On Friday, the 2026 Youth National Championships concluded at USA Climbing’s National Training Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Energy was at an all-time high as the eight-day competition welcomed more than 800 athletes, plus loved ones, for Boulder, Lead, and Speed. By the end of it all, 24 national champions were crowned across four age categories.

Boulder Podiums

U20
Anderson Fuhrer (U20M) and Carly Alba  (U20F)
Daniel Nydam (U20M) and Sabrina Levine (U20F)
Vance Stanfield (U20M) and Victoria You (U20F)

U19
Landers Gaydosh (U19M) and Jojo Chi (U19F)
James Burt (U19M) and Analise Van Hoang (U19F)
Sebastian Durand (U19M) and Franchesca Hain (U19F)

U17
Alex Krugman (U17M) and Evelyn Orton (U17F)
Arief Nagara (U17M) and Kailyn Leong (U17F)
Bayes Wilder (U17M) and Maya Ene (U17F)

U15
Nova Walker (U15M) and Zoe Wang (U15F)
Rhys Golom (U15M) and Leina Okamoto (U15F)
Shailen Patel (U15M) and Maya Glover (U15F)

Lead/Top Rope Podiums

U20
Jayden Perez (U20M) and Zoe Yi (U20F)
Anderson Fuhrer (U20M) and Madi Walsh (U20F)
Vance Stanfield (U20M) and Ella Grossman (U20F)

U19
Bryce Nix (U19M) and Analise Van Hoang (U19F)
Cruz Padilla (U19M) and Ayaka Morita (U19F)
Aiden Harris (U19M) and Eva Mijares (U19F)

U17
Bayes Wilder (U17M) and Maya Ene (U17F)
Cooper Wilmot (U17M) and Evelyn Orton (U17F)
Gael Detoy (U17M) and Khadija Magali (KM) Suleman (U17F)

U15
Nova Walker (U15M) and Zoe Wang (U15F)
Lincoln Feener (U15M) and Leina Okamoto (U15F)
Benjamin Brigham (U15M) and Mirel Kraus (U15F)

Speed Podiums

U20
Lucas Vales (U20M) and Kayleigh Borek (U20F)
Joshua Jan (U20M) and Madi Walsh (U20F)
Jaden Chin (U20M) and Micaela Patajo (U20F)

U19
Zaden Rogers (U19M) and Maddi Haferling (U19F)
Taede Mai (U19M) and Claire Pee (U19F)
Khoi Tran (U19M) and Bella Wargo (U19F)

U17
Austin Bock (U17M) and Evie Albrecht (U17F)
Sartaaj Singh (U17M) and Kaitlyn Weaver (U17F)
Sawyer Jones (U17M) and Dora Zou (U17F)

U15
Shailen Patel (U15M) and Abigail Frank (U15F)
Arjun Patel (U15M) and Loie Zinman (U15F)
Evan Chaplin (U15M) and Nicole Chen (U15F)

You can rewatch the 2026 Youth National Championships at any time on the USA Climbing YouTube channel. Full results can be found here. Follow @usaclimbing on social media for competition updates and behind-the-scenes action.