Mike Kern made his CrossFit Games debut in 2016 with a second-place finish in the Masters Men 40-44 Division with no previous CrossFit competition experience other than the Open. A former collegiate wrestler and football player, Kern started CrossFit in 2013, competing in his first Open one month later. He has competed in every Open since then, rising to the top of the field when he became eligible for the masters division in 2016 with a 24th-place Open finish and taking 16th in the Masters Qualifier. Kern is a coach at CrossFit Garden City in New York.

Open

Year Rank Worldwide Rank by Region Rank By Country Rank By Affiliate
2026 2435th Men 1st Men (50-54) 590th Men North America East 1st Men (50-54) North America East 780th Men United States 1st Men (50-54) United States 3rd Men CrossFit Garden City 1st Men (50-54) CrossFit Garden City
2025 2623rd Men 20th Men (45-49) 697th Men North America East 6th Men (45-49) North America East 967th Men United States 10th Men (45-49) United States 1st Men CrossFit Garden City 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Garden City
2024 4615th Men 28th Men (45-49) 1037th Men North America East 10th Men (45-49) North America East 1420th Men United States 15th Men (45-49) United States 1st Men CrossFit Garden City 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Garden City
2023 1580th Men 4th Men (45-49) 437th Men North America East 2nd Men (45-49) North America East 603rd Men United States 2nd Men (45-49) United States 1st Men CrossFit Garden City 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Garden City
2022 5058th Men 23rd Men (45-49) 2252nd Men North America 17th Men (45-49) North America 1885th Men United States 16th Men (45-49) United States 1st Men CrossFit Garden City 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Garden City
2021 2776th Men 10th Men (45-49) 1356th Men North America 4th Men (45-49) North America 1140th Men United States 4th Men (45-49) United States 1st Men CrossFit Garden City 1st Men (45-49) CrossFit Garden City
2020 3481st Men 115th Men (40-44) – – 1496th Men United States 62nd Men (40-44) United States – –
2019 1302nd Men 21st Men (40-44) – – 564th Men United States 10th Men (40-44) United States – –
2018 1631st Men 16th Men (40-44) 135th Men North East 3rd Men (40-44) North East 906th Men United States 9th Men (40-44) United States – –
2017 1272nd Men 7th Men (40-44) 113th Men North East 3rd Men (40-44) North East 800th Men United States 5th Men (40-44) United States – –
2016 1387th Men 24th Men (40-44) 133rd Men North East 3rd Men (40-44) North East – – – –
2015 1817th Men 171st Men North East – – – –
2014 7846th Men 762nd Men North East – – – –
2013 20273rd Men 1882nd Men North East – – – –

Individual Quarterfinal

Year Rank Worldwide Rank by Region
2026 1281st Men 404th Men North America East
2022 6022nd Men 3061st Men North America
2021 1874th Men 965th Men North America

Age Group Quarterfinal

Year Rank Worldwide
2026 2nd Men (50-54)
2024 12th Men (45-49)
2023 2nd Men (45-49)
2022 2nd Men (45-49)
2021 2nd Men (45-49)
2020 79th Men (40-44)
2019 30th Men (40-44)
2018 7th Men (40-44)
2017 11th Men (40-44)
2016 16th Men (40-44)

Regional

Year Division Rank Regional
2017 Team 12th East

Semifinals

Year Division Rank Semifinal
2025 Men (45-49) 14th Age Group Semifinal
2024 Men (45-49) 7th Age Group Semifinal
2023 Men (45-49) 4th Age Group Semifinal
2022 Men (45-49) 2nd Age Group Semifinal

Games

Year Division Rank
2025 Men (45-49) 6th
2024 Men (45-49) 5th
2023 Men (45-49) 4th
2022 Men (45-49) 2nd
2021 Men (45-49) 2nd
2018 Men (40-44) 15th
2017 Men (40-44) 6th
2016 Men (40-44) 2nd

