Affiliate Owner/Coach CrossFit Level I Certified While growing up, Cliff was always into athletics and fitness. He played various youth league sports, but his passion since the age of five was Martial Arts. Cliff studied Goshen-Budo Ju-Jitsu under Shihan Robert Hansen, achieved black belt at the age of 16, and soon after began instructing. Cliff was a full time instructor until he went to college. Cliff received a full scholarship for baseball at New York Institute of Technology. There he majored in graphic design and had a successful career playing division I baseball. After graduating, Cliff worked as a graphic designer for five years. Then in 2001, after 9/11, joined the NYPD. Cliff’s class was the first class to graduate after 9/11, which was extremely inspiring for him. He worked proudly as a Police Officer for almost three years. In 2004 Cliff became a Fire Fighter with the FDNY. CrossFit was introduced to Cliff by a friend who he work with in the firehouse. They started doing the WODs together in the firehouse. As he began to study CrossFit, he realized how important it was for him as a firefighter. Constantly varied, functional movements at high intensity, is firefighting. This is the point where Crossfit became more than just another workout program for him. CrossFit became a way of life, like Martial Arts.

Open

Year Rank Worldwide Rank by Region Rank By Country Rank By Affiliate
2021 109349th Men 8086th Men (45-49) 58054th Men North America 5147th Men (45-49) North America 51118th Men United States 4605th Men (45-49) United States 17th Men CrossFit Merrick 5th Men (45-49) CrossFit Merrick
2019 122023rd Men 8048th Men (45-49) – – 56351st Men United States 4740th Men (45-49) United States – –
2017 201955th Men 24007th Men (40-44) 15525th Men North East 2164th Men (40-44) North East 108087th Men United States 14745th Men (40-44) United States – –
2016 Men Men (40-44) Men North East Men (40-44) North East – – – –
2015 27936th Men 1516th Men (40-44) 2372nd Men North East 135th Men (40-44) North East – – – –
2014 15197th Men 714th Men (40-44) 1411th Men North East 75th Men (40-44) North East – – – –
2013 14211th Men 1318th Men North East – – – –
2012 8619th Men 748th Men North East – – – –

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