United States
Carleen Mathews
Three-time CrossFit Games athlete Carleen Mathews (formerly Lessard) has demonstrated consistent and measurable improvement since her first regional appearance in 2012, when she took 18th at the North West Regional. She rose to ninth and fourth the next two years, making her CrossFit Games debut in 2015 after a second-place West Regional performance and taking 36th at the Games. In 2016, she won the West Regional and finished the Games with a 13-place improvement, taking 23rd. In 2017 she again won the West Regional, however suffered an injury at the Games, having to withdrawal after the first day of competition. Owner of CrossFit Saint Helens in Oregon, Mathews overcame drug and alcohol addiction with the help of CrossFit. She currently runs and operates a Recovery program out of CrossFit St. Helens that is free to anyone with Atleast 48 hours clean and sober.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 512th Women | 10th Women (40-44) | 95th Women North America West | 5th Women (40-44) North America West | 188th Women United States | 6th Women (40-44) United States | 1st Women CrossFit Saint Helens | 1st Women (40-44) CrossFit Saint Helens |
| 2023 | 1427th Women | 187th Women (35-39) | 317th Women North America West | 57th Women (35-39) North America West | 637th Women United States | 103rd Women (35-39) United States | 1st Women CrossFit Saint Helens | 1st Women (35-39) CrossFit Saint Helens |
| 2022 | 115th Women | 5th Women (35-39) | 61st Women North America | 2nd Women (35-39) North America | 51st Women United States | 2nd Women (35-39) United States | 1st Women CrossFit Saint Helens | 1st Women (35-39) CrossFit Saint Helens |
| 2021 | 656th Women | 84th Women (35-39) | 364th Women North America | 55th Women (35-39) North America | 306th Women United States | 47th Women (35-39) United States | 1st Women CrossFit Saint Helens | 1st Women (35-39) CrossFit Saint Helens |
| 2020 | 142nd Women | 13th Women (35-39) | – – | 62nd Women United States | 6th Women (35-39) United States | – – | ||
| 2019 | 66th Women | 3rd Women (35-39) | – – | 31st Women United States | 1st Women (35-39) United States | – – | ||
| 2018 | 74th Women | 10th Women West Coast | 44th Women United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 21st Women | 1st Women North West | 13th Women United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 18th Women | 1st Women North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 17th Women | 1st Women North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 21st Women | 2nd Women North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 111th Women | 6th Women North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2012 | 575th Women | 47th Women North West | – – | – – | ||||
Individual Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 514th Women | 110th Women North America West | ||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21st Women (40-44) | |
| 2023 | 46th Women (35-39) | |
| 2022 | 11th Women (35-39) | |
| 2021 | 44th Women (35-39) | |
| 2020 | 134th Women (35-39) | |
| 2019 | 7th Women (35-39) | |
Regional
| Year | Division | Rank | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Women | 6th | West |
| 2017 | Women | 1st | West |
| 2016 | Women | 1st | West |
| 2015 | Women | 2nd | West |
| 2014 | Women | 4th | North West |
| 2013 | Women | 9th | North West |
| 2012 | Women | 18th | North West |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 305 lb Chad1000x -- Clean and Jerk 215 lb Deadlift 385 lb -
Fight Gone Bad 344 Filthy 50 26:00 Fran 3:08 Grace 2:20 -
Helen 7:41 L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups 48 Run 5k 26:09 -
Snatch 165 lb Sprint 400m 1:21