Age-Group Champions Take the Podium

July 29, 2021

Nicole Peyton

The fittest masters and teenagers on Earth have been crowned.

The Age Group competition at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games concluded this afternoon, and the champions in each division have been crowned.

Notable this year were the inaugural Men’s and Women’s 65+ divisions, which brought masters athletes together 10 years after their Games debuts; the teenage competition was filled with new names as many of the veteran champions aged up into the individual field; and the masters competition celebrated a near-even split between champions new and old. 

The masters and teenagers started their competition with an endurance event and ended with wall walks and thrusters. Over three days, athletes were challenged with a well-rounded test of fitness that highlighted the strengths of some and exposed the weaknesses of others. 

While many impressive and inspiring feats were accomplished at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, there can only be one champion in each division. Here’s who rose to the top.

Congratulations to the 2021 Age Group champions! 

Age Group Champions

Boys 14-15: Ty Jenkins
Girls 14-15: Olivia Kerstetter

Boys 16-17: Nate Ackermann 
Girls 16-17: Emma Lawson

Men 35-39: Kyle Kasperbauer
Women 35-39: Whitney Gelin

Men 40-44: Maxime Guyon
Women 40-44: Kelly Friel

Men 45-49: Jason Grubb
Women 45-49: Annie Sakamoto

Men 50-54: Bernard Luzi
Women 50-54: Tia Vesser

Men 55-59: Vincent Diephuis
Women 55-59: Laura Meschishnick

Men 60-64: Will Powell
Women 60-64: Susan Clarke

Men 65+: Ken Ogden
Women 65+: Patty Bauer

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