19 competitors took the stage for Round One of the 2025 US Barista Championship at the Black & White Coffee Roasting HQ here in Raleigh, North Carolina. And after nearly seven hours of high-caliber barista routines, the dust has settled, the scores have been tallied, and we know who is moving on to tomorrow’s Semi-Finals round.
12 of those that went today were able to make it through to the Semis. There, they will meet the other six competitors, who earned a bye to Day Two by placing in the top three at one of the two Regionals that took place earlier this year. So let’s meet them all, shall we?
11:20am Christian Ortega (he/him) – Olympia Coffee Roasters – Seattle, WA
11:40am Tyler Montague (he/him) – Brew Coffee Bar – Raleigh, NC
12:00pm Brooks Berdeen (he/him) – Union Coffee Greensboro – Greensboro, NC
12:20pm Christian Gutierrez (he/him) – Moongoat Coffee Roasters – Costa Mesa, CA
12:40pm Isaiah Sheese (he/him) – Archetype Coffee – Omaha, NE
1:00pm Dakota Graff (he/him) – Onyx Coffee Lab – Rogers, AR
1:20pm Noel Goodwin (she/her) – Hagen Coffee Roasters – Seattle, WA
1:40pm Cory Sponsler (he/him) – The Coffee Movement – San Francisco, CA
2:00pm Kay Cheon (he/him) – Dune Coffee Roasters – Santa Barbara, CA
2:20pm Jak Ryan (he/him) – Proud Mary Coffee – Austin, TX
2:35pm Jake McFarland (he/him) – Black & White Coffee – Raleigh, NC
2:50pm Gray Kauffman (they/them) – Seattle, WA
3:05pm Jason Yeo (he/him) – Saint Frank Coffee – San Francisco, CA
3:20pm Seidy Selivanow (she/her) – Kafiex Roasters – Vancouver, WA
3:35pm Miranda Huncovsky (she/her) – Moongoat Coffee Roasters – Costa Mesa, CA
3:50pm Circle Chan (she/her) – The Coffee Movement – San Francisco, CA
4:05pm Hugo Cano (he/him) – Amberson Coffee – Indianapolis, IN
4:20pm Jamie Patel (he/him) – Counter Culture Coffee – Durham, NC
Sprudge’s coverage of the 2025 US Barista Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina is presented in by La Marzocco and Pacific Barista Series.
