My first CrossFit workout was done somewhere around 1965 on a farm near Othello, Washington. I am one of 7 boys born in my family, no girls. One day, two of my older brothers decided they were going to have a competition between myself and my next older brother who is 18 months older than me. We were to run to the bridge, about 400m away from the house, run back, then do pushups, situps, and pullups on the clothesline supports. At 3,2,1 go I was off like I was shot out of a cannon. I made it to the bridge way ahead of Greg and started back. About halfway up the hill I hit the wall and collapsed in the road writhing in agony. As Greg jogged by me he said something like “See you at the pullup bar, if you make it that far.” I learned about pacing that day. I will have been married to my high school sweetheart Becki for 45 years on September 10th 2022. We have two children, Eric and Matt who both live the same community as us. I have been doing CrossFit for almost 10 years and it has been quite a journey. I participated in High School sports but never played any college ball. I have qualified for the Online Qualifier since it’s inception but 2017 was first year I qualified for the Games. I’m not exactly an overnight sensation…slow and steady seems to be my M.O.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
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| 2025 | 100th Men (65-69) | 24th Men (65-69) North America West | 66th Men (65-69) United States | 1st Men (65-69) FCA CrossFit | ||||
| 2024 | 22nd Men (65+) | 6th Men (65+) North America West | 14th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Unrestrained | ||||
| 2023 | 5th Men (65+) | 3rd Men (65+) North America West | 5th Men (65+) United States | 1st Men (65+) CrossFit Unrestrained | ||||
| 2022 | 11th Men (65+) | 8th Men (65+) North America | 8th Men (65+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2021 | 27th Men (60-64) | 22nd Men (60-64) North America | 21st Men (60-64) United States | – – | ||||
| 2020 | 187th Men (60+) | – – | 143rd Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 31st Men (60+) | – – | 25th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 8th Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) West Coast | 6th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 14th Men (60+) | 1st Men (60+) North West | 12th Men (60+) United States | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 200th Men (55-59) | 17th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 184th Men (55-59) | 16th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 99th Men (55-59) | 10th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 135th Men (55-59) | 19th Men (55-59) North West | – – | – – | ||||
Age Group Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1st Men (65+) | |
| 2023 | 2nd Men (65+) | |
| 2022 | 1st Men (65+) | |
| 2021 | 13th Men (60-64) | |
| 2020 | 114th Men (60+) | |
| 2019 | 160th Men (60+) | |
| 2018 | 8th Men (60+) | |
| 2017 | 8th Men (60+) | |
| 2016 | 137th Men (55-59) | |
| 2015 | 118th Men (55-59) | |
| 2014 | 55th Men (55-59) | |
Benchmark Stats
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1RM Back Squat 375 lb 1RM Bench Press -- 1RM Clean & Jerk 195 lb 1RM Deadlift 421 lb 1RM Front Squat -- 1RM Hang Power Clean -- 1RM Hang Power Snatch -- 1RM Hang Squat Clean -- 1RM Hang Squat Snatch -- 1RM Overhead Squat -- 1RM Power Clean -- 1RM Power Snatch -- 1RM Push Jerk -- 1RM Push Press -- 1RM Shoulder Press -- 1RM Split Jerk -- 1RM Squat Clean -- 1RM Squat Snatch 145 lb 1RM Thruster -- 1RM Weighted Pull-up -- 30 Muscle-ups For Time -- 3RM Back Squat -- 3RM Deadlift -- 3RM Front Squat -- 5RM Back Squat -- 5RM Deadlift -- 5RM Front Squat -- Abbate -- Adrian -- Alexander -- Amanda -- Andi -- Andy -- Angie -- Annie -- Arnie -- Artie -- Badger -- Barbara -- Barbara Ann -- Barraza -- Bell -- Bert -- Bike 50 Cal -- Blake -- Bradley -- Bradshaw -- Brenton -- Brian -- Bulger -- Bull -- Cameron -- Candy -- Carse -- CHAD1000x -- Chelsea -- Cindy -- Coe -- Coffland -- CrossFit Total -- Dallas 5 -- Daniel -- Danny -- Del -- DG -- Diane -- Donny -- Dork -- DT -- Elizabeth -- Ellen -- Emily -- Eva -- Eva Strong -- Falkel -- -
Fight Gone Bad -- Filthy 50 -- Fran 05:55 Freestyle Diane -- Gator -- GHD Annie -- Glen -- Grace -- Grettel -- Griff -- Gwen -- Hall -- Hansen -- Harper -- Havana -- Heavy Grace -- Helen -- Helton -- Hildy -- Holbrook -- Holleyman -- Hoover -- Hope -- Hortman -- Hotshots 19 -- Ingrid -- Isabel -- Jack -- Jackie -- Jennifer -- Jenny -- Jerry -- Jorge -- Josh -- Josie -- JT -- Karen -- Kelly -- Kelly Brown -- Kerrie -- Klepto -- L1 Benchmark -- Ladder Nancy -- Lane -- Laura -- Linda -- Loredo -- Luke -- Lumberjack 20 -- Lyla -- Lynne -- Maggie -- Manion -- Marco -- Marguerita -- Marston -- Martin -- Mary -- Maupin -- Max Bar Muscle-ups -- Max Chest-to-Bar Pull-ups -- Max Double-Unders -- Max Handstand Hold (Free) -- Max Handstand Hold (Wall) -- Max Handstand Push-ups -- Max Handstand Push-ups (Strict) -- Max L-Sit Hold -- Max Muscle-ups -- Max Muscle-ups (Strict) -- Max Pull-ups 35 reps Max Pull-ups (Strict) -- Max Toes-to-Bar -- Maxton -- McGhee -- Michael -- -
Moore -- Morrison -- Mr. Joshua -- Murph -- Nancy -- Nasty Girls -- Nasty Girls V2 -- Nate -- Nicole -- Nutts -- Omar -- Partner Kelly -- Paul Pena -- Peyton -- Pheezy -- Power Amanda -- Rahoi -- Randy -- Rankel -- René -- Rich -- Riley -- 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 -- Run 200m -- Run 400m -- Run 5k 25:02 Run 800m -- Run Row Run Rx -- Run Row Run Scaled -- Run Row Run Sprint -- Ryan -- Schmalls -- Scotty -- Sham -- Ship -- Sisson -- Small -- Strict Elizabeth -- T.U.P. -- Tabata Something Else -- Tabata This! -- The Chief -- The Don -- The Ghost -- The Lyon -- The Other Total -- The Seven -- Thompson -- Time Priority Angie -- Timothy Helton -- TK -- Tommy V -- Topsy -- Twelve Days of Christmas -- Tyler -- Viola -- Wes -- White -- Whitten -- Wilmot -- Wittman -- Wood -- Zeus -- Zimmerman --