Cycle World Record tied

Monday Feb 28th 2011
There once was a time when breaking six seconds in the Cycle was unthinkable. When Steven Purugganan did it in 2009, the sport stacking world was amazed. Who could ever touch that?

That question was answered in upstate New York when Mason Langenderfer not only broke six seconds, but tied Steven’s world record of 5.93 at the 2011 WSSA Upper Atlantic Regional Sport Stacking Championships. Mason, a fifth-grader from Ottawa Hills, Ohio, has been a member of Team USA for two years and is thrilled to be in the elite company of Steven. The two are now co-holders of the Cycle world record.

The Upper Atlantic Regional Championships proved to be fast stacking grounds for not only Mason. All told, 71 new records were set for Canada and the US. Of note, 15-year-old Tyler Cole set new overall Canadian National records for the 3-3-3 and 3-6-3 with 1.78 seconds and 2.22 seconds respectively. Jonathan Scannell from Connecticut earned bragging rights for the 18-year-old division. He hit 7.06 seconds in the Cycle, which now stands as a world record for that age division.

"It definitely was a banner day for world, national, state, provincial and age-division records," said Pola Metz, who represented the WSSA at the tournament. "Congratulations to all of the stackers who participated, especially to those who put their names in the record books."