Northwest Championship 2026

Results

August 21, 2026 – August 23, 2026[Salem Convention Center](https://www.salemconventioncenter.org/) · Salem, Oregon, US138 people16 events

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Square-1

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Second round

#	Competitor	Best	Average	Solves
1	Sameer Aggarwal	3.61	5.12	4.61 7.44 3.61 5.23 5.53
2	Benjamin Gottschalk	5.91	7.44	8.10 5.91 7.30 7.25 7.78
3	Ezra Fish	7.13	7.86	9.49 7.18 7.60 7.13 8.79
4	Greyson James	6.97	11.25	10.88 14.26 6.97 11.96 10.92
5	Ron G. Arama	8.48	11.31	8.48 13.72 12.68 10.16 11.10
6	Ethan George Hayes	10.05	12.10	13.68 12.21 10.65 13.43 10.05
7	Henry Spear	8.85	12.36	DNF 12.48 8.85 13.71 10.89
8	Kedar Sekhar	12.17	12.66	12.90 12.17 12.77 12.31 14.13
9	Ryan Hatlestad	10.48	13.13	14.90 12.05 10.48 12.44 15.38
10	Adhiyan Kumaresan	11.77	13.55	11.77 12.60 16.62 14.70 13.35
11	Anishk Arora	11.90	14.03	20.88 17.71 12.36 12.01 11.90
12	Ash Chen	12.60	14.68	15.08 29.04 14.10 14.85 12.60
13	Tyler L. Nguyen	12.22	15.08	17.93 15.79 12.22 15.31 14.13
14	Elijah Norman	13.44	15.37	15.32 17.21 13.44 13.57 19.39
15	Saharsh Sai Vontela	11.03	15.50	17.04 16.80 16.08 13.63 11.03
16	Tripp Peters	12.56	15.58	17.55 12.56 15.44 17.31 13.99
17	Ezra Severson	12.72	15.71	15.52 14.04 33.12 12.72 17.56
18	Jason White	13.27	17.43	17.24 28.55 13.27 20.47 14.57
19	Viet Nguyen	14.01	17.99	14.01 19.25 20.19 15.96 18.76
20	Donovan Ho	14.90	18.40	24.66 25.42 14.90 15.25 15.30
21	Clancy Caster	16.26	20.30	19.40 24.45 21.16 20.35 16.26
22	Rex Gilmore	14.84	22.25	32.61 22.46 18.12 14.84 26.17
23	Desh Rand	14.02	22.31	20.16 23.29 14.02 23.49 27.62
24	Ari Cummins	21.20	23.92	25.13 23.38 21.20 28.62 23.26
25	Kinkajou Celeste Oren	20.60	26.35	25.16 25.05 28.83 20.60 30.76
26	Marlo Petrola	24.48	26.53	53.46 24.48 29.63 24.94 25.02
27	Echo Kelber	18.47	27.79	23.25 29.86 18.47 31.95 30.25
28	James Bird	21.10	29.02	34.06 38.48 29.21 21.10 23.80
29	Ben Royce	21.08	29.73	30.17 21.08 DNF 22.39 36.62
30	Leif Conklin	21.86	31.32	37.90 50.87 25.62 30.43 21.86
31	Solomon Methvin	20.17	32.67	23.67 36.76 20.17 37.59 39.51
32	Ash Michael Moore	24.52	32.68	38.61 26.69 39.50 32.73 24.52
33	Tayler Merwin	22.05	32.83	35.56 34.14 28.78 22.05 35.74
34	Emmett O'Leary-Liu	23.23	37.44	59.30 47.62 36.32 23.23 28.38
35	Kwan Hefty	32.76	38.20	34.89 32.76 1:00.76 39.21 40.51
36	Xander Bailey	29.16	47.11	41.98 29.16 36.80 DNF 1:02.55
37	Nate Farach	29.31	DNF	51.52 29.31 40.19 DNF DNF