Benchmark Stats

  • Back Squat 1RM 405 lb
    Clean & Jerk 1RM 305 lb
    Deadlift 1RM 488 lb
    Fight Gone Bad 435 reps
    Fran 02:58
    Grace 01:53
    Helen 08:04
    Run 5k 19:45
    Squat Snatch 1RM 247 lb
    30 Muscle-ups For Time --
    Abbate --
    Adambrown --
    Adrian --
    Alec --
    Alexander --
    Amanda --
    Andi --
    Andy --
    Angie --
    Annie --
    Arnie --
    Artie --
    Back Squat 3RM --
    Back Squat 5RM --
    Badger --
    Bar Muscle-ups --
    Barbara --
    Barbara Ann --
    Barraza --
    Bell --
    Bench Press 1RM --
    Bench Press 3RM --
    Bench Press 5RM --
    Bert --
    Big Sexy --
    Bike 50 Cal --
    Blake --
    Bowen --
    Bradley --
    Bradshaw --
    Brehm --
    Brenton --
    Brian --
    Bruck --
    Bulger --
    Bull --
    Buriak --
    Cameron --
    Candy --
    Capoot --
    Carse --
    CHAD1000x --
    Chelsea --
    Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups --
    Cindy --
    City 100 --
    Clean & Jerk 3RM --
    Clean & Jerk 5RM --
    Clovis --
    Coe --
    Coffey --
    Coffland --
    Collin --
    Crain --
    CrossFit Total --
    Dae Han --
    Dallas 5 --
    Daniel --
    Danny --
    Deadlift 3RM --
    Deadlift 5RM --
    Del --
    Desforges --
    DG --
    Diane --
    Dobogai --
    Dominic J. Hall --
    Donny --
    Dork --
    Double-Unders --
    Dragon --
    Drew --
    DT --
    Dunn --
    DVB --
    Elizabeth --
    Ellen --
    Emily --
    Erin --
    Estrada --
    Eva --
    Eva Strong --
    Falkel --
    Feeks --
    FERN --
    Filthy 50 --
    Finseth --
    Foo --
    Forrest --
    Fournier --
    Free Handstand Hold --
    Freestyle Diane --
    Front Squat 1RM --
    Front Squat 3RM --
    Front Squat 5RM --
    Gage --
    Gale Force --
    Gallant --
    Garbo --
    Garrett --
    Gator --
    Gaza --
    GHD Annie --
    Glen --
    Goose --
    Grettel --
    Griff --
    Gwen --
    Hall --
    Hamilton --
    Hammer --
    Hammy --
    Handstand Push-ups --
    Hang Power Clean 1RM --
    Hang Power Clean 3RM --
    Hang Power Clean 5RM --
    Hang Power Snatch 1RM --
    Hang Power Snatch 3RM --
    Hang Power Snatch 5RM --
    Hang Squat Clean 1RM --
  • Hang Squat Clean 3RM --
    Hang Squat Clean 5RM --
    Hang Squat Snatch 1RM --
    Hang Squat Snatch 3RM --
    Hang Squat Snatch 5RM --
    Hansen --
    Harper --
    Havana --
    Heavy Grace --
    Helton --
    Hidalgo --
    Hildy --
    Holbrook --
    Holleyman --
    Hollywood --
    Hoover --
    Hope --
    Hortman --
    Horton --
    Hotshots 19 --
    Ingrid --
    Isabel --
    J.J. --
    Jack --
    Jack's Triangle --
    Jackie --
    Jag 28 --
    Jared --
    Jason --
    JBo --
    Jennifer --
    Jenny --
    Jerry --
    Johnson --
    Jonathon Farmer --
    Jorge --
    Josh --
    Josh-O --
    Joshie --
    Josie --
    JT --
    Justin --
    K27 --
    Karen --
    Kelly --
    Kelly Brown --
    Kerrie --
    Kev --
    Kevin --
    Klepto --
    Kutschbach --
    L-Sit Hold --
    L1 Benchmark --
    Ladder Nancy --
    Lane --
    Larry --
    Laura --
    Ledesma --
    Lee --
    Leehan --
    Liam --
    Linda --
    Locke --
    Loredo --
    Lorenzo --
