CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018

Date: Mar 9 - 11, 2018
City: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Venue: Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Address: 1300 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55403
Details: The Great Lakes Ballroom is on the 4th Floor of the Hotel.
Contact: Heartland Championships Organization Team
Organizers: Garrett Webster, Kristin Knowles, and Walker Welch
WCA Delegates: Brandon Mikel, David Woner, and Walker Welch

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Main event
Competitors: 161

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Kevin Hays won with an average of 8.52 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Kennan LeJeune finished second (8.77) and Rowe Hessler finished third (9.00).

World records: Daniel Rose-Levine‎ 3x3x3 With Feet 16.96 (single); Kevin Hays‎ 7x7x7 Cube 1:59.95 (single) and 7x7x7 Cube 2:08.71 (average).

North American records: Cale Schoon‎ 4x4x4 Blindfolded 1:57.57 (single) and 4x4x4 Blindfolded 2:10.58 (average); Daniel Rose-Levine‎ 3x3x3 With Feet 32.29 (average) and 3x3x3 With Feet 30.33 (average).

Event	Name	Best		Average		Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Kevin Hays	7.85		8.52		United States	11.96	7.85	9.13	8.17	8.27
2x2x2 Cube	Brian Johnson	1.27		1.71		United States	1.63	1.27	2.04	1.84	1.66
4x4x4 Cube	Kevin Hays	26.24		29.75		United States	30.08	31.03	26.24	28.14	31.74
5x5x5 Cube	Kevin Hays	48.32		51.99		United States	48.32	54.91	49.11	56.49	51.95
6x6x6 Cube	Kevin Hays	1:27.10		1:31.73		United States	1:37.95	1:30.14	1:27.10
7x7x7 Cube	Kevin Hays	2:02.90		2:09.61		United States	2:02.90	2:09.76	2:16.17
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Mark Boyanowski	30.90		DNF		United States	33.63	30.90	DNF
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Mark Boyanowski	24		28.33		United States	27	24	34
3x3x3 One-Handed	Justin Mallari	12.12		13.29		United States	12.82	12.12	13.24	13.82	14.76
Clock	Joshua Feran	5.48		6.64		United States	6.12	7.43	6.37	5.48	7.56
Megaminx	Dana Yi	44.85		50.99		United States	46.78	50.69	55.64	44.85	55.49
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.86		3.12		United States	3.24	2.88	3.23	1.86	6.57
Skewb	Carter Kucala	2.69		3.03		United States	3.20	2.69	2.99	3.83	2.89
Square-1	Brian Johnson	8.87		11.15		United States	12.78	11.16	8.87	9.97	12.32
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Cale Schoon	1:57.57	NAR	2:10.58	NAR	United States	1:57.57	2:14.69	2:19.49
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Cale Schoon	5:17.02		DNF		United States	DNF	DNF	5:17.02
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Mark Boyanowski	36/42 57:58				United States	29/44 1:00:00	36/42 57:58
3x3x3 With Feet	Daniel Rose-Levine	22.42		30.33	NAR	United States	32.61	29.36	22.42	42.46	29.01

Note that for 4x4 Blindfolded and 5x5 Blindfolded, you have those respective time periods on the schedule in order to complete the solves you want for those events.

For 4BLD, 5BLD, and MultiBLD, please bring your puzzle(s) up 15 minutes before your attempt to help the scramblers.

For FMC, please arrive about 15 minutes before the start times on the schedule for each attempt. We will be starting around at time up to 10 minutes after.