First round

#	Competitor	Best	Average	Solves
1	Sameer Aggarwal	4.28	5.37	4.28 10.56 6.00 4.34 5.76
2	Ezra Fish	5.64	6.59	7.61 5.64 7.33 6.35 6.09
3	Benjamin Gottschalk	6.07	7.37	8.86 6.85 7.92 7.35 6.07
4	Ron G. Arama	6.56	9.90	12.20 9.70 6.56 7.80 12.20
5	Ethan George Hayes	8.07	12.23	12.34 8.07 14.64 9.70 15.60
6	Kedar Sekhar	11.77	12.96	13.76 12.44 16.13 11.77 12.68
7	Greyson James	8.53	12.98	14.94 12.36 14.87 8.53 11.72
8	Henry Spear	9.49	14.75	9.49 16.70 15.30 12.26 22.13
9	Saharsh Sai Vontela	12.09	14.98	15.20 22.12 12.09 15.39 14.35
10	Tyler L. Nguyen	12.74	15.29	15.63 13.55 12.74 17.36 16.68
11	Anishk Arora	10.84	15.37	15.14 16.35 15.61 10.84 15.36
12	Ryan Hatlestad	9.98	15.53	17.11 9.98 12.67 17.09 16.82
13	Elijah Norman	10.51	15.82	15.21 15.51 10.51 16.73 17.76
14	Ezra Severson	14.02	16.22	14.02 16.54 16.63 15.49 27.16
15	Ash Chen	14.94	16.41	15.85 14.94 17.60 DNF 15.77
16	Tripp Peters	15.44	18.07	22.71 20.03 15.44 16.07 18.12
17	Donovan Ho	14.45	18.60	15.14 23.55 14.45 37.28 17.12
18	Viet Nguyen	13.81	19.09	17.67 23.19 20.03 13.81 19.57
19	Adhiyan Kumaresan	11.62	20.64	11.62 17.21 18.06 39.88 26.66
20	Desh Rand	20.93	21.93	23.00 20.96 21.83 24.32 20.93
21	Rex Gilmore	17.82	22.05	21.98 17.82 23.19 20.97 28.00
22	Clancy Caster	17.22	22.67	21.22 27.87 17.22 27.07 19.73
23	Ari Cummins	19.38	24.56	24.71 31.42 19.38 25.83 23.15
24	Echo Kelber	19.79	25.00	24.27 34.22 19.79 24.99 25.73
25	Kinkajou Celeste Oren	23.46	26.41	25.29 23.46 24.57 29.37 40.79
26	Xander Bailey	18.19	27.13	29.25 19.23 33.82 32.91 18.19
27	Ben Royce	21.89	27.59	29.54 DNF 29.38 23.86 21.89
28	Marlo Petrola	20.73	29.15	32.44 29.07 28.95 20.73 29.44
29	James Bird	25.44	29.61	27.95 25.44 46.17 31.51 29.37
30	Solomon Methvin	26.00	30.18	29.89 31.43 26.00 29.21 33.64
31	Tayler Merwin	29.43	31.89	33.61 29.43 32.62 29.44 34.63
32	Emmett O'Leary-Liu	31.45	34.25	34.40 47.92 31.45 35.25 33.11
33	Leif Conklin	33.65	36.47	33.89 DNF 39.86 33.65 35.65
34	Nate Farach	29.41	36.89	1:02.59 32.41 38.88 39.37 29.41
35	Ash Michael Moore	28.39	37.32	28.39 40.33 41.99 50.76 29.64
36	Kwan Hefty	34.80	37.69	35.66 39.70 37.76 34.80 39.64
37	Jason White	25.39	39.96	29.26 27.02 1:13.73 1:03.60 25.39
38	Jason Blanco	33.01	41.23	35.25 45.33 33.01 43.12 1:18.85
39	Anthony Dominquez	33.30	45.61	33.30 37.51 50.33 49.00 1:06.20
40	Skandha Sri Priya Konda	29.29	46.58	53.94 29.29 40.40 1:12.74 45.39
41	Malachi Severson	27.58	49.27	50.92 27.58 DNF 33.10 1:03.78
42	Layla L. Meyer	41.31	—	46.78 41.31 — — —
43	JonSnow Wesler	41.46	—	41.46 52.05 — — —
44	Kovin Evarts	49.27	—	50.05 49.27 — — —
45	Crystal Calvert	51.23	—	53.82 51.23 — — —
46	Emú Ticknor Byrd	52.68	—	52.68 1:26.68 — — —
47	Jeremiah Rummerfield	53.83	—	53.83 1:03.70 — — —
48	Abir Joshi	1:04.01	—	1:06.66 1:04.01 — — —
49	Kyler Cavaner	1:08.00	—	DNF 1:08.00 — — —
50	Andrew Walton	1:09.08	—	1:13.04 1:09.08 — — —
51	Kasen Stenersen	DNF	—	DNF DNF — — —

Final

#	Competitor	Best	Average	Solves
1	Sameer Aggarwal	4.00	5.17	5.42 4.84 4.00 5.25 9.16
2	Ezra Fish	5.73	7.88	11.39 6.30 5.73 9.02 8.31
3	Benjamin Gottschalk	5.34	8.29	14.16 6.83 5.34 11.23 6.81
4	Ryan Hatlestad	8.34	10.59	13.54 11.41 8.34 9.79 10.58
5	Kedar Sekhar	9.64	11.03	9.64 11.38 10.78 12.42 10.93
6	Greyson James	8.90	11.09	12.12 8.90 12.05 13.34 9.09
7	Henry Spear	10.19	11.54	11.43 10.49 12.71 21.06 10.19
8	Anishk Arora	9.58	11.71	12.18 13.29 11.80 11.16 9.58
9	Ron G. Arama	10.90	12.40	11.96 10.90 14.37 12.34 12.89
10	Ethan George Hayes	10.01	13.71	12.03 12.80 22.40 16.29 10.01
11	Adhiyan Kumaresan	13.09	14.50	13.09 15.41 13.76 15.11 14.64
12	Ash Chen	13.41	14.50	16.45 13.72 14.63 15.14 13.41