May 31-June 1, 2025
University of Maryland | College Park, Maryland, USA
The 2025 International SeaPerch Challenge was held in-person at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, USA, with 181 teams representing 4 countries – China, Kuwait, New Zealand, and the United States and Puerto Rico.
At the Sunday afternoon awards party, the teams celebrated their hard work and accomplishments with new friends and redefined determination for next year!
Congratulations to all SeaPerch 2025 teams!
Class Champions Awards
Middle School Class Champion: Hydro Rappers, Grant County 4-H (Sheridan, Arkansas)
High School Class Champion: Chesapeake Crew, Patriot High School (Nokesville, Virginia)
Open Class Champion: Stingrays, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)
Middle School Stock Class Awards
Mission Course
- 1st Place Middle School, Mission Course: The Reef Revivers, Sartartia Middle School (Sugar Land, Texas)
- 2nd Place Middle School, Mission Course: Safety Fish, Aldo Leopold Community School (Green Bay, Wisconsin)
- 3rd Place Middle School, Mission Course: Phoenix, Unity Junior High School (Cicero, Illinois)
Obstacle Course
- 1st Place Middle School, Obstacle Course: Flying Fish, Mayport Robotics (Jacksonville, Florida)
- 2nd Place Middle School, Obstacle Course: Sea-Cret Agents, Grant County 4-H (Sheridan, Arkansas)
- 3rd Place Middle School, Obstacle Course: Reef Renegades, Lake Castle Slidell Private School (Slidell, Louisiana)
Technical Design Report
- 1st Place Middle School, Technical Design Report: Oceanus, Unity Junior High School (Cicero, Illinois)
- 2nd Place Middle School, Technical Design Report: Flying Fish, Mayport Robotics (Jacksonville, Florida)
- 3rd Place Middle School, Technical Design Report: Phoenix, Unity Junior High School (Cicero, Illinois)
Middle School Stock Class Rankings (click here to view)
High School Stock Class Awards
Mission Course
- 1st Place High School, Mission Course: Chesapeake Crew, Patriot High School (Nokesville, Virginia)
- 2nd Place High School, Mission Course: The Nautilus, Kerby Academy Homeschool (French Lick, Indiana)
- 3rd Place High School, Mission Course: Maranatha Seaperch Team Mars, Maranatha High School (Pasadena, California)
Obstacle Course
- 1st Place High School, Obstacle Course: Dandruff, Clinton High School (Clinton, Michigan)
- 2nd Place High School, Obstacle Course: Maranatha Seaperch Team Mars, Maranatha High School (Pasadena, California)
- 3rd Place High School, Obstacle Course: DeepWater Vanguard, Grant County 4-H (Sheridan, Arkansas)
Technical Design Report
- 1st Place High School, Technical Design Report: SITHS Special Operations, Staten Island Technical High School (Staten Island, New York)
- 2nd Place High School, Technical Design Report: Mt. Ararat Serpents, Mt. Ararat High School (Topsham, Maine)
- 3rd Place High School, Technical Design Report: DeepWater Vanguard, Grant County 4-H (Sheridan, Arkansas)
High School Stock Class Rankings (click here to view)
Open Class Awards
Mission Course
- 1st Place Open Class, Mission Course: Stingrays, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)
- 2nd Place Open Class, Mission Course: HydroDynamics, Gateway School District (Monroeville, Pennsylvania)
- 3rd Place Open Class, Mission Course: Salvatores, Mt. Laurel Schools (Mt Laurel Township, New Jersey)
Obstacle Course
- 1st Place Open Class, Obstacle Course: Water Wiggles, Troy High School NJROTC (Fullerton, California)
- 2nd Place Open Class, Obstacle Course: Stingrays, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)
- 3rd Place Open Class, Obstacle Course: OceanPerch, Clinton High School (Clinton, Michigan)
Technical Design Report
- 1st Place Open Class, Technical Design Report: HydroDynamics, Gateway School District (Monroeville, Pennsylvania)
- 2nd Place Open Class, Technical Design Report: AnglerFish, Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School (Atlantic Beach, Florida)
- 3rd Place Open Class, Technical Design Report: Blingrays, Academic Magnet High School (North Charleston, South Carolina)
Open Class Rankings (click here to view)
Real-World Innovation Awards
1st Place Open Class: Wavecrest, CROEV School (Villalba, Puerto Rico)
2nd Place Open Class: ECH Science, Asotin Lions Club (Asotin, Washington)
3rd Place Open Class: Hungry Hammerheads, Patriot High School (Nokesville, Virginia)
Fan Favorite, Middle School: Supernova & Co., Highlands Intermediate School (Pearl City, Hawai’i)
Fan Favorite, High School: SITHS Special Operations, Staten Island Technical High School (Staten Island, New York)
Special Awards
Sportsmanship Award: Blingrays, Academic Magnet High School (North Charleston, South Carolina)
This award recognizes individuals or teams who demonstrate a commitment to fair play, ethical behavior and integrity, and general goodwill towards others. Recipients of this award may be coaches, team members, parents, officials or anyone else that tournament officials or directors feel exhibit these traits.
Resiliency and Grit: Triton, Mt. Laurel Schools (Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey)
As the name implies, this award is given to an individual or team who displays the dynamic ability to recover quickly from challenges. Recipients maintain control of a difficult situation and devise new ways to tackle a problem, all while showing courage and resolve or strength of character.
Ingenuity: Chesapeake Crew, Patriot High School (Nokesville, Virginia)
This award is given for a team’s exceptional creativity, either through some aspect of their ROV, or an extraordinary idea beyond the standard build. This award acknowledges and encourages creative thinking and risk-taking; recipients embody the principle of “thinking outside the box” to solve engineering problems.
Community and Outreach:Chesapeake Crew, Patriot High School (Nokesville, Virginia)
The Community & Outreach Award celebrates teams who used their SeaPerch experience to make a positive impact beyond the competition. Whether through STEM outreach, environmental advocacy, or supporting their local community, these teams went the extra mile to engage others, share knowledge, and build connections that matter.
SeaPerch 2025 Detailed Rankings: Middle School Stock Class Rankings, High School Stock Class Rankings, Open Class Rankings
Congratulations to the 2025 teams!
A special thank you to the 2025 SeaPerch volunteers & sponsors that made this event possible.
