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Bands of America Iowa Regional
Saturday, October 3, 2026
University of Northern Iowa
Finals Awards and Placement:
83.00 Rosemount HS, MN
79.45 Pella HS, IA
77.45 Prospect HS, IL
77.375 Brandon Valley HS, SD
77.25 Irondale HS, MN
76.95 Bellevue West HS, NE
76.05 Eastview HS, MN
73.85 Mankato 77 Lancers, MN
73.65 Davenport Central HS, IA
73.35 Fort Zumwalt West HS, MO
72.35 Papillion-LaVista South HS, NE
70.75 Plainfield Central HS, IL
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding Music Performance: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding General Effect: Rosemount HS, MN
Prelims Awards and Placement:
Class A
1st Place Pella HS, IA
2nd Place MOC-Floyd Valley HS, IA
3rd Place Waukesha North HS, WI
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Pella HS, IA
Outstanding Music Performance: Pella HS, IA
Outstanding General Effect: Pella HS, IA
Class AA
1st Place Brandon Valley HS, SD
2nd Place Bellevue West, HS, NE
3rd Place Fort Zumwalt HS, MO
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Brandon Valley HS, SD
Outstanding Music Performance: Brandon Valley HS, SD
Outstanding General Effect: Brandon Valley HS, SD
Class AAA
1st Place Rosemount HS, MN
2nd Place Irondale HS, MN
3rd Place Prospect HS, IL
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding Music Performance: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding General Effect: Rosemount HS, MN
Class AAAA
1st Place Mankato Lancers, MN
2nd Place Naperville Central HS, IL
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Mankato Lancers, MN
Outstanding Music Performance: Mankato Lancers, MN
Outstanding General Effect: Mankato Lancers, MN
University of Northern Iowa
Finals Awards and Placement:
83.00 Rosemount HS, MN
79.45 Pella HS, IA
77.45 Prospect HS, IL
77.375 Brandon Valley HS, SD
77.25 Irondale HS, MN
76.95 Bellevue West HS, NE
76.05 Eastview HS, MN
73.85 Mankato 77 Lancers, MN
73.65 Davenport Central HS, IA
73.35 Fort Zumwalt West HS, MO
72.35 Papillion-LaVista South HS, NE
70.75 Plainfield Central HS, IL
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding Music Performance: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding General Effect: Rosemount HS, MN
Prelims Awards and Placement:
Class A
1st Place Pella HS, IA
2nd Place MOC-Floyd Valley HS, IA
3rd Place Waukesha North HS, WI
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Pella HS, IA
Outstanding Music Performance: Pella HS, IA
Outstanding General Effect: Pella HS, IA
Class AA
1st Place Brandon Valley HS, SD
2nd Place Bellevue West, HS, NE
3rd Place Fort Zumwalt HS, MO
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Brandon Valley HS, SD
Outstanding Music Performance: Brandon Valley HS, SD
Outstanding General Effect: Brandon Valley HS, SD
Class AAA
1st Place Rosemount HS, MN
2nd Place Irondale HS, MN
3rd Place Prospect HS, IL
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding Music Performance: Rosemount HS, MN
Outstanding General Effect: Rosemount HS, MN
Class AAAA
1st Place Mankato Lancers, MN
2nd Place Naperville Central HS, IL
Outstanding Visual Achievement: Mankato Lancers, MN
Outstanding Music Performance: Mankato Lancers, MN
Outstanding General Effect: Mankato Lancers, MN
36th Annual Rosemount Marching Band Festival
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Irish Stadium
FINALS SCORES and PLACEMENT
82.4 Brandon Valley
81.55 Mankato
80.3 Irondale
80.25 Eastview
78.85 Waukee
76.95 Brookings
74.5 Lakeville South
70.7 Eden Prairie
