2011 Highlights
Out of the top three men and women from the Open, Phillip Kniep and Deborah Cordner were the only athletes to move on to the Games.
Shelly Noyce won the Masters Women (55-59) competition at the Games. Not only is she one of the Fittest on the Earth, but her family also shares her passion for fitness. Her son Bobby and daughters Lindsay and Jamie also competed. Here’s Bobby doing “Karen” with a twist.
With less than one year of CrossFit under her belt, Elisabeth Akinwale finished 13th in her first CrossFit Games competition. She had a dominant 1st place finish in the “Killer Kage” event, beating the 2nd place finisher by 42 seconds.
Deborah Cordner had a disappointing start at the Games after not completing the first event, thus being eliminated. This year she has made swimming part of her training regimen, incorporating it one to two times per week. It will not be her weakness this year.
North Central News
The North Central Region is the largest region in the U.S. when it comes to size, but that hasn’t stopped the athletes from getting together. Small local gatherings are popping up all over the place and even some of the major competition tours have made stops in the Midwest.
Three-time Games competitor Brandon Pastorek has decided to leave CrossFit Rockford and open up his own affiliate, CrossFit VisOne. The new location isn’t the only big change for Brandon; he will be his own coach this year.
This year, Akinwale will be back for more, but this time in a new gym with new programming. She has moved from CrossFit Chicago to CrossFit Construct and along with other big-name CrossFitters is following the programming of Rudy Nielsen (Outlaw CrossFit).
Kniep (CrossFit Lincoln) became part of the Again Faster Competition Team. He won his place on the team by working his way through eight brutal workouts in the online “Beat the Again Faster Competition Team” series.
The athletes of CrossFit Omaha are entering their 5th year of CrossFit competition. These veterans are always a force to be reckoned with. Stacie Tovar, Ricky Frausto, and Libby DiBiase and the rest of the CrossFit Omaha athletes look to make it big in 2012.
2011 North Central Open Standings
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Men |
Women |
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1st Jon Alexander 2nd Phillip Kniep 3rd Breck Berry 4th Drew Hymer 5th Macy Mitchell |
1st Deborah Cordner 2nd Jessica Hellyer Schulz 3rd Kelley Jackson 4th Ginny King 5th Erin Cunningham |
2011 North Central Regional Standings
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Men |
Women |
Teams |
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1st Phillip Kniep 2nd Brandon Pastorek 3rd Armand McCormick |
1st Stacie Tovar 2nd Elisabeth Akinwale 3rd Deborah Cordner |
1st CrossFit Valley Park 2nd CrossFit Omaha 3rd CrossFit Springfield |
2011 Reebok CrossFit Games Results
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Men |
Women |
Teams |
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Brandon Pastorek – 21st Armand McCormick – 23rd (tie) Phillip Kniep – 37th
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Elisabeth Akinwale – 13th Stacie Tovar – 37th Deborah Cordner – DNF (Swim)
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CrossFit Valley Park – 8th CrossFit Omaha – 20th CrossFit Springfield – 34th
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Masters Men
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Masters Women |
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Denny Hawkins (55-59) – 7th
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Barb Landerth (50-54) – 5th Laura Ranken (50-54) – 16th Shelly Noyce (55-59) – 1st Karen Wattier (55-59) – 4th Rhonda Pierce (55-59) – 8th Cindi Little (55-59) – 12th Linda Berry (60+) – 7th
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