Back to News Over 350 competitors from 105 colleges across the country traveled to Georgia this past weekend for the 2026 Collegiate National Championships. Hosted at Central Rock Gym Kennesaw, the event brought together the nation’s top collegiate climbers for four days of competition across Boulder, Lead, and Speed disciplines. The competition highlighted the continued growth of collegiate climbing, as programs from across the country came together to celebrate the sport and their school communities. Evelyn Orton Competes in Women’s Lead (Advanced) Finals. Evelyn Orton and Malachi Donahoe take home gold in the Lead category of the 2026 Collegiate National Championships. “My mentality was nice today. I felt like I was more focused on doing my best on the route, topping the route, over any placement.” Orton said when asked about how she was feeling. Women’s Lead (Advanced) Podium: Evelyn Orton | Arizona State University Olivia Ma | University of California San Diego Marielle Horstmann | University of Vermont Men/Open Lead (Advanced) Podium: Malachi Donahoe | Front Range Community College Anderson Fuhrer | University of Utah Nathan Monte | University of Utah Men/Open Top Rope (Intermediate) Podium: Jiawei Xu | University of Colorado Boulder Vanik Bright | Iowa State University Kaden Poore | University of Utah Women’s Top Rope (Intermediate) Podium: Adison Haight | Ivy Tech Community College Brianna Saunders | North Carolina State University McKenzie Adams | University of Central Florida Logan Miner claims his first place spot on the podium. Miner Wins First Speed Collegiate National Championship Logan Miner from the University of Utah earned a podium finish, making him the 2026 Men’s/Open Speed Collegiate National Champion and his first time being on the podium at Collegiate National Championships. When asked about what is next, he said “Heading to Vail, Colorado to compete in the North American Cup up there.” Men’s Speed Podium: Logan Miner | University of Utah Lucas Vales | University of Colorado Boulder Gurvir Singh | Kennesaw State University Patajo Wins First Speed Collegiate National Championship Micaela Patajo from University of California Berkeley earned her first title of 2026 Women’s Speed Collegiate National Champion this past weekend. Women’s Speed Podium: Micaela Patajo | University of California Berkeley Sonia Gutierrez | Colorado College Mirabelle Thornton | University of Cincinnati Adison Haight climbing in Women’s (Intermediate) Boulder Finals at the 2026 Collegiate National Championships. Rajan Patel Takes Home His First Gold Medal When asked about how he felt on the wall Patel said “Great! I feel like my skin wasn’t too thin so I was psyched about that. I was a little hot though.” Men/Open Boulder (Advanced) Podium: Rajan Patel | University of Colorado Boulder Anderson Fuhrer | University of Utah Erik Cmiel | Westminster College Women’s Boulder (Advanced) Podium: Naomi Lahaie | Colorado College Evelyn Orton | Arizona State University Sabrina Levine | Johns Hopkins University Men/Open Boulder (Intermediate) Podium: Alexander Lucas | Iowa State University Thomas Clark | University of Central Florida Aiden Attarha | University of North Texas Women’s Boulder (Intermediate) Podium: Adison Haight | Ivy Tech Community College McKenzie Adams | University of Central Florida Loren Blumenfeld | University of Florida How To Watch You can rewatch the final rounds of the 2026 Collegiate National Championships at any time on the USA Climbing YouTube Channel. Full results are also available on the Collegiate Nationals results page. Follow @usaclimbing on social media for competition updates and behind-the-scenes action.