The 2025 DEKA World Championship expanded its Elite qualification system to 30 athletes per division across DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, and DEKA STRONG. If fewer than 30 athletes accepted their spots, a roll-down process followed. A total of $58,500 USD was awarded across all Elite divisions.

Elite individual payouts for DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, and DEKA STRONG were identical for men and women at $3,000, $2,000, $1,000, $500, and $250. Each individual race awarded $13,500, totaling $40,500 across the three championships.

Each team event included three divisions: Men’s Team, Women’s Team, and Co-Ed Team. Teammates shared $1,000, $600, and $400. Across nine total team divisions, teams received $18,000.

DEKA FIT Elite Women

1. Brooklyn Nichols, USA, 33:00.9
2. Kat Fahsbender, USA, 33:31.8
3. Katie Duke, USA, 33:53.1
4. Tania Thies, Netherlands, 34:56.7
5. Kaylee Royer, USA, 35:33.8
6. Janelle Teal, USA, 35:48.4
7. Skylar Allen, USA, 35:55.5
8. Bree Schrader, USA, 35:57.8
9. Muntsa Ciuró, Spain, 36:23.0
10. Nadya Fedorova, Australia, 36:30.5
11. Zoe Omeara, Australia, 36:54.8
12. Marina Gonzalez, Spain, 37:10.0
13. Tracie Akerhielm, USA, 37:11.1
14. Alba Lopez, Spain, 37:37.0

DEKA FIT Elite Men

1. Greyson Kilgore, USA, 29:32.8
2. Isaac Sanderson, Canada, 30:13.1
3. Ryan Kent, USA, 30:35.8
4. Aitor Lizarazu, Spain, 31:21.5
5. Cole Walkington, USA, 31:23.9
6. Jude Reynolds, United Kingdom, 31:30.7
7. Pau Nacenta Merinas, Spain, 31:33.3
8. Nicholas Ryker, USA, 31:34.9
9. Joseph Cotto, USA, 31:44.6
10. Alexander Ratkovich, USA, 32:16.9
11. Lucas Garrett, USA, 32:33.2
12. Jack Bauer, USA, 32:43.7
13. Mark Polzin, USA, 32:54.0
14. Chris Mcenery, USA, 33:52.7
15. Chaz Hatton, USA, 33:58.6
16. Connor Presley, USA, 35:28.0

DEKA FIT Elite Teams

Co-Ed Elite

1. Katie Duke | Greyson Kilgore, USA, 26:10
2. Lauren Griffith | Kevin Gregory, USA, 27:39
3. Muntsa Ciuró Boixadera | Alfons Deu Ruiz, Spain, 28:45
4. Sandra Membrado Gascon | Manuel Caamano Garcia, Spain, 29:21
5. Marissa Jones | Keaton Billings, USA, 29:27
6. Alexa Trentalange | Jared Silverman, USA, 29:35
7. Lorena Madueño Blaya | Pau Nacenta Merinas, Spain, 29:47
8. Megan Moss | Connor Bell, USA and Canada, 29:58
9. Aimee Marva | Tyler Marva, USA, 30:10
10. Elisa Bramati | Ivan Carminati, Italy, 30:40
11. Alba López | Emilio Martin, Spain, 31:31
12. Erin Josephian | Zach Rhoton, USA, 31:32

Female Elite

1. Noelia Perez Tur | Tania Thies, Spain and Netherlands, 30:06
2. Nadya Fedorova | Zoe O’Meara, Australia, 31:05
3. Raquel Bosch Jimenez | Muntsa Ciuró, Spain, 31:06
4. Alyssa Kent | Gianna Messina, USA, 31:48
5. Taylor Febus | Jenna Littmann, USA, 32:00
6. Nicola Pearson | Claudia Wilson, United Kingdom, 32:19

Male Elite

1. Aitor Lizarazu | Pau Nacenta, Spain, 25:22
2. Cole Walkington | Jon Walkington, USA, 26:15
3. Connor Bell | Kevin Gregory, USA and Canada, 26:17
4. Alexander Golik | Joseph Rucco, USA, 26:23
5. Alfons Deu Ruiz | Jose Sanchez, Spain, 26:51
6. Al Walkington | Tony Wuebker, USA, 27:36
7. Jim Delorie | Samuel Rao, USA, 27:46
8. Samuel Harris | David Haynes, USA, 27:54
9. Jeremiah Ramirez | Kenny Schroeder, USA, 28:56
10. Ivan Carminati | Luca Cavicchiolo, Italy, 28:59
11. Jeff Bundrick | Ryan Parr, USA, 29:58

You can find all results for Elite and Age Group categories on Race Result.