70.2 Grand Rapids
67.95 Farmington
Outstanding Music Brandon Valley
Outstanding Visual Mankato
Outstanding General Effect Mankato
PRELIMS PLACEMENT
Class A
1st Place Hastings
2nd Place Andover
3rd Place Champlin Park
4th Place Anoka
5th Place Blaine
Outstanding Hornline Hastings
Outstanding Color Guard Hastings
Outstanding Percussion Hastings
Class AA
1st Place Mankato 77 Lancers
2nd Place Waukee
3rd Place Brookings
4th Place Lakeville South
5th Place Farmington
6th Place Grand Rapids
Outstanding Hornline Mankato 77 Lancers
Outstanding Color Guard Mankato 77 Lancers
Outstanding Percussion Mankato 77 Lancers
Class AAA
1st Place Brandon Valley
2nd Place Irondale
3rd Place Eastview
4th Place Eden Prairie
Outstanding Hornline Brandon Valley
Outstanding Color Guard Irondale
Outstanding Percussion Brandon Valley
Adjudication Panel:
Lafe Cook - Kingsport, TN (Director of Bands at Dobyns-Bennett HS in Kingsport, TN)
Curtis Costanza - Vancouver, WA (Chief Judge of WGI, Adjudicator for BOA, DCI, WGI)
Ben Firkus - Minneapolis, MN
Mike McIntosh - Shakopee, MN (WGI, BOA, DCI)
Tyler Sammons - Austin, TX (Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps Percusson Director)
Michael Turner - San Francisco, CA (Adjudicator/Designer for BOA, DCI, WGI)
2026 Marching Band Awards and Honors
Irish Stadium
FINALS SCORES and PLACEMENT
82.4 Brandon Valley
81.55 Mankato
80.3 Irondale
80.25 Eastview
78.85 Waukee
76.95 Brookings
74.5 Lakeville South
70.7 Eden Prairie
70.2 Grand Rapids
67.95 Farmington
Outstanding Music Brandon Valley
Outstanding Visual Mankato
Outstanding General Effect Mankato
PRELIMS PLACEMENT
Class A
1st Place Hastings
2nd Place Andover
3rd Place Champlin Park
4th Place Anoka
5th Place Blaine
Outstanding Hornline Hastings
Outstanding Color Guard Hastings
Outstanding Percussion Hastings
Class AA
1st Place Mankato 77 Lancers
2nd Place Waukee
3rd Place Brookings
4th Place Lakeville South
5th Place Farmington
6th Place Grand Rapids
Outstanding Hornline Mankato 77 Lancers
Outstanding Color Guard Mankato 77 Lancers
Outstanding Percussion Mankato 77 Lancers
Class AAA
1st Place Brandon Valley
2nd Place Irondale
3rd Place Eastview
4th Place Eden Prairie
Outstanding Hornline Brandon Valley
Outstanding Color Guard Irondale
Outstanding Percussion Brandon Valley
Adjudication Panel:
Lafe Cook - Kingsport, TN (Director of Bands at Dobyns-Bennett HS in Kingsport, TN)
Curtis Costanza - Vancouver, WA (Chief Judge of WGI, Adjudicator for BOA, DCI, WGI)
Ben Firkus - Minneapolis, MN
Mike McIntosh - Shakopee, MN (WGI, BOA, DCI)
Tyler Sammons - Austin, TX (Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps Percusson Director)
Michael Turner - San Francisco, CA (Adjudicator/Designer for BOA, DCI, WGI)
2026 Marching Band Awards and Honors
Eastview Marching Band Festival
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Saturday, September 12, 2026
83.15 Rosemount
Outstanding Hornline
Outstanding Percussion
Outstanding Color Guard
Outstanding Drum Majors
79.75 Irondale
78.85 Mankato
76.9 Lakeville South
71.9 Waseca
71.65 Hastings
69.4 Rochester Lourdes
65.35 Champlin Park
64.65 Minnetonka
64.3 Anoka
63.5 Coon Rapids
54.8 Blaine
2026 Minnesota State Fair Parade Series
Grand Champion (out of 47 competing bands)
Congratulations to the following Rosemount HS Band members who auditioned for and were selected to participate in the Minnesota Music Educators Association All State Instrumental Ensembles. These students will participate in a summer camp and will perform at Orchestra Hall on Saturday, February 20, 2027.
