Wentzville Students “Speed Stack” to Help Break World Record

On Thursday, students at , , and all participated in the sixth annual World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) STACK UP! Thousands of students at hundreds of schools around the country and around the world competed together to try to set a new Guinness World Record in the “World’s Largest Sport Stacking Event.”

Last year 316,736 stackers participated to break the previous year’s STACK UP! record.

Sport stacking has been termed a “track meet for your hands at warp speed.” Competitors stack 12 specially designed cups called Speed Stacks in predetermined sequences as fast as they can.

“My brother got me my first set of cup stacks, I love the free stack," said Green Tree Elementary fourth grader Cat Hercules. "It’s fun, but it’s also good because you use both sides of your brain.”

Stackers race against the clock, compete in relays and often combine sport stacking with fitness challenges as part of physical education classes.

“It’s one of their favorite activities of the whole year, and it’s one of the fastest growing sports in the world,” said Green Tree P.E. teacher Char Wagemann. “Students get a lot out of it, and they have so much fun!”

To see if students set a new World Record this year, visit the WSSA website.