The USAD National competition took place in Garden Grove, California on April 23-25.

Our state champion, Hamilton, placed 11th in Division I (highest scoring teams across the US) with a score of 42,882. Basha placed 13th in Division I with a score of 42,075. Canyon del Oro placed 5th in Division II with a score of 40,589. BASIS Chandler placed 7th in Division II with a score of 39,824. Arizona College Prep placed 8th in Division II with a score of 39,822.

Another 17 students from 10 Arizona high schools were invited to compete in person.

Arizona was represented by three teams, plus 37 students from 8 schools, in the USAD Online Competition. All three schools placed 2nd in their divisions – BASIS Scottsdale (small), Walden Grove (medium), and Mountain View Mesa (large).

All together, Arizona students won a total of 178 medals at the 2026 USAD National competition. Congratulations to our decathletes!

The following students took home medals in their specific competitions, divisions, and categories:

• Aadhrit Peram (BASIS Chandler) – Gold Mathematics, Silver Literature, Silver Social Science, Bronze Art
• Aiden Wang (BASIS Chandler) – Bronze Mathematics
• Akshay Krishna (Hamilton) – Silver Literature
• Alexandria Carpenter (Marana) – Bronze Art
• Alexis Lugo (Hamilton) – Silver Literature, Bronze Art
• Alma Ajpacaja (Canyon del Oro) – Gold Essay
• Amiyah Combs (Canyon del Oro) – Bronze Art
• Anabel Wong (Hamilton) – Silver Mathematics
• Angela Chen (Hamilton) – Gold Literature, Silver Art, Silver Science, Bronze Music
• Arlo Woznick (Sonoran Science) – Silver Economics
• Ashaunti Myles (Walden Grove) – Bronze Literature
• Ava Harris (Casteel) – Silver Music, Bronze Economics
• Aydin Daniel (BASIS Scottsdale) – Gold Mathematics, Silver Essay
• Bentley Halvorsen (Mountain View) – Bronze Economics, Bronze Mathematics
• Brenna Uber (Maryvale) – Bronze Literature
• Caiden House (Walden Grove) – Bronze Varsity Overall, Silver Essay, Silver Music, Bronze Economics, Bronze Science, Bronze Social Science
• Carter Thompson (Basha) – Gold Literature, Bronze Art
• Cesar Ayala (Maryvale) – Silver Literature, Bronze Social Science
• Chloe Han (BASIS Scottsdale) – Bronze Music
• Claire Zhan (Hamilton) – Bronze Honor Overall, Gold Science, Silver Art, Silver Economics, Silver Literature, Silver Mathematics, Bronze Music
• Clark Levy (Arizona College Prep) – Silver Mathematics
• Cullen Larkins (Walden Grove) – Silver Social Science
• Daniel Gu (Hamilton) – Bronze Social Science
• Daniel Kaufman (Red Mountain) – Gold Science, Silver Mathematics
• David Calton (Marana) – Bronze Science
• David Rundus (Arizona College Prep) – Silver Science
• Divya Kona (Arizona College Prep) – Gold Interview
• Dylan Bagley (Arizona College Prep) – Silver Honor Overall, Gold Economics, Gold Literature, Gold Science, Silver Art
• Eddie Grabske (Canyon del Oro) – Silver Essay
• Elijah Bartruff (Canyon del Oro) – Bronze Scholastic Overall, Gold Social Science, Silver Music
• Emmanuel Puchakayala (BASIS Scottsdale) – Bronze Literature
• Evelyn Helseth (Mountain View) – Silver Essay, Silver Literature
• Fabiana Herrera (Arizona College Prep) – Silver Science, Silver Social Science
• Gabe Vaughn (Canyon del Oro) – Gold Mathematics
• Gowri Vinay (BASIS Chandler) – Bronze Music
• Grace Bennett (Casteel) – Silver Social Science, Bronze Art
• Hari Ganesan (Arizona College Prep) – Bronze Mathematics, Bronze Science
• Hudson Jensen (Mountain View) – Bronze Scholastic Overall, Gold Literature, Gold Social Science, Silver Art, Silver Music, Bronze Science
• Iksha Venkatachalam (Arizona College Prep) – Bronze Social Science
• Jadyn Frolov (Higley) – Silver Social Science
• Joseph Nuttall (Walden Grove) – Silver Honor Overall, Gold Literature, Silver Essay, Silver Social Science, Bronze Economics, Bronze Music, Bronze Science
• Kaavya Ahir (Arizona College Prep) – Bronze Essay
• Kate Schollmeyer (Canyon del Oro) – Gold Music
• Kelvin Ye (Hamilton) – Gold Art, Bronze Economics, Bronze Literature
• Ken Do (Cesar Chavez) – Gold Art, Silver Literature, Silver Music, Bronze Science, Bronze Social Science
• Lewis Harvey (Walden Grove) – Gold Varsity Overall, Gold Art, Gold Economics, Gold Literature, Gold Music, Gold Science, Gold Social Science
• Libby Jolley (Higley) – Silver Literature, Silver Social Science, Bronze Music, Bronze Science
• Lily Weleck (Canyon del Oro) – Silver Art, Bronze Music
• Luke Woods (Basha) – Silver Speech, Bronze Music
• Lundyn Smith (Casteel) – Bronze Literature
• Marah Knighton (Mountain View) – Silver Art
• Marcus Rogers (Mountain View) – Gold Scholastic Overall, Gold Economics, Gold Literature, Silver Mathematics, Silver Music, Silver Science, Bronze Art, Bronze Essay
• Matthew Rivera (Arizona College Prep) – Bronze Science
• Mete Adli (BASIS Scottsdale) – Bronze Economics, Bronze Science
• Nash Farris (Marana) – Bronze Social Science
• Nigel Cliett (Marana) – Gold Literature, Silver Science, Bronze Essay
• Nolan Campbell (Higley) – Bronze Mathematics
• Ojal Parimisetty (Basha) – Gold Interview
• Pranitha Chilukuri (BASIS Chandler) – Silver Mathematics
• Prisha Yelamanchili (BASIS Chandler) – Bronze Science
• Reyaansh Tomar (Basha) – Gold Interview, Silver Art, Bronze Social Science
• Ryan Cornett (Higley) – Silver Art, Silver Music
• Rylee Bradley (Mountain View) – Silver Science, Bronze Music, Bronze Social Science
• Sai Anirudh Teegapuram (Arizona College Prep) – Gold Mathematics, Silver Economics, Bronze Science
• Shriyans Narsingam (BASIS Scottsdale) – Silver Scholastic Overall, Gold Art, Gold Economics, Gold Essay, Gold Science, Silver Literature, Silver Social Science
• Skylar Frolov (Higley) – Bronze Art, Bronze Essay, Bronze Literature, Bronze Mathematics
• Smriti Sunil Kumar (BASIS Chandler) – Bronze Literature
• Sreyash Naik (BASIS Scottsdale) – Gold Varsity Overall, Gold Essay, Gold Mathematics, Silver Science, Bronze Economics, Bronze Music
• Tanishq Iyer (Hamilton) – Bronze Honor Overall, Gold Science, Silver Literature, Bronze Economics
• Tristan Li (BASIS Chandler) – Silver Science
• Veer Chopra (BASIS Scottsdale) – Gold Economics, Silver Essay
• Xavier Ko (BASIS Chandler) – Gold Honor Overall, Gold Mathematics, Gold Social Science, Gold Speech, Silver Interview, Silver Music, Bronze Art, Bronze Economics, Bronze Essay, Bronze Literature