Damien Blair, Symphonic Band-Tenor Saxophone
Alex Bustos Corona, Concert Band-Bb Clarinet
Ben Clemen, Symphonic Band-Trombone
Evelyn Ewing, Concert Band-Percussion
Ben Huss, WBP Alternate-Percussion
Calista Leslie, Symphonic Band-Bb Clarinet
Silas Pavlik, Concert Band-Bb Clarinet
Lincoln Preusse, Concert Band-Trombone
2025 Marching Band Awards and Honors
Bands of America St. Louis Super Regional
October 17-18, 2025
Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Finals Awards
90.35 Broken Arrow HS (OK)
89.6 Bentonville HS - AR
88.95 Blue Springs HS (MO)
88.3 Moe & Gene Johnson HS (TX)
86.3 O'Fallon Township HS (IL)
85.45 Owasso HS (OK)
84.2 Blue Springs South HS (MO)
84.075 Edmond Santa Fe HS (OK)
83.15 Rosemount HS (MN)
83.1 Jenks HS (OK)
82.85 Bixby HS (OK)
82.55 Morton HS (IL)
81.55 Lincoln HS (SD)
81.25 Germantown HS (MS)
Youth In Music – Minnesota State Championships
Saturday, October 11, 2025
US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Finals Awards
87.2 Rosemount
85.9 Sioux Falls Lincoln
85.0 Brandon Valley
83.8 Irondale
83.75 Millard West
82.45 Eastview
81.35 Lakeville South
78.4 Greendale
77.4 Mankato
76.6 Millard North
70.0 Harrisburg
Prelims Awards
88.05 Rosemount, MN
Outstanding Visual
Outstanding Color Guard
86.55 Brandon Valley, SD
86.1 Sioux Falls Lincoln, SD
85.8 Millard West, NE
85.15 Irondale, MN
84.25 Eastview, MN
82.1 Lakeville South, MN
81.0 Greendale, WI
78.8 Millard North, NE
77.85 Mankato, MN
77.45 Farmington, MN
77.4 Eden Prairie, MN
76.7 River Falls, WI
74.9 Rock Island, IL
73.1 Hastings, MN
71.9 Brookings, SD
71.15 Marshall, MN
70.65 Theodore Roosevelt, IA
70.3 Sioux Falls O'Gorman, SD
70.2 Champlin Park, MN
68.35 Harrisburg, SD
66.4 Coon Rapids, MN
65.6 Rochester Lourdes, MN
65.6 Waseca, MN
65.0 Sioux Falls Roosevelt, SD
63.8 Anoka, MN
63.6 Baldwin-Woodville, WI
63.4 Minnetonka, MN
62.0 Chippewa Falls, WI
61.25 Andover, MN
59.9 Sioux Falls Washington, SD
56.65 Blaine, MN
54.35 Osseo, MN
51.85 Hutchinson, MN
Bands of America Iowa Regional
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Waukee Northwest High School Stadium
Finals Awards
82.6 ROSEMOUNT HS, MN
Outstanding Music Performance - ROSEMOUNT
Outstanding Visual Performance - ROSEMOUNT
Outstanding General Effect - ROSEMOUNT
79.75 Millard West HS, NE
79.675 Grain Valley HS, MO
78.1 Bellevue West HS, NE
78.025 Brandon Valley HS, SD
76.4 Camdenton HS, MO
73.7 Papillion-LaVista HS NE
73.65 Irondale HS, MN
72.6 Normal HS, IL
72.5 Pella HS, IA
71.775 MOC-Floyd Valley HS, IA
70.1 Lindbergh HS, MO
Prelims Awards
81.25 ROSEMOUNT HS, MN
Outstanding Music Performance - ROSEMOUNT
Outstanding Visual Performance - ROSEMOUNT
Outstanding General Effect - ROSEMOUNT
77.125 Millard West HS, NE
76.3 Bellevue West HS, NE
76.175 Grain Valley HS, MO
75.325 Brandon Valley HS, SD
