River city Sweeps, Rainwater Repeats

In an unprecedented turn of events, River City Drill of Louisville, Kentucky completed a sweep of both the World Drill Championships and all male solo categories at this year's National High School Drill Team Championships. RCD captured the World Solo Championship, the World Tandem Championship, the All-Service Solo National Championship, and the Army Solo National Championship in one weekend. In addition, RCD also captured the Runner-Up and 3rd Place awards in the Worlds solo category, completing another sweep. Many of these feats had never before been accomplished, setting up a once-in-a-lifetime weekend for the team.

In the process of all of these accomplishments, Jackson Rainwater also became the first individual to successfully defend his solo title at Worlds, winning back-to-back in 2023 and 2024.

Full Awards List:
World Drill Championships Solo:
CHAMPION: Jackson Rainwater
Runner-Up: Andrew Katz
3rd Place: Trey Davidson

World Drill Championship Tandem:
CHAMPIONS: Jackson Rainwater & Jonathan Ludwig

NHSDTC:
CHAMPION: Ethan Rader

Army Nationals:
​CHAMPION: Bradley Davis