attempt at 4.42 seconds and a 38.13 in one-handed. Caleb Stout contested his first WCA competition by tackling six disciplines, including an initial Skewb attempt of 13.33 seconds, while Isaac Harrison Ewing also debuted at this cubing competition with five events, posting a 5.09 single in 2x2x2.

In the larger puzzle categories, Chaeli Baker triumphed in the 5x5x5 Cube, navigating two rounds against 26 entrants to win with a stellar average of 1:07.79 and a single of 1:00.65. Sam Troxel locked in second place with a 1:11.64 average, while Chris Van Der Brink finished just behind in third place at 1:11.76 to claim another spot on the podium.

The dynamic Skewb event featured 38 competitors battling across two rounds, where Trenton Cuzick captured top honors with a winning average of 5.12 seconds and a best single of 4.48 seconds. Marcus Zook challenged closely for second place with an average of 5.16, while Chris Van Der Brink took third at 5.23 seconds, concluding a spirited day of racing at Cubing in the Cornfields IA 2025.