Springville youth solves Rubik’s Cube in seconds

     A student representing the East Greenfield 4-H Club has solved the Rubik’s Cube in record time.

     At the Jones County Rubik’s Cube Challenge on April 14, Luke Stolte of Springville solved a 2x2 Rubik’s Cube in 14.02 seconds, and a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube in 43.45 seconds. Stolte is ranked first in Iowa among elementary students for solving a 2x2 and the 3x3 Rubik’s Cubes, at “You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube” competitions during the 2017-18 school year.

     Blistering speed has earned Stolte “Elite Cuber” status and a top spot in the “You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube” Speed League. During the timed competition, teams of eight students work collectively to solve 25 Rubik’s Cubes in the fastest time. Members of teams who solve the cube in under 2 minutes could also compete in solo events to solve one cube in the fastest time.

     The Speed League is the national leaderboard of the fastest elementary, middle and high school teams and solo competitors in the U.S. who have solved the Rubik’s Cube during at “You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube” competitions. The leaderboard shows the rank, school and time of the fastest teams and solo competitors. Results can be filtered by event, state, date, and/or division (kindergarten through fifth grade – division one, sixth through eighth grade – division two, and ninth through 12^th grade, division three).

     Visit youcandothecube.com for Speed League results and to learn more about participating in a competition.