2026 NES Photo Report: Assorted Medalists

This page features every photo we have, so far, from any of the awards ceremonies at the 2026 National Elementary School Championships. These photos are categorized and tagged to the best of our ability.

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Side Events:

K6 Blitz

Doddapaneni
K-6 Blitz winner Viyaan Krishna Doddapaneni. (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K3 Blitz

Goodrich
K-3 Blitz winner Sebastian Goodrich. (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K6 Under-1400

Ethan Ing
K-6 Under-1400 Blitz winner Ethan Ing. (Photo by Caroline King)

 

Bughouse

Lis
Bughouse winners Albert and Jayden Li. (Photo by Caroline King)

 

Friends & Family

Gokhvats
Otto Gokhvat (5th Place K-1 U500) and Michael Gokhvat (1st Place, Friends & Family Unrated) became the first grandfather/grandson duo to win the combined prize! (Photo courtesy Eugene Gokhvat)

 

K-6 Championship:

K-6 ccs
The K-6 co-champions: Wu, Weyman, Yang, and Liu. (Photo by Caroline King)
Speyer
The Speyer Legacy School. (Photo by Caroline King)
SA MTW
K-6 Championship second place team: Success Academy Midtown West (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Dalton
K-6 Championship third place team: The Dalton School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-6 Under-1400:

Gal Reichfeld
K-6 Under-1400 winner: Gal Reichfeld (PA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Chelsie Kho
K-6 Under-1400 second place: Chelsie Kho (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Reyna Villaneuva
K-6 Under-1400 third place: Reyna Villanueva (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Parker
K-6 Under-1400 team winner: Parker Collegiate Institute (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Success Academy Hudson Yards
K-6 Under-1400 second place: Success Academy Hudson Yards (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Success Academy Bronx Middle
K-6 Under-1400 third place: Success Academy Bronx Middle School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-6 Under-1200:

Reid Kipp Parker and Arjun Maguluri
K-6 Under-1200 co-winners: Reid Kipp Parker (L, NY) and Arjun Maguluri (VA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Aiden Pesnell
K-6 Under-1200 third place: Aiden Pesnell (NJ) (Photo by Caroline King)
Success Academy Upper West
K-6 Under-1200 team winner: Success Academy Upper West (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Dalton
K-6 Under-1200 second place team: The Dalton School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Success Academy Bronx
K-6 Under-1200 third place team: Success Academy Bronx (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-6 Under-1000:

Milo Sweet
K-6 Under-1000 winner: Milo Sweet (MI) (Photo by Caroline King)
Elvis Zheng
K-6 Under-1000 third place: Elvis Zheng (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
PS 33 Chelsea Prep
K-6 Under-1000 team winner: PS 33 Chelsea Prep (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
PS 160 William T Sampson
K-6 Under-1000 second place team: PS 160 William T Sampson (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-6 Under-800:

Aadvik Rishi
K-6 Under-1800 co-winner: Aadvik Rishi Kalal (TN) (Photo by Caroline King)
Sol Bernstein
K-6 Under-800 third place: Sol Bernstein (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Laurence
K-6 Under-800 team winners: Laurence School (CA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Southfield Christian School
K-6 Under-800 second place team: Southfield Christian School (MI) (Photo by Caroline King)
The Anderson School
K-6 Under-800 third place team: The Anderson School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-6 Under-600:

Vivaash Hariharasudhan
K-6 Under-600 first place (co-winner): Vivaash Hariharasudhan (PA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Leland Yiran Shi
K-6 Under-600 second place (co-winner): Leland Yiran Shi (CA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Sid Chhablani
K-6 Under-600 third place: Sid Chhablani (CA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Laurence School
K-6 Under-600 team winner: Laurence School (CA) (Photo by Caroline King)
William T Sampson
K-6 Under-600 second place team: PS 160 William T Sampson (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Earhart Elementary-Middle School
K-6 Under-600 third place team: Earhart Elementary-Middle School (MI) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-6 Unrated:

Kayden Thervil
K-6 Unrated first place (co-winner): Kayden Thervil (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Davis Tomei
K-6 Unrated second place (co-winner): Davis Tomei (PA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Aarush Senthil
K-6 unrated third place: Aarush Senthil (PA) (Photo by Caroline King)
k6 unrated
K-6 Unrated team winner: Laurence School (CA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Empowerment Academy
K-6 Unrated second place team: Empowerment Academy (MD)

 

K-5 Championship:

Karthik
Photo by Caroline King.
K-5 Championship first place: Aarav Karthik (MI) 
Viyaan Krishna Doddapaneni
K-5 Championship second place: Viyaan Krishna Doddapaneni (NJ) (Photo by Caroline King)
Aayansh Pramanik
K-5 Championship third place: Aayansh Pramanik (NJ) (Photo by Caroline King)
Parkside
Photo by Caroline King.
K-5 Championship team winners: PS 130 The Parkside School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Hunter College Elementary and High School
K-5 Championship second place team: Hunter College Elementary and High School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Success Academy Midtown West
K-5 Championship third place team: Success Academy Midtown West (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-3 Championship:

Mehmet Yilanli
K-3 Championship first place: Mehmet Yilanli (OH) (Photo by John Hartmann)
Devansh Vellanki
K-3 Championship second place: Devansh Vellanki (MA) (Photo by John Hartmann)
Max Mulholland
K-3 Championship third place: Max Mulholland (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)
PS 198
Photo by John Hartmann.
K-3 Championship team winners: PS 198 Isador E Ida Straus (NY)
PS 77 Lower Lab School
K-3 Championship second place team: PS 77 Lower Lab School (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)
Trinity
K-3 Championship third place team: Trinity School (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)

 

K-3 Under-1000:

Taj Ahluwalia
K-3 Under-1000 first place: Taj Ahluwalia (CT) (Photo by Caroline King)
Henry Grinberg
K-3 Under-1000 second place: Henry Grinberg (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Hyindhav Murugesh
K-3 Under-1000 third place: Hyindhav Murugesh (PA) (Photo by Caroline King)
PS 11 Sarah J. Garnet
K-3 Under-1000 first place team: PS 11 Sarah J. Garnet (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)
PS 41 Greenwich Village
K-3 Under-1000 second place team: PS 41 Greenwich Village (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)
Success Academy Harlem 2
K-3 Under-1000 third place team: Success Academy Harlem 2 (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)

 

K-3 Under-600/Unrated:

Neil Mukhopadhyay
K-3 Under-600/Unrated first place: Neil Mukhopadhyay (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Samarth Sharma
K-3 Under-600/Unrated second place: Samarth Sharma (WA) (Photo by Caroline King)
Simone Todd
K-3 Under-600/Unrated third place: Simone Todd (MI) (Photo by Caroline King)
Trinity
K-3 Under-600/Unrated second place team: Trinity School (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)
Packer Collegiate Institute
K-3 Under-600/Unrated third place: Packer Collegiate Institute (NY) (Photo by John Hartmann)

 

K-1 Championship:

Wang
K-1 Championship first place: Aidan Wang (NY)
Xiong
K-1 Championship second place (co-champion): Isaac Xiong (NY)
Daftuar, Ojas
K-1 Championship third place: Ojas Daftuar (CA)
Oak Hill
K-1 Championship first place team: Oak Hall (FL)
Speyer
K-1 Championship second place team (co-champion): The Speyer Legacy School
Nest+M
K-1 Championship third place team: Dwight-Englewood School (NJ) (Photo by Caroline King)

 

K-1 Under-500/Unrated:

Mattia Fiorello
K-1 Under-500/Unrated first place: Mattia Fiorello (NY)  (Photo by Caroline King)
Maximo Brooks
K-1 Under-500/Unrated second place (co-winner): Maximo Brooks (FL) (Photo by Caroline King)
Leanne De Quinsai-Yang
K-1 Under-500/Unrated third place (co-winner): Leanne De Quinsai-Yang (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
oak hall
K-1 Under-500/Unrated first place team: Oak Hall Lower School (FL) (Photo by Caroline King)
Trinity
K-1 Under-500/Unrated second place: Trinity School (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)
Nest+M
K-1 Under-500/Unrated third place: NEST+M (NY) (Photo by Caroline King)

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