Name	3x3	2x2	4x4	5x5	6x6	7x7	BLD	OH	Feet	Clock	Megaminx	Pyraminx	Skewb	Square-1	MBLD
Aarav Sinha												G4
Aaron Lehman	G1	B1											W2
Abel Piper	W4	R1	R4	R3				G1	1		W3	W4	R1	R1
Adam Hyderi												G5
Aidan Wolf	G2	B3										W5	W3
Aiden J. Junkert	W3	R4										W3
Alan Chang	S	S	R1	S	S	S	R1	S			G1	S
Alec Olson	W2	R2	B4	B2	R1	G2		W1			G4	G6	G1	B1
Andrew Tyberg	G1	R1	R5	B3	R2	W2	G1	W2			W1	W6	W1
Anuj Jani	G3		B3									G7
Arjun Prasad	W3	B3											R2
Austin Brandon Begnaud	G4	B2	B5	B3				G2	3		W4	W7	R1	R2
Ben Haberman	W1	R3	R3	R2						R1		G1	G2
Bennett Patrick Bamsey	G5	R5	B6					W2				G2	R1	B2
Blake Byl	W5	B5	R6					G3		B1	G5	W2	G4	R3
Blake Thompson	S	S	R2	S	S	S		S	1	R1	G2	S	S	S
Bodie Zwank	G6	B3	B1	R3	B1		G2	W3			W5	W1	G1	B3
Bradley Sampson	W6	R4	R2	B3	B2			G4			G1	G2	W1
Brandon Mikel	S	S	R1	S			W1	S	2	R3		S	S	S	2
Brandon Satterstrom	S						R2							S	1
Brian Johnson	G7	B4	B2	B1	R2	G1		W4		B3	W1	W2	R2	R4
Brody Meschke	W7	R6	R3					G5				G3	G2	B4
Brody Schoon	G8	B6						W5	2	B1		W3	W4	R1
Bryce Rohloff	W8	R1	B3					G5			G2	G4	W2	R3
Caden Wiss	G6	B1								R1		W4	G3
Cale Schoon	S	S	B1	S	S	S	R2	S	3	B3	W2	S	S	S	2
Cameron Jamison	G5	R2	R4					W1		B1	W2	G5	G1	R2
Cameron Lehman	G2	R3	B4	B2	B2			G2					R1	B1
Carter Kucala	S	S	R2	S	S	S	G2	S	1	R1	G3	S	S	S	1
Chase Andre	W2	B2	R5	R3	R1	G2		W2			G3	W5	G4
Chase Wilkinson	G3	R3	B5									G6	W4
Chris Van Der Brink	W3	R4	R6	B3	B1	W2		G3			W3	G3	G1	B2
Christian Langer	G4	B3	R5									W6
Christopher Olson	S	S	B2	S				S
Cole Hanson	W4	B4	R1	R4				W3		B1	G4	G7	W1	B3
Colin D. Phan	W1	R5	R4	R1								W7
Damian Bias	W5	B1	R2
Dana Yi	W1	B1	R1	R1	R1	W1		G2		R3	W3	G1	R2	R1
Daniel Rose-Levine	G1	B3	R1	B1	B1	G3	W2	G3	1	R2	W4	G6	G3	R4	2
David Adams	W6		B2	B1	B2	G1				B2				B4
David Golisch	G7	B5	B6	R2		W1		G4				W3	G2	R1
David Jiang (蒋濬哲)	G2	R2	B1				W2	W3	2		G4	W1	W2	B1
David Nguyen	W2	B2	R2	R1	R1			G3			W4	G2		R2
David Woner	G3	R3	B2	B2	R2	W3	R1	G1	3	B2	G1	W2	G3	R3	2
Destin Shulfer	W7	R6	B3							R1		G3	G3	B1
Devin Corr-Robinett	G8		B1					W4
Dylan Harrison	W8	B6	R2	R2						B1	G5	W3	R1	R2
Dylan Hughlett	G4	R1	R3	B4	B1	G2		G5			W5	G4	G1	R3
Dylan Lee	W1	B4										W4	W1
Easton Lee Lashley	G2	R2					R1			R2		G5
Edward Shi	W3