74.85 Camdenton HS, MO
74.75 Papillion-LaVista HS NE
73.15 Irondale HS, MN
72.55 Pella HS, IA
71.475 Lindbergh HS, MO
71.4 MOC-Floyd Valley HS, IA
71.2 Normal HS, IL
68.825 Davenport Central HS, IA
68.8 Northwest HS, IA
68.6 Naperville Central HS, IL
68.35 Centennial HS, IA
67.9 Blue Valley West HS, KS
67.475 Rockwood Summit HS, MO
67.4 Oakville HS, MO
66.35 Bellevue East HS, NE
65.8 Mankato 77 Lancers, MN
64.925 Gretna HS, NE
62.925 Belleville East HS, IL
62.7 Plainfield Central HS, IL
61.75 Muscatine HS, IA
61.175 Grand Rapids HS, MN
60.4 Mitchell HS, SD
58.15 Rock Island HS, IL
55.25 Omaha Burke HS, N
35th Annual Rosemount Marching Band Festival
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Prelims Placement/Awards
Class A
1st Place Hastings
2nd Place Andover
3rd Place Champlin Park
4th Place Coon Rapids
5th Place Harrisburg
6th Place Anoka
7th Place Blaine
8th Place Pipestone
Outstanding Wind Section: Andover
Outstanding Color Guard: Champlin Park
Outstanding Percussion: Hastings
Class AA
1st Place Mankato
2nd Place Lakeville South
3rd Place Brookings
4th Place Farmington
5th Place Grand Rapids
6th Place Marshall
7th Place Waukee
8th Place Onalaska
9th Place Waseca
Outstanding Wind Section: Mankato
Outstanding Color Guard: Mankato
Outstanding Percussion: Brookings
Class AAA
1st Place Brandon Valley
2nd Place Irondale
3rd Place Eastview
4th Place Eden Prairie
Outstanding Wind Section: Brandon Valley
Outstanding Color Guard: Irondale
Outstanding Percussion: Brandon Valley
“Chuck Brooks” Esprit De Corps Award: Waukee
Finals Placement/Awards
Rosemount (Exhibition – Host)
Hastings (Exhibition – Class A Champion)
78.35 Brandon Valley
78.25 Irondale
76.50 Eastview
75.85 Lakeville South (tie)
75.85 Mankato (tie)
71.80 Brookings
70.85 Grand Rapids
70.40 Farmington
69.85 Eden Prairie
68.05 Marshall
Outstanding Music Performance: Brandon Valley
Outstanding Visual Performance: Mankato
Outstanding General Effect: Brandon Valley
Adjudication Panel:
Brett Johnson - Denver, Colorado
Chris Kaflik - Brownsburg, Indiana
Tom Rarick - Laurel, Maryland
Jim Sturgeon – Henderson, Nevada
Marc Whitlock – Livonia, Michigan
David Veda – Henderson, Nevada
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Eastview Marching Band Festival
Apple Valley, Minnesota
82.2 Rosemount
Outstanding Hornline
Outstanding Color Guard
Outstanding Drum Majors
80.85 Irondale
76.4 Mankato
74.4 Grand Rapids
73.75 Eden Prairie
71.8 Marshall
71.6 River Falls
71.4 Rochester Lourdes
70.55 Hastings
68.8 Champlin Park
66.4 Anoka
64.8 Waseca
63.5 Coon Rapids
62.45 Minnetonka
58.2 Blaine
Minnesota State Fair Parades (12 parades/47 bands)
Rosemount - Grand Champion
Selected to perform:
Rose Parade – Pasadena, California
January 1, 2027
This will be the third performance for the RHSMB
Pasadena Rose Parade (2014, 2023, 2027)