The 2026 Prototype Open is in the books. Four teams. Three weeks. Six scored events. When the dust settled, the final standings told a story that no one could have predicted after Week 1 — a last-place team quietly building momentum until they had enough to overtake the field in the final stretch. And in a twist that stunned the leaderboard, two teams ended the event in an exact tie for second place. Here's how it all went down, told through the data.

Week 1: Team Jon Comes Out Swinging

After Week 1, Team Jon sat at the top of the leaderboard with 150 points — the result of strong challenge performance and the best Scaled division showing in the field. Just 26 points separated first from last. The challenge participation gap was the early warning sign: Team Jon led on Challenge 1 completions, while Team Tony and Team Mike both left points on the table.

Week 2: The Leaderboard Gets Scrambled

Week 2 was where things got interesting. Team Tony had their best single-week haul of the entire Open (+158 points), climbing from 3rd to 2nd. Meanwhile Team Brian — who had perfect workout attendance in both 26.1 and 26.2 — dropped to 4th. Team Mike quietly made their move: they posted an extraordinary 97% Challenge 2 completion rate(33 of 34 athletes) — the highest of any team by a wide margin.

Going into the final week, just 15 points separated 2nd from 4th place.

Week 3: The Comeback — and a Tie No One Saw Coming

Team Mike, starting Week 3 in 3rd place and 15 points out of 2nd, put together the best collective performance of any team across the entire event. Their athletes averaged 177 points per person in 26.3 — 13 more than the next closest team. They posted 97% Challenge 3 completion again, and put up the biggest weekly haul at +218. Team Mike climbed from dead last after Week 1 to champions at 499 points.

Week-by-Week Standings

Final Standings

The Participation Story: Who Showed Up Every Week

Team Brian had the most consistent workout attendance — the only team to field every single athlete in both 26.1 and 26.2. Team Mike owned the challenge side: 97% Challenge 2 completion (33/34) when no other team cracked 85%, and 97% again on Challenge 3. Team Jon had the biggest workout dip, with only 26 of 33 completing 26.2.

Top Performers: Who Owned Each Division

Team Jon dominated Men's RX (7 of 15 slots — Jack Levy and Ed Matatall made all three weekly leaderboards). Team Tony owned Women's RX (6 of 15). Team Brian ruled Men's Scaled and youth. Team Mike swept Women's Scaled with 8 of 15 slots.

The top-score honors were spread across all four teams. Team Mike — who won the Open — actually had the fewest top-score appearances (14 out of 34). What set them apart wasn't peaks — it was the floor.

Week 3 — Top Performers by Division

The Kids Showed Up

Hank Tyrrell(Team Mike, age 10) posted 254 points in Week 3. Tess Harney(Team Tony, age 13) posted 252. These aren't participation numbers — these are scores that hold up in any division.

Iron Consistency: Athletes Who Never Missed a Single Event

Completing all six scored events — three workouts and three challenges — over three weeks is a real commitment. Across all four teams, 96 out of 134 athletes (72%) went 6-for-6. Team Mike led with 27 athletes hitting perfect attendance (79% of their roster), followed by Team Brian and Team Tony with 25 each, and Team Jon with 19.

Most Improved: Rising Through the Rankings

Because 26.1, 26.2, and 26.3 are completely different workouts, raw score comparison doesn't tell the real story. What matters is where each athlete ranked within their own gender and division in Week 1 versus Week 3. The numbers below show rank position gained, not points.

The Awards: Recognizing Individual Excellence

Dennis Paoloni (Team Jon) won Hardest Worker in both Week 1 and Week 3. Beth Varner won Team Spirit in Week 1 and Passion in Week 3 — two different awards, both times recognized for showing up for her team.

Awards — Week 1

Awards — Week 2

Awards — Week 3