Eric Zhao	G4	B3	B5	R3	B2	W1		W1	1	R2	W5	W5	W1	B2
Ethan Bockenhauer	W4	B2	B1	B3	B2		G1	W5			G1	G6	R2	B2
Evan Klein	G5	B6	R6	R4						B2	W1	G4	G2	B3
Evan White	G1	R3	B4									W6	G4
Gabriel LaForte	W2		B6	R1	R2	G1		G2		B2	G5	W4
Garrett Webster	S	S	R4	S			G1	S		R3		S	S	S
Gavin Valentia	G4	B5										W7
Graham Hirman	G3	B3		B2		W2					G2	G7
Harley Olsthoorn	W3	R5											W4
Harrison Toppings	W5	R4										W7	G3
Hayden Dempsey	G7	B4	B3	R4			R2	G1			W2	G1	W2		1
Hunter Mohs	W6	R5						W4				W1	W3	R4
Ian Southa	W8	B5	R3	R1								G2	R1	B4
Jack Faatz	W7	R6										W2	G1
Jack Johnson	G8	B5	B4				G2	G2		B3			W1
Jack Purdum	G6	R4	R4	R1	R1	G3	R1	W2		R2	G3	G3	R2	R1	2
Jack Zautner	G4	B4	B1					G3				W3	G4	B1
Jackson Knutson	W1	R5										G4	W4
Jacob Ambrose	S	S	B2	S	S	S	W1	S	2	R3	W1	S	S	S	2
Jake Geren	W4	R4	B4	B4	R2	W2		G1			G2
James Hildreth	S	S	R1	S	S	S	R2	S	3	R1	W2	S	S	S	1
James Vought	G2	R6
Jason Ryan	W3	B5	B2					W4			W3	W4	W1	R2
Jason Van Horn	G3	R6										G5	W3
Javan Ura	W2	B6	B4									W5	G4
Jedrick Remonde	G5	B4	R5	R3			G2	W1			G3	W1	R2
Jesslyn Valerie	W5	R5	B5	B3	R1	W1		W2	1	R3	W3	W6	W2	B3
John F Kronkvist													W4
John Wilson	G1	R1										G7	W2
Joshua Beck	G8	B5	R6				W2	G2				G5	G1		1
Joshua Feran	S	S	B6	S	S	S	R1	S	2	B3	G4	S	S	S	2
Josiah Popp	W4	B1	R6					G4			G4	W5		B2
Josiah Zderad	G5	R2	R1	R4	R2	G3		W4		R1	G5	W7	G3	R3
Josue Pantoja Silva	G7	R6
Jules Manalang	W6	B2	R3	R1	B2	G2		G5			G1	G1	W1	B1
Julian Favell	G1	B5	B3	R3				W5
July Simmons	G7	R3										W1	W3
Justin Mallari	W7	B6	B6	R2	R1	G3	G1	G1			W5
Kaleb DeBey	G6	B4	B4	B1	B1	W2		W1				G2	G4	B3
Kennan LeJeune	W6	R6	R1	R4				W2					R2	R4
Ketan Kancharapu	W1	R5										G3
Kevin Geppert	W8	R4	R2					G5			W4	W2	W4	B4
Kevin Hays	G6		B5	B4	B2	W3		W2
Kit Clement	S	S	B1	S	S	S	G1	S	3	B1	W4	S	S	S	1
Kristin Wiley	S	S	B1	S				S	1	R2	G5	S	S
Lauren Clement	S	S	R2				R2			B2	W5	S
Logan Bradford		R5											R2
Logan McGraw	G1	B3	B2	R3	R2	G1	W1	G3		B3	G1		G4
Luigi Soriano	W5	B6	R1	B1	B2	W3	G2	G3	2	B2	W1	G3	G3	B4	2
Luke Banks	W1	R1	R6									G6
Mark Boyanowski	S	S	R2	S	S	S	W2	S	3	R3	G2	S	S	S	1
Mason Ries	G2											W3
Matthew Tokheim	W7	R1	R1	R2				G4		B3	W2	G4	G2	R4
Maverick Meschke	W2	B1	R5									W4
Max Williams	G3	R2										G5	R2
