Preble Spring 2025

Luke Garrett delivered an emphatic display at The Gym & Star Theatre at Eagles Point, posting a 5.86 winning average to secure first place in the 3x3x3 Cube final. The venue in Eaton, Ohio, USA provided an expansive hall for the single-day gathering on April 12, 2025. With two stages of competition space, the dual-purpose facility accommodated simultaneous heats across multiple disciplines. That electric hall dynamic fueled Garrett, whose 5.07 single stood as the benchmark across two rounds of premier solving. His mark at the table capped an intense schedule that drew 95 competitors together for a full slate of six events.

The Eaton, Ohio, USA venue buzzed throughout the day as competitors moved between staging areas and judging stations. Preble Spring 2025 gathered talent from across the region to contest 14 rounds of action. Beyond the marquee 3x3 results, Garrett added another top finish in Pyraminx, taking the victory with an average of 2.12 over three rounds, bolstered by a 1.68 best single. Carson Clark took second place with a 2.24 average, while Xavier Ye completed the podium in third at 2.65.

The 3x3x3 Cube podium featured some of the sharpest speedcubing of the day. Garrett led the 94-competitor field with his 5.86 mark, followed by Brody Lassner, who claimed the runner-up spot with an average of 7.50. Jack Pfeifer rounded out the top three with an average of 7.78. The traditional Rubik's Cube main event saw strong turnouts across both rounds, serving as the centerpiece inside the lively Eagles Point theater complex.

Sujan Feist produced one of the quickest winning averages of the entire cubing competition in 2x2x2 Cube. Navigating three rounds against 89 entrants, Feist captured the victory with a 1.30 average and a rapid single of 1.06. Xavier Ye earned second place with a 1.75 average, while Garrett collected another podium by finishing third at 2.20. The tight spreads across the top tier highlighted the fierce speed cubing taking place in the venue.

Gabriel Gowman secured the Skewb title after two rounds featuring 74 competitors, logging a winning average of 3.74 and a low single of 3.03. India representative Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar pushed the pace to claim second place at 3.85, ahead of Garrett in third with a 4.07 average. In Clock, Roland Ababat led a field of 67 solvers, winning the event with a 4.87 average and a 4.33 single. Garrett finished second in Clock at 5.37, followed by Ye at 5.82.

Square-1 action concluded with Jacob Dyland Bennett climbing to the top of the podium. Across two rounds and 42 entrants, Bennett registered a decisive 8.97 winning average alongside a best single of 6.91. Jack Pfeifer followed in second position with a 9.30 average, while Aidan Halloran locked up third place at 10.48. The technical discipline rounded out the diverse lineup of events hosted during Preble Spring 2025.

Away from the podiums, the competition floor witnessed remarkable progress across all skill levels. Jackson Cobb tackled four disciplines, recording a Clock debut of 14.03, a first 2x2x2 Cube attempt of 2.51, a 33rd-place finish in 3x3x3 Cube, and a Pyraminx personal best of 3.85 that was 56.6 percent faster than his previous mark. Nathaniel Thomas Brack stepped up for five events, logging his first official Skewb effort of 7.20, a Clock debut of 30.90, and a 2x2x2 Cube personal best of 2.49 that improved by 51.7 percent. Ayaan Khanuja cut his Pyraminx personal best by 65.9 percent down to 3.97, dropped his 2x2x2 Cube best by 33.8 percent to 4.09, and posted a first Skewb mark of 9.99. Luke Gottschall entered five events, recording his first Clock attempt at 24.45 while slashing his Skewb personal best by 56.8 percent to 8.33 and his Pyraminx personal best by 42.8 percent to 6.06.

The personal breakthroughs continued across the arena during Preble Spring 2025. Harshith Konakalla recorded his first Clock solve of 25.89, his first Skewb attempt of 18.70, and improved his 2x2x2 Cube personal best by 29.2 percent to 5.10. Gideon Banfield took on all six events on the schedule, achieving a 45th-place finish in 3x3x3 Cube, initial marks of 3.57 in 2x2x2 Cube and 36.36 in Square-1, and a 33.4 percent improvement to a 3.87 Pyraminx personal best. Lawish Moeung also completed all six events, logging first attempts in Skewb at 12.05 and Square-1 at 46.35 alongside a 22.3 percent personal best reduction to 16.97 in Clock. Oliver Benken completed four disciplines, highlighted by an initial Skewb attempt of 18.11, a 16.2 percent improvement in Pyraminx to 14.58, and a massive 53.1 percent drop in his 3x3x3 Cube personal best to 28.58.

By the time the final awards were distributed at The Gym & Star Theatre, the WCA competition had seen 18 podium spots claimed across the six disciplines, with 17 going to competitors representing the United States and one to India. Preble Spring 2025 successfully brought together seasoned champions and developing solvers under one roof, closing out a memorable day of racing against the timer in Eaton.