    Luce --
    Luke --
    Lumberjack 20 --
    Lyla --
    Lynne --
    Maggie --
    Maloney --
    Manion --
    Manuel --
    Marco --
    Marguerita --
    Marston --
    Martin --
    Mary --
    Matt 16 --
    Maupin --
    Maxton --
    McCartney --
    McCluskey --
    McGhee --
    Meadows --
    Michael --
    Miron --
    Monti --
    Moon --
    Moore --
    Morrison --
    Mr. Joshua --
    Muller --
    Murph --
    Muscle-ups --
    Nancy --
    Nasty Girls --
    Nasty Girls V2 --
    Nate --
    Ned --
    Nick --
    Nickman --
    Nicole --
    Northrup --
    Nukes --
    Nunez --
    Nutts --
    ODA 7313 --
    Omar --
    Otis --
    Overhead Squat 1RM --
    Overhead Squat 3RM --
    Overhead Squat 5RM --
    Ozzy --
    Partner Kelly --
    Partner Weston --
    Pat --
    Paul --
    Paul Pena --
    Peyton --
    Pheezy --
    Pike --
    Pikey --
    PK --
    Power Amanda --
    Power Clean 1RM --
    Power Clean 3RM --
    Power Clean 5RM --
    Power Snatch 1RM --
  • Power Snatch 3RM --
    Power Snatch 5RM --
    Pull-ups --
    Push Jerk 1RM --
    Push Jerk 3RM --
    Push Jerk 5RM --
    Push Press 1RM --
    Push Press 3RM --
    Push Press 5RM --
    Rahoi --
    Ralph --
    Randy --
    Rankel --
    René --
    Restrepo --
    Rich --
    Ricky --
    Riley --
    RJ --
    Robbie --
    Rocket --
    Roney --
    Row 1000m --
    Row 100m --
    Row 2000m --
    Row 250m --
    Row 3000m --
    Row 500m --
    Row 5K --
    Roy --
    Run 1 Mile --
    Run 100m --
    Run 10K --
    Run 2 Miles --
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    Run 400m --
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    Run Row Run Sprint --
    Ryan --
    Ryan Comas --
    Ryan SO --
    Santiago --
    Santora --
    Schmalls --
    Scooter --
    Scotty --
    Sean --
    Servais --
    Severin --
    Sham --
    Shawn --
    Ship --
    Shoulder Press 1RM --
    Shoulder Press 3RM --
    Shoulder Press 5RM --
    Sisson --
    Small --
    Smykowski --
    Spehar --
    Split Jerk 1RM --
    Split Jerk 3RM --
    Split Jerk 5RM --
    Squat Clean 1RM --
    Squat Clean 3RM --
    Squat Clean 5RM --
    Squat Snatch 3RM --
    Squat Snatch 5RM --
    Stephen --
    Strange --
    Strict Elizabeth --
    Strict Handstand Push-ups --
    Strict Muscle-ups --
    Strict Pull-ups --
    T --
    T.J. --
    T.U.P. --
    Tabata Something Else --
    Tabata This! --
    Tama --
    Taylor --
    Terry --
    The Chief --
    The Don --
    The Ghost --
    The Lyon --
    The Other Total --
    The Seven --
    Thompson --
    Thruster 1RM --
    Thruster 3RM --
    Thruster 5RM --
    Tiff --
    Time Priority Angie --
    Timothy Helton --
    TK --
    Toes-to-Bar --
    Tom --
    Tommy V --
    Topsy --
    TPT9000 --
    Triple Deuce --
    Tully --
    Tumilson --
    Twelve Days of Christmas --
    Tyler --
    Viola --
    Wade --
    Wall Handstand Hold --
    Walsh --
    War Frank --
    Weaver --
    Weighted Pull-up 1RM --
    Wes --
    Wesley --
    Weston --
    White --
    Whitt --
    Whitten --
    Willy --
    Wilmot --
    Wittman --
    Woehlke --
    Wood --
    Wyk --
    Yeti --
    Zembiec --
    Zeus --
    Zimmerman --