Max Youngberg	W3	B2	B3					W5				W5	R1	R1
Maxwell Jeremiah Martinez-Morris	G4	R3	R4									G6	G4
Melissa Su	G8	B1	R2	B2	R1			G3		R3	G3	W6	G1	R3
Micah Dwyer	W4	R1
Michael Messicci	G5	B3									W1	G7	R1
Michael TeVogt	W5	B4										W7	W4
Miles Krueger	G6	R5										G1
Nathan Popov	W6	B5	R5	B4				W3		B1	G2	W1	G2
Nicholas Amos	G7	R6	B4									G2	W3
Nicholas Jund	W7	B6										W2	G4
Nick Rohla	G8	R5								R2		G3	W4
Noah Bonsell	W8	B4											G3
Owen Frank	G1	B5						W5				W3
Owen Hjerpe	G2	R4	R6	B3				W4					W3
Parker Zieschang	W1	R6	R3	R4	R2	G2		G5			W2	G4	R2	B4
Patrick De Los Santos	W2	R1
Paul Talbot	G3	B6										W4
Phil Yu	W3	B3						G4
Phillip Johnson	G4		B6
Rachel Feran	S	S	B2	S				S	1	B2	W3	S	S
Robert Francis Gariepy	W4									R3		G5
Rowe Hessler	G5	R4	B1	B4	B1	G1		W3	2		G3		G2	B3
Roy Lee	G3								2		G5
Ryan DeLine	W2	B4	R3				R1	W1		R3				R2	2
Ryan Jew	G7	B2	B3	B4	R1	G3	G1	G4	3	B1	W4	W5	W3	B2	1
Ryan Potts	G2	R2	R4	R1			W1	W3			G4	G6	W2	B1
Sam Epstein		R3
Sam Ongstad		R1										W6	G4
Samuel Remus	W5	B6	B5					G1					W4	R4
Sarah Cook	S	S	R3	S	S	S	R2	S		B3	W5	S	S	S
Sarah Young	G6	B1	R5	R3				W1				G7	W2
Saransh Grover	S	S	B4	S			G2	S				S	S	S	1
Sasha Krasnoslobodtsev	W6	R2										W7	W3
Sebastian Crea	W8		R4									G1
Seth Fregien	W7	B2	B5	B2				G2				W1	G2
Shane David	G8	R3	R4	B2	B1						W3	G2
Simon Beck	W8	B4	B3					W5		R1		W2	R1
Simon Kellum	W2	R3	R6	R2	B2		W2	G4		B3	G1	W6	W1	R1	2
Sriram Susarla	G1	B2											G4
Tim Reynolds	S	S	B5	S	S	S	R1	S		B1	W1	S	S		1
Tobias Williams	W4	R5										G3
Tomas Skacel	G8	R2	B1	R2				G4
Trevor Imbach	W8	B5										W3	W4
Tyler Johnson	G2		R3	R2	R1	W1	W1	W5		R2	G4	G4	R2
Tyler M Nieminski	G4	R6										W4	G3
Tyler Robinson	W7	R4	B3	R4	B1	W3	R2	G1		R1	W4	G7	G2	R2	1
Walker Welch	S	S	B2	S	S	S	G1	S	3	R2	G2	S	S	S	1
Weston Mizumoto	W1	B1	B6	B4			G2	W3						B3	1
Will Cerne	G5	B3	R6	B2	R2	W3	W1	W4		R2		G7	W2	R4	2
William Grooms	G3	B6										G5	W3
William Wigstrom Jr.	G7	B1	B5									W5	R1	R3
Wyatt Frey	W5	R2	R5									G6	R1
Yusuf Ragab	W3	B2	B6	B1			W2	W4			G5	W7	G1	B2	2
Zachary Delgado	W6	R3										W6	G3
Zachary White	S	S	R5	S	S	S	R2	S	1	B2	W2	S	S	S	1
Zeke Mackay	G6	R4	B2	B1	B1	G3	R1	G5	2	B2	G3	G1	W3	B4	2

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March 9-11th, 2018

Location:
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403

Registration Fee:
There is a $50 registration fee for the competition. Payment is made through the WCA Stripe payment system during your registration process. Your registration will not be fully confirmed until payment has been completed. Please note that even after payment, registrations need to be manually approved before appearing on the registration list, so you will not be confirmed immediately after paying.

If you need to cancel your registration after it has been accepted, you will be given a 50% refund on your registration if it is before the registration deadline on Feburary 28th. No refunds will be given after the Feburary 28th deadline.

There is a 300 competitor limit for this competition. Please register as soon as you can to ensure a spot. Registration closes at the end of the day on Wednesday, Feburary 28th. We will give refunds to competitors who let us know before Registration closes, but no refunds after Feburary 28th.

We also have two Facebook groups for our Cubing Area. Minnesota Cubing Community and Iowa Cubing. You can join one or both of these groups to stay updated with upcoming competitions in the area.

Event:	Rounds:	Cutoff/Time Limit:	Format
3x3	3	10 minute Time Limit	Average of 5
2x2	3	2 minute Time Limit	Average of 5
4x4	3	1:30 / 3:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
5x5	3	2:00 / 4:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
6x6	2	4:00 / 7:00	Best of 1 / Mean of 3
7x7	2	6:00 / 10:00	Best of 1 / Mean of 3
3x3 Blindfolded	2	10 minute Cumulative Limit	Best of 3
3x3 Fewest Moves	1	1 Hour Time Limit	Mean of 3
3x3 One-Handed	2	0:45 / 2:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
3x3 with Feet	2	2:30 / 6:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
Clock	2	0:30 / 2:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
Megaminx	2	2:00 / 4:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
Pyraminx	2	2 minute Time Limit	Average of 5
Skewb	3	2 minute Time Limit	Average of 5
Square-1	2	0:45 / 2:00	Best of 2 / Average of 5
4x4 Blindfolded	1	30 minute Cumulative Limit	Best of 3
5x5 Blindfolded	1	1 Hour Cumulative Limit	Best of 3
3x3 Multiple Blindfolded	1	10 min/cube up to 60 max.	Best of 2

Heartland Championships 2018 Schedule

The Title above is a link to the Schedule. You might not be able to see it on mobile unless you have the Google Sheets app.

We would like to give a Huge Thank You to theCubicle.us for being a Partner of CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018!

We would also like to announce that theCubicle.us will be vending at the competition in person!
They will be located in their own Side Room right next to the Great Lakes Ballroom which will be available during the day on Saturday and Sunday.
They will have many options of puzzles, accessories, and Cubicle exclusive goods!

Please Check them out at the competition along with on their website here at: TheCubicle.us.

We would like to Thank TheCubicle.us for helping CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 be the best it can.
Overall Top 3 finishers will earn Cash Prizes based on the table below.

We will also be giving Medals to the Top Competitor from the Heartland Region in each event!
Please take a look at the "Heartland Regional Titles" tab for more information and to qualify for regional titles.

Event	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
3x3	$250	$150	$100
2x2	$50	$30	$20
4x4	$50	$30	$20
5x5	$50	$30	$20
6x6	$50	$30	$20
7x7	$50	$30	$20
3x3 Blindfolded	$50	$30	$20
3x3 Fewest Moves	$50	$30	$20
3x3 One-Handed	$50	$30	$20
3x3 with Feet	$50	$30	$20
Clock	$50	$30	$20
Megaminx	$50	$30	$20
Pyraminx	$50	$30	$20
Skewb	$50	$30	$20
Square-1	$50	$30	$20
4x4 Blindfolded	$50	$30	$20
5x5 Blindfolded	$50	$30	$20
3x3 Multiple Blindfolded	$50	$30	$20

Heartland Regional Titles

Here is a link to the CubingUSA site that has information on all Regional Competitions.
https://cubingusa.org/regional

We will be offering Heartland Regional Titles to Competitors who are from these States in the Heartland Region.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota

This is the link for the Psych Sheet for competitors from the Heartland Region.
PSYCH SHEET
You also can use this link and follow the instructions at the top of the page to fullfill your requirements to link your state to your profile.
You must do this by March 8th in order to be eligable for Regional Titles.

Heartland Championships Staff Form

We will notify you if your Staff Application was accepted or declined.

Some perks of being on Staff:
- Staff Shirt
- Registration Fee Waived
- Help with Hotel Room Cost for the Weekend
- Staff Lunch Provided

The Hyatt Regency has been amazing in their help on finding a venue for our Regional Championships.
They also have a great deal on hotel rooms for the competition that you can stay in!

The Deadline for the Hotel Discount is Morning of Tuesday, March 6th!

Staying in the hotel has a lot of perks including:
- Staying at the same hotel as other Cubers at the competition.
- Best deal in Downtown Minnepolis
- Helps the Organization Team fund the event.

Here is the link for the Hotel Discount!
https://aws.passkey.com/go/cubingUSA2018

Time limit

If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).

Cutoff

The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).

Format

The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.